Lagos, Saturday 18th of May, 2019 was the definition of entertainment success. From the lights to setup, the atmosphere was filled with the euphoria of excitement. The wait was finally over, almost 6 months after the first season hit YouTube, The Men’s club, season 2 is set to launch. In anticipation, …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC wins regional awards in pension and wealth management
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC’s entities have won the Best Asset/Fund Management Company and Best Private Banking Business in Wealth and Society West Africa at the Global Wealth and Society Awards West Africa 2019. The awards further validate Stanbic IBTC’s standing as a leading end-to-end financial services organisation with market leadership across …
Read More »FG appoints Yadudu as new FAAN MD
President Muhammad Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Rabiu Hamisu Yadudu as the new Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Captain Yadudu is to take over from the erstwhile Managing Director, Engr. Saleh Dunoma. The new appointment was announced in an official statement issued Monday …
Read More »NGE rejects NASS’ accreditation guidelines for journalists
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has rejected new guidelines for the accreditation of media organisations, journalists/correspondents covering the National Assembly, describing it as primitive, undemocratic and blatantly anti-press and anti-people. The guidelines issued by authorities of the National Assembly (NASS) is due to become effective from June 11 2019. …
Read More »Unity Bank Posts N23B Gross Earnings as Pre-tax Profit Rises by 34% in H2
Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has declared half-year gross earnings of 23.6 billion Naira, a 3% increase when compared with the corresponding period of 2020. The Agric-focused lender’s unaudited half-year 2021 financial statement submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday showed improved performance on several key indicators including …
Read More »FG declares May 29, June 12 public holidays
Nigerian Government has declared May 29 and June 12 as public holidays to mark the transition to a new government and Democracy Day respectively.Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohamed, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Mohammed said that most of the activities formerly performed …
Read More »Alleged credit card fraud: I’m not guilty, Naira Marley tells court
Nigerian musician, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, on Monday pleaded not guilty to an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, possession of counterfeit credit cards and fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged the musician before a Federal High Court in Lagos. Also mentioned in the charge is one Yad …
Read More »GRADUATES OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS TO HOLD FIRST HOME COMING/REUNION AND HALL OF FAME LAUNCH
The Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan graduates have announced activities to mark their first home coming event and hall of fame launch from June 7 – 8, 2019 at the department of Statistics complex. The two-day program is themed “Homecoming event for Nation Builders and Celebration of Achievement”. The …
Read More »Examining Stanbic IBTC vis-à-vis banking industry compliance and corporate governance practices
At a recent function in Abuja, the Managing Director/CEO of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, delivered a lecture where he revealed that there has been a consistent decline, over the past three years, in the recorded rate of successful fraud incidences, thefts and forgeries in the …
Read More »BREAKING: Kano court declares appointment of new emirs null and void
A Kano State high court Wednesday declared the appointment and the installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government as null and void. It ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of the suit against the appointment of the emirs. The emirs were installed by the …
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