Better days are ahead for shareholders of Access Bank Plc as the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, has assured them of sustained healthy dividend payout. Speaking at the annual general meeting (AGM) in Lagos last Friday, Wigwe said Access Bank has healthy capital adequacy ratio, a robust balance sheet and strong brand that would lead to a better performance ... Read More »

The new seven-storey 150-bed  Massey Street Children’s Hospital being constructed by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration is located close to the Lagos State Waste Management Agency’s refuse transfer loading station on Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island. Our correspondent reports that during a visit to the construction site on Friday, the proposed children hospital is just a few metres from the LAWMA ... Read More »

The body of one Miss Iniubong Umoren has been exhumed by police in Akwa Ibom. Umoren was declared missing last week when she left her home in search of a job. Police dug up her body from a shallow grave and deposited it at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital morgue for autopsy. A 20-year-old suspect Uduak Frank Akpan has ... Read More »

​ The shareholders of Fidelity Bank Plc have unanimously endorsed the payment of a cash dividend of 22 kobo per share to all Shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members at the close of business on April 16, 2021. This translates to a dividend yield of 9.2%, making it the 4th most rewarding Bank to investors in the ... Read More »

Banker turned Blogger; Charles Odibo, is an erstwhile Marketing Communication Manager of Fidelity Bank and two other banks, who was notoriously known for running several rackets while he was in active service. February this year, he launched a website aimed at promoting the Igbo people, which was well applauded by all sundry for his interest in moving the South East ... Read More »

Andy Ruiz Jr returns to winning ways in his first fight since the rematch with Anthony Joshua; he has shed significant weight and linked up with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s trainer but was forced to climb off the canvas to beat Chris Arreola. Andy Ruiz Jr was floored but overcame the early struggles to out-box Chris Arreola in his return to ... Read More »

MTN Nigeria has introduced Remita, an electronic payment platform, for the management of all its post-paid invoicing, payment as well as service-and-expense reconciliation needs. The company in a statement on Thursday said it had integrated its system with Remita’s invoicing and payments solutions suite to enable ease of payments and achieve instant value in a flexible manner for its post-paid ... Read More »

The much expected live performance of the exciting Nigerian Idol Season 6 kick-starts on May 9, 2021 and will culminate with a finale on July 11, where the winner will receive the grand prize of a recording contract with a leading record label and N50, 000,000 (Fifty Million Naira) worth of prizes.The very entertaining reality TV show which started with ... Read More »

In a clear demonstration of its resilience, Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2021, with Profit After Tax (PAT) rising by 5% to N53.1 billion, from N50.5 billion recorded in March 2020. This is despite a very challenging macroeconomic environment aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. From the unaudited statement of account ... Read More »

Nigeria’s foremost agric lender, Unity Bank Plc has sustained the growth momentum demonstrated in its 2020 full year earnings as it recorded an impressive performance of 43% in both profit before and after tax in Q1-2021. In the Bank’s unaudited Q1-2021 results submitted to the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday, the retail lender’s Profit Before Tax grew by 43% to ... Read More »