Daily Archives: September 6, 2019

Plantain Seller, Tina Who Became Ecobank Ambassador

By AbuSatar Hamed CALABAR: Tina, a roadside plantain seller has been rewarded for her entrepreneurial acumen, as she was appointed Brand Ambassador by Ecobank Nigeria. The story of Tina is that of an enterprising and industrious spirit of a typical Nigerian. She was in the category of the “certified” jobless …

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Access Bank’s First Post-Merger H1 PBT Hits N74.1bn, Declares 25k Interim Dividend

By AbuSatar Hamed Access Bank Group’s audited H1 results released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday showed Gross Earnings of N324.4 billion, up 28% from N253.0 billion in the corresponding period of 2018. According a releasse signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & startrendinternational.com by Abdul Imoyo: …

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Oby Ezekwesili Explains Why She Attended Event in South Africa

The convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Oby Ezekwesili, has responded to criticisms from Nigerians on why she attended the World Economic Forum at the time the country has boycotted activities in South Africa in the wake of a wave of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. According to a …

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