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Transcorp Hotels Plc (“Transcorp Hotels” or the “Company”), the listed hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp Group”) has released its audited 2023 full-year results, showing outstanding performance and setting new revenue and profit records. In its full year audited results filed with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Transcorp Hotels reported a record-breaking revenue of N41.5 billion in 2023, compared to ... Read More »

Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2024, winning the award for the fourth time since 2019. The Bank was among other banks from 36 countries in Africa recognised as the prestigious Global Finance announced its 31st Annual Best Bank Awards Winners.The editors of Global Finance made the selections ... Read More »

The naira regained one-fifth of value in the past five weeks as increased foreign exchange inflows saw Nigeria’s forex reserves rising by $1.04 billion in the first quarter of this year. Join millions of traders around the world who trade global markets with the #1 broker The reserves, which had ended 2023 at $32.912 billion, closed weekend at $33.952 billion, ... Read More »

Sell your possession as an act of patriotism, Oluwo charges Nigerians The pressure on individuals, banks and Bureaux de Change (BDC) operators to offload their excess dollars and other foreign currencies is not about to wane as the raft of policy measures introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continue to dig in. The naira which last month fell ... Read More »

The countdown has begun to the 7th edition of the most anticipated culinary festival in Africa and Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) is excited to announce dates for the 2024 GTCO Food and Drink Festival, set to take place from Friday, April 26th to Sunday, April 28th, at GTCentre, Plot 1 Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos. The ... Read More »

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs, will announce 1,200 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries as beneficiaries of its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme. The announcement will be made on March 22, 2024. The new beneficiaries will become the 10th cohort of the 10-year-long TEF Entrepreneurship Programme.The Tony Elumelu Foundation has consistently demonstrated its belief in the ... Read More »

Following subsea cable disruptions last Thursday, Bayobab Group, a subsidiary of MTN Group, has announced the successful restoration of its operations. The telecom operator disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. MTN said that despite the challenges presented by the cable disruptions, its subsidiary demonstrated its capabilities by swiftly recovering over 3 Terabits per second (Tbps) of capacity across its ... Read More »

Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, as Group Managing Director/Chief Executive with effect from June 1, 2024, subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). She takes over from Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose five-year term expires on May 31, 2024, after a very successful tenure. Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji is the ... Read More »

“Like a fine wine, FirstBank has only improved with age, becoming more dynamic, innovative and trusted by the nation. This is a testament to the diligence and devotion of the many great leaders who have steered the bank to success. Under the leadership of the current Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank Group has continued to make giants of ... Read More »

Amajor internet provider for most of Nigeria commercial banks and internet service providers (ISPs), MainOne, which suffered a major submarine cut that knocked major banks offline, said it has started the process of restoring services to some of its customers. The cable company, in a note shared with our correspondent, said: “We have restored services to some customers and are ... Read More »