Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2021, with Profit Before Tax (PBT) rising by 4% to N61.0 billion, from N58.8 billion recorded in March 2020. This is despite a very challenging…
UFC 261: Kamaru Usman knocks out Masvidal in second round
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has retained his title after knocking out his opponent Jorge Masvidal in the second round in the main event of UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday. A first-round that did not disappoint the fans…
Premier League turnover drops 9% amid coronavirus pandemic
The Premier League saw turnover drop by nine per cent and there was a reduction in payments to clubs in the fall-out from the Covid-19 pandemic, accounts for 2019-20 have revealed. The figures up to July 31, 2020 were published…
Kenya’s Naibei wins Lagos City Marathon
A Kenyan, Emmanuel Naibei has won the 6th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Naibei defeated 299 athletes on Saturday morning to win the 42km race in 2 hours 11 minutes and 37 seconds and also claimed the…
Why I went naked before some young nurses – Peter Obi
Mr Peter Obi has described the nursing profession as a noble and dignified one. Explaining, he said that by their work they were contributing so much to the preservation of the species, and can, in a manner of speaking, be…
Shareholders to receive N4.2b dividend, as United Capital Plc holds 2021 AGM
Following the release of its remarkable audited financial results for 2020, foremost Pan-African financial services conglomerate, United Capital Plc, held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Lagoon Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to a statement, at…
Sefi Atta and Chibundu Onuzo collaborate on “Ikoyi Girl”
Sefi Atta, novelist and playwright teams up with novelist and scriptwriter, Chibundu Onuzo, to tease this monologue which, according to the YouTube description is “set in contemporary Lagos, before the COVID-19 pandemic and #EndSARS protests, Ikoyi Girl presents a self-described…
COVID-19, #EndSARS batter Insurance sector
Adverse operating environment headlined by COVID-19 pandemic and #EndSARS protest in 2020 has taken a massive toll on the growth rate of the Nigerian insurance industry. But top 16 insurers have managed to record positive figures in their 2020 financial…
UBA earns N132b profit in 2020
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced audited results for the full-year ended December 31, 2020, recording N132 billion profit. According to a statement, the bank said despite the challenging business environment during the COVID-19 pandemic, the bank’s Profit…
Tertiary institutions set June 15 as deadline for 2020 admissions
All admissions into the nation’s tertiary institutions for the 2020/2021 academic session will end by June 15, 2021. The decision was collectively taken at a virtual meeting with heads of tertiary institutions in the country on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.…
