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In commemoration  of  this year’s Financial Literacy Day the Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan took out time to mentor students and teachers at  Ahmadu Bahago Secondary School, Minna, Niger State. Akinwuntan on the occasion stated that students should be thought and encouraged to imbibe the right skill at an early …

Fidelity Bank Plc, in a clear demonstration of its resilience and stability, has announced an impressive financial result for the year-ended December 31, 2018. The performance which capped a remarkable year, showed strong growth in Gross Earnings, Profits and other key financial indicators. The top Nigerian lender which has become …

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he couldn’t be happier on his 67th birthday, having watched his party “wallop” the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Tinubu said thus on Thursday March 28, 2019 during this year’s edition of the colloquium held every year …

Ahead of his swearing-in for his second term on May 29, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari is already thinking about the legacy of his tenure, saying he would leave Nigeria better than he met it. President Buhari spoke recently at a meeting with members of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), led …

The Lagos State Government has warned house owners and developers whose structures have been marked for demolition to remove them forthwith failing which they risk the forfeiture of the properties. While commiserating with the families of the deceased following the collapse of the building at Ita-faji recently, Commissioner for Physical …

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, Friday March 22, 2019 announced 3,050 African entrepreneurs, drawn from all 54 African countries, selected to join the 5th cycle of its $100million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The announcement was made at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, following …

The Archbishop of Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos, the Most Reverend Olusina Fape has said that the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC),  at the last presidential election was because of God’s mercy. Most Reverend Fape stated this during his sermon at the service on Sunday March 24, 2019, at …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday March 24, 2019 in Abuja congratulated First Bank Nigeria on its 125th anniversary, which he said “historically and remarkably marked the commencement of banking in the country in 1894’’. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the president …

Traditional ruler of Obosi town in Anambra State, Igwe Chidubem Iweka II, has suspended Chief Osita Chidoka, who is a former Minister of Aviation and spokesman of Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council, from the Council of Chiefs. Iweka announced in a statement during the weekend the suspension of Chidoka, and …

United Bank for Africa Plc held its FY 2018 Investors and Analyst Conference Call Earnings Presentation. Proshare NG participated along with leading market analysts and professionals. The management of the bank in its review of the domestic operating environment stated that Nigerian macros is gaining strength. Nigeria’s Interest rate policy …