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Bank directors are beneficiaries Ex-bank MD, Akingbola, on trial over N179bn fraud A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulraheem Jimoh, yesterday narrated before a Federal High Court in Lagos how loans running into billions of naira advanced to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and others by the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc., led to the prosecution ... Read More »

  On Saturday, 16 March 2019, Nigeria’s premier financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and other corporate entities in the FBNHoldings group would collectively have a 125km Relay Walk to celebrate the Bank’s 125 years of unbroken business operations in commemoration of its 125 years anniversary. Following the flag hoisting ceremony, the anniversary activities curtain raiser event that held ... Read More »

      · Over 1,000 African entrepreneurs from African 54 countries to participate in the 2019 Cohort · Event to be live-streamed on TEFConnect – Africa’s digital entrepreneurship hubThe Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, will announce the selected applicants for the 2019 cohort of the Foundation’s flagship Entrepreneurship Programme on March ... Read More »

 Chairman, Transcorp Hotels Plc, Mr. Emanuel Nnorom; Managing Director/CEO, Mrs Owen Omogiafo; and Executive Director, Ms Okaima Ohizua; at the 5th Annual General Meeting of the company held at Transcorp Hilton Hotels Abuja on Friday Chairman, Transcorp Hotels Plc, Mr. Emanuel Nnorom; Managing Director/CEO, Mrs Owen Omogiafo; and Executive Director, Ms Okaima Ohizua; at the 5th Annual General Meeting of ... Read More »

  Sale of Airtel Shares; No Forfeiture Order against Ecobank Group, O&O Networks Limited No Court Order to forfeit Sales Value of Our Airtel Shares – O&O Networks Limited, Subsidiary of Ecobank Group O&O Networks Limited, Special purpose vehicle owned by the Ecobank Group says contrary to certain media reports, there is no forfeiture order of the Federal High Court ... Read More »

  After three stellar exposés of the biggest culinary experience in Africa, the GTBank Food and Drink Festival is getting bigger for the 4th edition, which will hold for 4 days from Sunday, 28th April, to Wednesday 1st May 2019 at the GTCentre, Plot 1, Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos. Created in 2016 by leading African financial institution, Guaranty Trust ... Read More »

Just few weeks after being announced the winner of the 2019 election, President Mohammadu Buhari may have began to assert his powers by making some historic pronouncements on the ownership of individual oil licenses. Recalled that the president had promised to put an end to the idea of individual ownership of the nation’s Oil Mining Lease-OML if given the second ... Read More »

The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Aremu Gbadebo, on Tuesday advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to desist from his ceaseless attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. The monarch gave the advice in his goodwill message to mark the 82nd birthday anniversary of Obasanjo at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta. Gbadebo, who noted that Obasanjo had been ‘‘a ... Read More »

    Nigeria’s Premier financial institution and iconic banking Brand, First Bank of Nigeria Limited had the world stand still on Friday, 1 March 2019, as it held its symbolic flag hoisting ceremony across Nigeria and other countries where it does business. The celebratory flag hoisting officially flags off the bank’s commemoration of attaining the milestone year of 125.   ... Read More »

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been urged to accept the outcome of the just concluded presidential election in the spirit of sportsmanship. National Chairman, Igbo Reawakening Forum (IRF), Uchenna Ufearoh, who gave the advice in a chat with the Nation, said the party should not sink the ship of the state because of its loss. The party had lost ... Read More »