At the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Zenith Bank Plc, held virtually from the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, 2 May 2023, shareholders of the bank unanimously approved the proposed final dividend payment of NGN2.90 per share.…
GTCO records N74.1b profit before tax
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has recorded a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N74.1 billion for the period ended, March 31. The lender disclosed this in the company’s unaudited consolidated and separate financial statements for the period under review,…
A toast to womanhood — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am an expert at ignorance. I do not know why just one day should be set aside as the so-called International Women’s Day or why the different churches deign to celebrate Mother’s Day on specific Sundays. All the days…
*53-year-old father of seven stabbed to death in Lagos (Punch)*Indomie Special Chicken Flavour not registered by NAFDAC — DG (Vanguard)
53-year-old father of seven stabbed to death in Lagos (Punch) A 53-year-old Olalekan Okeowo has been stabbed to death in an uncompleted building at Salvation Estate in the Owode community, Ajah area of Lagos State. The deceased left behind seven…
*Ekweremadu: Temper justice with mercy, Reps pleads UK govt (Vanguard)*Fraud: How Seyi Tinubu bought London mansion for $10.8m – Report (DailyTrust)
Ekweremadu: Temper justice with mercy, Reps pleads UK govt (Vanguard) House of Representatives has pleaded with the Central Criminal Court and the government of the UK to temper justice with mercy in sentencing former deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu,…
Mike Adenuga Jnr: the man who can give the moon — Magnus Onyibe
In the past one year or thereabouts, l have been trying to recover from the shock of the jaw dropping gift that l had received from Chief Mike Adenuga Jnr, who is one of Africa’s foremost entrepreneurs and one of…
All roads lead to Konga as Tech Week 2023 goes live
Over 150,000 devices cutting across mobile phones, laptops, desktops, tablets, printers, scanners and supplies, gaming devices and accessories, among others, are on offer at highly discounted prices as the 2023 edition of Konga Tech Week goes live today, Tuesday May…
SEC blacklists 6 online trading platforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has blacklisted six online trading platforms in its latest crackdown on illegal and unregistered firms. In a circular by the Commission on Monday in Abuja, SEC said the platforms were purporting to offer investment…
*Bus conveying stranded Nigerians from Sudan catches fire (DailyTrust)*Lagos moves to appeal judgement nullifying RTEAN caretaker committee (Channels)
Bus conveying stranded Nigerians from Sudan catches fire (DailyTrust) One of the buses conveying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to Port Sudan where they will move into Saudi Arabia caught fire in the early hours of Monday. Twenty-six…
*Egypt has opened borders for Nigerians fleeing Sudan – FG (DailyTrust)*JAMB begins release of UTME results Tuesday (Punch)
Egypt has opened borders for Nigerians fleeing Sudan – FG (DailyTrust) The Egyptian authorities have finally agreed to allow Nigerians fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan pass through its country. Due to the closure of Sudanese airspace, the federal government…