BUSINESS

…2nd In Sustainability Brand In Africa Among Top 100 Brands For the sixth consecutive year, the Dangote brand has been adjudged as the Most Admired African Brand among top 100 brands in the continent. Dangote, as the most Admired African when respondents are prompted to recall an African brand specifically …

In December 2015, the share price of First Bank of Nigeria Limited was trading around N4.8 band. About seven years later, precisely last December, the value held tightly to N15, growing by over threefold amid general asset and economic doldrums. The steep rise in the valuation of the financial institution …

Rising from a lower profit margin of N10.2billion and a debilitating Non-Performing Loan portfolio of 45 per cent in 2015, to an impressive profit of N147billion and a significantly lowered NPL rate of 5.6 per cent in 2022, FirstBank has proven that its back-to-back profit-making is far beyond recoveries made, but …

…As Pastor (Mrs.) Taiwo Extends Gratitude To God, Staff, Clients BY ABUSATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA – The former Ogun State Commissioner for Trade, Industry and Investment, Mrs. Kikelomo Longe has described Otunba Wasiu Jaiyeola Taiwo as a harbinger of good idea that uplifts the socio-economy of Ogun State through the establishment …

…As North African Organization Expresses Interest In Agric, Allied Products ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 held an economic bilateral meeting with the biggest conglomerate owned by the Egyptian Government, National Service Project Organization, with the North African organization expressing its readiness to …

ILARO-YEWA – The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Olugbenle has commended the Federal government of Nigeria in its effort towards eradication of unemployment in the country. The Federal Government of Nigeria through National Directorate of Employment (NDE) In its effort towards eradication of unemployment …

LAGOS – Shareholders of Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc, have endorsed the payment of a total dividend of N91.236 billion, representing N3.10 per share for the financial year ended December 31, 2022. This endorsement was made at the holding company’s second annual general meeting held on Thursday, May 11, …

…How VP Intervened To Save Project, By US-based GE PORT-HARCOUT – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has said that by sustaining the significant strides made by the Buhari administration in the electricity sector, with increased investments and improvements in the value chain, Nigeria could become one of the best power …

ABEOKUTA – Poised to strengthen over 60 years of bilateral relationship with Nigeria, the Canadian Government has indicated interest in investing in the agricultural and technological sectors of the Ogun State economy. The Canadian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Jamie Christoff, who stated this at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, when …

…Council Members Speak Of VP’s Sterling Leadership BY ABUSATAR HAMED ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that relinquishing key national assets to only serious-minded investors is the right approach to privatization and commercialization of public assets in order to achieve efficiency of service delivery. According to a …