As part of its commitment to gender equality, Stanbic IBTC makes a bold statement today the International Women’s Day (March 8) by changing the colour of its logos which are predominantly blue, to magenta on most of its digital platforms. Magenta is the colour of the UN Women HeForShe brand. …
Read More »Breaking: INEC officially declares Sanwo-Olu winner of Lagos State Governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared the All Progressives, APC, governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the governorship election held in Lagos State on Saturday. INEC’s Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, said the APC candidate, Sanwo-Olu, having polled …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa to Nairobi with 157 on board crashes
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi with 149 passengers and eight crew believed to be on board, Ethiopian Airlines said. Ethiopia’s prime minister offered condolences to victims’ families. “We hereby confirm that our scheduled flight ET 302 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi was …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Bank reiterates support for a savings culture
The desire by Nigerians to get better returns on their savings received a boost with the promotion by Stanbic IBTC Bank of its Max Yield Savings Account (MYSA). The bank, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, said MYSA is a high interest paying account that pays interest at fixed …
Read More »Dangote Cement Targets $600m Annual Exports to African Countries
… Fetes Distributors President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has restated his Group’s commitment to Nigeria’s economic development through continuous innovation, value creation and investments. This is just as he disclosed that Dangote Cement’s exports to other countries are targeted to rise to $600m annually, with the management intensifying efforts …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC, EDC build capacity for agri-business enterprises
Further to its commitment to help stimulate and grow a strong and viable small and medium scale enterprises sector in Nigeria, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, is partnering with the Enterprise Development Center (EDC), Lagos Business School, to host a capacity building series tagged Agri-Business Small and …
Read More »APC suspends Amosun, Okorocha
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday suspended governors Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha of Ogun and Imo states respectively. The NWC has also recommended their expulsion from APC to the national executive committee (NEC). The decisions were taken at the NWC meeting on …
Read More »INEC fixed March 9 to conduct supplementary presidential election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed March 9 to conduct supplementary presidential election in areas where the poll was cancelled last Saturday. Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner for information and voter education, said the supplementary polls will be conducted alongside the governorship and state houses of assembly elections. …
Read More »UBA Group Launches Full Banking Operations in the UK
London, March 1, 2019, three weeks after the UBA group launched its operations in Mali, the global financial city of London hosted a high level gathering of business and public sector leaders on Thursday February 28, 2019, as the new UBA franchise, UBA UK was formally birthed in the United Kingdom amidst …
Read More »Poll: UK congratulates Buhari, says results declared by INEC were verified
The United Kingdom (UK) says Nigerians can have confidence in the outcome of the presidential election that held on Saturday. President Muhammadu Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the election with Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming second. Harriett Baldwin, UK’s minister of state …
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