30 results
- 2 Sept 2020
UBA Delivers N300.6Bn Gross Earnings, Declares N0.17k Interim Dividend
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s leading financial institution, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2020, showing commendable growth across key…
- 9 May 2023
Google Introduces New Tool to Enhance Quick Access to Maternal Care in Nigeria
Google on Tuesday announced a new tool to help in assessing geographic access to emergency obstetric (EmOC) care. This is a broader effort to help decision makers, governments and public health…
- 17 May 2023
Google Celebrates Africa Day with Immersive Art, African Music and Stories
Africa gears up for Africa Day, an event that marks the founding of the African Union and celebrates the continent's quest for unity, Google is unveiling a range of programs and activities to…
- 2 Nov 2020
Shareholders of Airtel to Get $56m Interim Dividend
Airtel Nigeria Plc has announced the payment of a total $56,372,272.56 as an interim dividend to shareholders. This information is contained in a notification which was signed by Simon O’Hara,…
- 13 Jan 2022
AFCON 2021: MTN Backs Amaju-led Super Eagles
After almost a year of delay, AFCON 2021 kicked off on Sunday, January 9, 2022 when host nation Cameroon welcomed the stallions of Burkina Faso. Olatokun Toriola, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MTN…
- 12 Oct 2009
Folayan Takes Mantle of Leadership at ETB
Gbolahan Olukayode Folayan (OON), the newly-appointed Managing Director of Equitorial Trust Bank has assumed office. Folayan, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, financial/investment…
- 17 Oct 2022
Fidelity Bank redeems $400m Eurobond Notes
Fidelity Bank plc on Monday announced the redemption of the $400,000,000.00 Eurobond Notes due October 17, 2022. Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc On October 17, 2017, the bank…
- 17 Jan 2018
Court Adjourns Hearing of BVN Suit to March 1
The Federal Government on Tuesday requested for an adjournment over suit challenging its forfeiture order it secured from a Federal High Court in Abuja, to take over of monies not linked to Bank…
- 1 Nov 2017
CSCS Announces Haruna Jalo-Waziri as Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Directors of the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company…
- 29 May 2013
Court Orders APCON to Vet Airtel Adverts
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) to perform its statutory obligation of vetting advertising materials submitted to it by…
- 8 Jun 2026
NCC Appoints Princess Emiko to Lead Digital Bridge Institute Transformation Drive
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has appointed Princess Oforitsenere Emiko as Interim Chairman of the governing board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), a move that…
- 14 Aug 2013
MTN Group Hits 200m Subscribers in 22 Countries
MTN Group has marked its 200 million subscriber milestone by announcing a bold R200 million initiative to improve the quality of education across its markets in Africa and the Middle East over the…
- 10 Jun 2024
Airtel Africa to Pay N276Bn Dividend despite N133Bn Loss
Airtel Africa is to pay N276 billion as 2023 final dividend despite posting a net loss of $89m (N133bn) for the year ending March 31, 2024. This was contained in the corporate notice with the…
- 12 Mar 2025
Court Stops FG from Sanctioning MultiChoice over DStv, GOtv Tariff Hike
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, restrained the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from taking “any administrative steps” against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited…
- 7 Dec 2016
FG Advises Nigerians to Brace for Telecom Data Price Increase
Adebayo Shittu, communications Minister Adebayo Shittu has asked Nigerians to brace for a price rise while making a case for telecom service providers, which according to the minister were operating…
- 23 Jan 2016
Letshego Acquires 100% Stake in FBN Microfinance Bank
‎Letshego Holdings Limited, a Gabarone-based financial inclusion focused group with consumer, micro lending and deposit-taking subsidiaries across Southern and East Africa, has acquired a 100%…
- 23 Jun 2021
Internet Contract: Auditor-General Asks Aziz, NIMC Boss Refund to N229m
Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF) has asked Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to refund N229 million into the federal…
- 12 Oct 2021
Cellulant Appoints Akshay Grover as Chief Executive Officer
The Cellulant Board of Directors on Monday announced that Interim CEO Akshay Grover has been appointed Group CEO and Director of Cellulant effective October 1, 2021. The appointment follows an…
- 11 Jan 2018
No Anointed Firm to Acquire 9Mobile- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said that it has not anointed any firm to acquire 9Mobile and advised Nigerians to disregard newspaper speculations on the outcome of the ownership transfer…
- 23 Jul 2013
Etisalat Reports Healthy Q2 Revenues
Etisalat Group, a leading telecoms operator in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced strong results for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of quarterly consolidated revenues and…
- 30 Apr 2020
MTN Nigeria Reports N51.1Bn Net Profit in Q1 2020
MTN Nigeria Plc grew its profit after tax by 5.6 percent to N51.1 billion in the first quarter of 2020 compared with N48.4 billion reported during the same period in 2019. This information was…
- 21 Jul 2022
PMI Announces 2022 Future 50 List, Celebrates Chidibiere Ibe, Damilola Olokesusi, Other Nigerian Rising Leaders
Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced three Nigerians as part of its third annual Future 50 list, which features 50 rising leaders using bold and innovative thinking to transform the world…
- 8 Jun 2015
Ecobank Names Ade Ayeyemi as New Group CEO
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (Ecobank) parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with operations in 36 countries across the continent, is pleased to announce the…
- 1 Apr 2015
Philips to Rake in $3.3Bn From 80.1% Interest in LED Lighting Sales
Royal Philips on Tuesday announced that it has signed an agreement with a consortium led by GO Scale Capital through which they will acquire an 80.1% interest in Philips’ combined LED components and…
- 17 Apr 2023
Google Tightens Rules on Loan Apps, Operators Cry Out
Google, the global search engine, which provides the digital infrastructure, has tightened regulations on Fintech Loan apps by cutting off access to sensitive data including users' contacts, photos…
- 2 May 2021
Access Bank Assures Shareholders of Higher Dividend Payment
Access Bank Plc has assured shareholders of sustained dividend payout and improved performance in the years ahead. Mr Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, gave the assurance while…
- 24 Aug 2017
UBA Delivers Stellar Performance in Half-Year 2017, Grows Profit by 66%
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial institution, has announced its audited half year financial results ended June 30, 2017, showing remarkable performance across major metrics.…
- 9 Nov 2025
COVID-19 Vaccines may Help some Cancer Patients Fight Tumors
The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients – revving up their immune systems to help fight tumors. People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were…
- 14 Jul 2016
Fitch Affirms UBA’s Viability Rating as Agusto Upgrades Rating to “Aa”
Fitch International, one of the foremost global rating agencies has affirmed United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc’s viability rating at “B”, as the Pan-African banking group continue to sustain its…
- 24 May 2023
Shareholders Applaud Fidelity Bank for Exceptional Performance in 2022 FY
Shareholders of leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, have commended the board and management of the bank for delivering an exceptional performance in FY 2022. This was made known at the…