RwandAir commence flights to Lagos from Accra
RwandAir, the national carrier of the Republic of Rwanda have commenced direct flights from Accra to Lagos as part of the Airline’s route expansion project in 2017. Lagos –Nigeria being the first...
View ArticleMutual Benefits appoints Biyi Ashiru-Mobolaji as Executive Director Operations
The Board of Directors of Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc on Friday announced the appointment of Mr. Biyi Ashiru-Mobolaji as Executive Director, Operations. The appointment which took effect from 1st...
View ArticleHyundai, Kia to recall 1.5 million vehicles over premature engine wear
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation plan recalls to inspect and, if necessary, replace four-cylinder engine assemblies in as many as 1.2 million U.S. vehicles, the South Korean companies...
View ArticleAIICO Insurance Offers Investors N0.02Kobo Dividend in 2016
Edwin Igbiti, MD/CEO AIICO Insurance Plc Top insurer, AIICO Insurance Plc at the weekend recommended a dividend of N0.02 Kobo per share to its investors for the financial year ended 31,...
View ArticleUnityKapital Profit down -39.3% in 2016
UnityKapital Assurance Plc at the weekend said its Profit After Tax dropped by -39.3 percent at the close of financial period ended 31, December 2016. The insurer, in the audited financial result...
View Article2017 Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards winners announced
Photo of the 2017 Pan-African Reinsurance Journalism Awards winners attached (Isaac Khisa – Gareth Stokes – Josiane Kouagheu) The 2017 Pan-African Reinsurance Journalism Awards winners were...
View ArticleFinance Minister, Kemi Adeosun: heads committee on pension liability
Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a committee, headed by Kemi Adeosun, the Finance minister, to estimate the pension liability of the Federal Government. Budget...
View ArticleNigerian policeman pays 15-year-old girl for sex, gets refund at gunpoint
A Washington-based police officer of Nigerian origin, Chukwuemeka Ekwonna, has been arrested in Maryland, USA, and is facing an array of charges after police say he paid a 15-year-old girl for sex and...
View ArticleIbadan Disco commend FG, Fashola over on going work on Lagos- Ibadan Expressway
With work rapidly progressing on the rehabilitation, reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, acknowledgments of its benefits in terms of shorter travel times and better journey...
View ArticleFayose to Obasanjo: You lack moral rights to accuse anyone of corruption
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo to desist from accusing people of corruption in Nigeria, saying; “Obasanjo that I know does not have morals...
View ArticleMy govt never plotted to kill Ishaya Bamaiyi – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, denied that his government plotted to kill former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi (rtd ) as claimed by Bamaiyi in his book. Obasanjo...
View Article2018 Census To Cost Nigeria N272bn- NPC
The Director-General of the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr Ghaji Bello , has said that the proposed 2018 National Population Census will cost an estimated N272 billion. He disclosed this in...
View ArticleUBA delights shareholders; distributes N27.2bn in dividends
United Bank for Africa (UBA) logo The shareholders of the pan-African financial institution, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc applauded the Board, Management and Staff at the 55th Annual General...
View ArticleHeritage Bank partners Workforce group to promote impactful leadership
L-R: Obinna Abajue, CEO of Hygeia Health Management Organisation; Tochi Onuoha, Head, Learning & Development, Heritage Bank Plc; Bolaji Olagunji, CEO, Workforce Group; Tomi Somefun, MD, Unity Bank...
View ArticleFY 2016: Fidelity Bank grosses N152bn, proposes 14k dividend
Nnamdi Okonkwo, MD/CEO Fidelity Bank Plc Fidelity Bank Plc grossed N152.0bn in earning for the financial year ended December 31, 2016 and is proposing to pay a dividend of 14kobo per share to...
View ArticleLafargeHolcim to Patrick Kron for Election As a New Board Member
The Board of Directors of LafargeHolcim will nominate Patrick Kron for election as a new Board member at the Group’s upcoming Annual General Meeting on May 3, 2017. At the same time Philippe Dauman and...
View ArticleCBN to sustain intervention in FOREX market
In its avowed determination to ensure ample supply of foreign exchange liquidity in the market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday 7th April 2017 auctioned the sum of US$418 million at the...
View ArticleFiling Deficiency: NSE Names AG Leventis, Conoil, Niger Insurance, Eight...
In.Pursuant to Rule 2.2.1, Rules for Filing of Accounts and Treatment of Default Filing, Rulebook of The Exchange (Issuers’ Rules) The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“The Exchange”) hereby informs the...
View ArticleElumelu lauds FG’s economic recovery plan
The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has strongly commended the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for their efforts in stimulating the Nigerian...
View ArticleAlabama governor resigns over affair with aide, taken to Montgomery County...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigned on Monday after pleading guilty to two campaign misdemeanours, amid allegations that he misused public resources to pursue an affair with a former aide. He...
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