Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced that its 2019 FirstBank Agric Expo would hold on Friday, 30 August 2019 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The 2019 edition – the third in the series – is themed “Agricultural Value Chain – Spotlighting Opportunities and Managing Risks” would have Professor Benedict Oramah, ... Read More »
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Unlimited Joy as civil servant, social worker, 8 others win Glo keke at 2019 Ojude Oba
It was joy unlimited at the just concluded 2019 Ojude Oba Festival as 20 lucky winners went home with 10 brand new tricycles and 10 LED Television sets courtesy major sponsor, Globacom. The tricycle winners were announced after the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi picked the draws. One of the winners of the tricycle, 37-year old civil servant with ... Read More »
GTBank Releases 2019 Half Year Audited Results
…….. Reports Profit before Tax of 115.8Billion ₦Lagos, Nigeria – August, 2019Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2019 tothe Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The half year result shows positive growth across key financial metrics and reflects GTBank’s leadingposition as one of the best managed financial institutions in Africa. ... Read More »
Ecobank Engages a New Set Of Graduates In Training
In keeping with its talent development strategy, a new set of Graduate Trainees have commenced their entry level development programme at the state of the art Ecobank Nigeria Academy in Lagos. The training programme which was launched in July this year is an intensive 8-week medley of learning interventions for fresh graduates. The first set of 67 Trainees will ... Read More »
Ecobank Engages a New Set Of Graduates In Training
In keeping with its talent development strategy, a new set of Graduate Trainees have commenced their entry level development programme at the state of the art Ecobank Nigeria Academy in Lagos. The training programme which was launched in July this year is an intensive 8-week medley of learning interventions for fresh graduates. The first set of 67 Trainees will ... Read More »
Ex-governors in political wilderness after 2019 polls
So also is the nomination of candidates for ministerial slots in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet. But it has been different strokes for different folks with respect to the political class. While many are savouring the joy of victory, others are writhing in the agony of defeat. The latter is particularly the case with former governors who either lost their re-election ... Read More »
WITH FIRSTBANK’S SPARK, GLAD TIDINGS ECHO FOR LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN
Their excitement was exceptional that Saturday morning on 6 July 2019. It was an overflowing river of joy and gratitude they could not contain, pumping from their hearts. The students and staff of Wesley School for the Hearing Impaired, Surulere, Lagos had a good reason to be ecstatic. The Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan – First Bank ... Read More »
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BREAKING: FIFA bans Siasia for life
The Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has banned former Eagle player and coach, Samson Siasia for life. Siasia, whose mother has been in abductors’ den for almost two months, was banned for alleged match-fixing with a betting firm. FIFA ordered he will have nothing to do with football-related matters again. It also imposed a ban on CHF 50,000 on Siasia. ... Read More »
BREAKING: Court grants ICPC’s request to freeze ex-Zamfara gov’s accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a request by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to freeze bank accounts allegedly owned by the immediate past Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a ruling on Friday, on an ex-parte motion by the ICPC, ordered that the accounts in Polaris and ... Read More »