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VFD Group Plc, a company described as the ‘Berkshire Hathaway of Nigeria’ has received regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to undertake rights issues, the company has said. VFD said it is offering 63,342,455 shares of 50 kobo each at N197.33 per share to existing shareholders. Rights issues …

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has rewarded 77 customers with cash prizes in the first quarterly and third monthly draws of its Reward4Saving 3.0 promo. Both draws took place at the Bank’s head office at Walter Carrington Crescent, Lagos. 70 customers won N100,000 each, while seven …

Zenith Bank Plc has been named the “Best Bank for Digital Solutions in Nigeria” in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023, underscoring the bank’s pioneering and outstanding achievements in delivering cutting-edge digital financial solutions. Speaking on the recognition, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, said, …

Nigerians have continued to show their stellar intelligence and continue to make waves globally in different areas of academics. Recently at the University of Queensland graduation ceremonies, Abdulrasaq Ogunyale stood out tall, graduating with distinction in Master of Peace and Conflict Studies achieving a unique feat of cumulative GPA of …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its sponsorship of Kakadu the Musical, a theatre production from the stables of Playhouse Initiative. The play, which is set to return to stage from 28 to 30 December 2023 at the Shell Hall, MUSON Centre, Lagos, is among the activities lined up in the 2023 …

 Rotimi Akeredolu   Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who has been battling a serious ailment, is dead. The 67 year-old two-term governor died in Germany last night at about 10 pm, where he was hospitalised. His cause of death was linked with leukaemia. Akeredolu, a senior advocate of Nigeria was first sworn in …

Popular Nigerian actor and movie director cum producer, Azeez Ololade Ijaduade has reportedly been shot by a trigger-happy policeman in Iperu, Ogun State. He is currently battling for his life at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital. This was according to a midnight Instagram story from Ijaduade’s colleague, Abiodun Adebanjo, with the handle …

It was another funfair heralding Christmas celebrations for high net-worth customers of digital solutions provider, Globacom, as the company on Friday presented business class return tickets to Europe (Lagos-Paris-London-Lagos) to winners in its Festival of Joy promo. This followed the draws held earlier where the names of five winners came up as …

…AMATO Wants FG to Introduce E-TAG to Eliminate Theft of E-Call Up Identity The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola has promised to eliminate extortions of maritime truck drivers, illegal checkpoints, unapproved parking of trucks along the road among other vices causing traffic along the port access …

•NRC begins free train ride today, NLC, TUC say govt confused, demand wage award •Katsina, Gombe, Plateau, Delta transporters, others claim ignorance of subsidy The Federal Government on Wednesday announced 50 per cent reduction in transportation costs along 22 interstate routes during the Yuletide season. The Minister of Solid Minerals …