Ola Olukoyede EFCC chairman The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede has raised the alarm that an estimated 70 per cent of financial crimes in Nigeria is traceable to the banking sector. Olukoyede spoke on Monday at the 2024 Annual retreat of the Association …
Read More »BUA Blames Wholesalers For Preventing Nigerians From Buying Cement Bags For Approved N3500
Although the company said it honoured its pledge to reduce its price of cement to N3500, it accused the intermediaries and wholesalers whom the company said had prevented the intended recipients, the end-users, from accessing the reduced price. The management of BUA Cement Company has explained the reasons why its …
Read More »Why Mr Ibu is irreplaceable in Nollywood – Charles Inojie
Mr Ibu and Charles Inojie Nollywood actor and director Charles Inojie has described the death of his colleague, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, as an “irreparable loss” to the Nigerian movie industry. He stated that the late comic actor is irreplaceable in Nollywood, stressing that casting him alone was …
Read More »Airtel Africa Spends £48m To Buy-Back 491,861 Shares From Citigroup
Airtel Africa Airtel Africa Plc has bought back 491,861 shares held by Citigroup Global Markets Limited in multiple deals worth £48m The deal is part of the company’s share buy-back programme which it announced on March 1, 2024. Airtel said it purchased the number of its ordinary “Shares of $0.50 …
Read More »IWD 2024: Women Top Population Of Nigerians With HIV
In commemoration of the March 8, 2024, International Women’s Day (IWD), the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Gambo Aliyu, has decried the high population of women living with HIV in the country. According to him, six out of ten persons living with HIV …
Read More »Transcorp Power Lists on the Nigerian Exchange; Gains 10% First Day of Trading
Transcorp Power Plc, a power subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group), has listed its shares via introduction on the Main Board of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), adding more than N1.8 trillion to the market capitalization of NGX and further boosting liquidity in the Nigerian capital market. The listing was celebrated on the …
Read More »Owambe Party Returns with Eastervaganza on March 30th
Spotlight by Mmakamba, a foremost and leading experiential marketing agency known for crafting remarkable experiences, has concluded plans to host the second edition of this year’s Owambe Party tagged “Easter Vaganza”. Scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 30 2024 at the prestigious Amore Gardens, Lekki Phase 1 Lagos, the highly …
Read More »Sunil Bharti Mittal, Airtel Africa Founder, Knighted by King Charles
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Airtel Africa has been awarded Honorary Knighthood, the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE), by King Charles III, in recognition of his contribution towards promoting India-UK business relations. The KBE is one of the highest honours conferred by the …
Read More »MoneyMaster PSB mobile app gets exciting user ratings
Users have expressed excitement with MoneyMaster PSB, the mobile banking app of MoneyMaster Payment Service Bank Limited (MMPSB), a payment service bank in Nigeria. Recently, MoneyMaster PSB developed a mobile banking app for the benefit of both its current and potential clients. Customers of the payment service bank now have …
Read More »Nollywood Legend, Mr. Ibu has died at 62
Nollywood Legend Mr. Ibu is reportedly dead. Veteran actor John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, died after a protracted struggle with blood clots on his leg. On Saturday, March 2, the actor died in a hospital in Lagos state. For years, the actor struggled with blood clotting on his leg due …
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