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- 30 Sept 2024
Prudential Insurance Group Acquires 100% Stake in Prudential Zenith Life
Prudential Insurance Group plc, Global Insurance giant, has acquired 100 percent stake in Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Ltd (PZL). The group had since 2017 acquired 51 percent shares of the…
- 31 Jan 2018
Africa Prudential Revolutionises Registrar Services with “Personal Registrar USSD *4018#
Africa Prudential Plc, has unveiled her new USSD code, *4018# tagged “Personal Registrar”, in line with its determination to dominate and redefine the landscape of registrar service delivery in the…
- 24 Oct 2024
Prudential Join Forces with Google Cloud to Pioneer Use of Generative AI for Faster and More Frictionless Medical Claims
Google Cloud and Prudential plc have announced that Prudential is using MedLM, Google’s family of foundation models fine-tuned for healthcare industry use cases, to improve the accuracy and…
- 8 Oct 2018
Africa Prudential Partners Cooperative Societies on Technology Adoption
Africa Prudential Plc, a leading share registration and investor services firm has partnered with the International Co-operative Alliance-Africa (ICA) to deploy technology solutions for a more…
- 25 Jul 2017
Africa Prudential Bags Best Registrar Award, Unveils New Corporate ID
Africa Prudential Registrars Plc has been named the Best Registrar Firm in West Africa by Africa-Canada Trade Alliance at the 7th Edition of the West Africa Innovation and Excellence Awards ceremony…
- 11 Oct 2022
Prudential, Google Cloud Partner to Make Healthcare and Financial Security Accessible Across Africa
Insurance group, Prudential plc (Prudential) and Google Cloud announced a strategic partnership to enhance health and financial inclusion for communities across Africa and Asia. Under this alliance,…
- 29 Jul 2026
Africa Prudential Unveils Digital Growth Strategy
Africa Prudential Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable growth and digital transformation after posting another strong half-year financial performance, driven by robust growth in its core…
- 7 Mar 2016
APR Plc Proposes 43 Kobo Final Dividend
Africa Prudential Registrars (APR) Plc has proposed a final dividend of forty-three (43) Kobo per share to the delight of its shareholders. This final dividend rounds up to 60 Kobo total dividend for…
- 19 Nov 2012
UBA Moves to Monorail Commercial Banking, Holds EGM
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the Pan-African financial services group has secured the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a commercial bank. Subsequently, a…
- 21 Aug 2024
Prudential Partners with Google Cloud to Build the Future of Insurance with AI
Prudential plc and Google Cloud today announced an expanded strategic partnership to build innovative AI-powered products and applications that will help enhance customer, agent and employee…
- 10 May 2026
Africa Prudential Launches Sabivest to Boost Digital Investment Access
Africa Prudential Plc has launched Sabivest, a digital shareholder and investment management application, as part of efforts to deepen access to investment opportunities and enhance transparency in…
- 28 Jul 2026
Africa Prudential Posts N1.59bn Profit in H1 2026, Reaffirms Digital Growth Strategy
Africa Prudential Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to digital transformation, revenue diversification and sustainable growth after reporting a strong financial performance for the first half of…
- 7 Jan 2021
Prudential Zenith Surpasses Recapitalization Record with N5 Billion
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has successfully raised its authorised share capital to N5 billion. The figure however, surpassed the new minimum capital requirement of N4 billion by December 31st,…
- 13 Mar 2024
Heirs Technologies Appoints Obong Idiong as Chief Executive Officer
Heirs Technologies, a leading digital transformation company, has announced the appointment of Obong Idiong as its chief executive officer. Idiong brings considerable experience in the technology…
- 16 Mar 2025
SEC Voids Mainland Trust’s Registration, Suspends Centurion Registrars
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cancelled the registration of Mainland Trust Limited, and suspended Centurion Registrars, following their failure to comply with regulatory…
- 5 Mar 2021
Transcorp Hotels Launches Aura, Online Marketplace for Accommodation and Experiences
Transcorp Hotels Plc., Africa’s leading hospitality brand has announced the launch of Aura, a new digital platform through which people can book accommodation, restaurants, and experiences. The new…
- 24 Feb 2015
Dangote Loses $7.8Bn as Naira, Stocks Crash
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is the biggest loser among Nigeria’s richest people as the Naira’s slump, coupled with falling stock prices, have erased more than $7.8 billion of his…
- 13 Jul 2021
Africa Prudential Delivers Backbone for “Aura By Transcorp Hotels” Hospitality Platform
Africa Prudential has demonstrated its digital capabilities, with the launch of “Aura by Transcorp Hotels”, an innovative commercial cloud-based product launched in the Nigerian market. “Aura by…
- 18 May 2021
CSCS Grows Dividend per Share by 36.0% to N1.17, as Profit Soars 41.4%
Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, held its 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) where the shareholders approved N1.17 dividend per share payout to all qualifying shareholders who held the…
- 3 Jun 2019
SEC Directs Skye Bank Shareholders to Claim Dividend Payment
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed shareholders of defunct Skye Bank plc to claim their dividend payment. The apex capital market regulator in its circular said, “Investors…
- 6 Jul 2016
Don’t Panic, No Nigerian Bank is in Distress- CBN
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has discredited reports that some banks in the country may have gone or may be going into distress. Isaac Okorafor, acting director of Corporate Communications, CBN,…
- 12 Jul 2017
Insurer Prudential Acquires Zenith Life
British insurer Prudential said it had bought a majority stake in Nigeria's Zenith Life to give it access to the African country's fast-growing insurance market. It said it had also signed a deal…
- 29 Apr 2021
CBN Fires all First Bank Directors, Reinstates Sacked MD
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has sacked all First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) directors and appointed new ones with immediate effect. The CBN also accused the directors of corporate governance breach,…
- 3 Mar 2021
Enterprise Life Flags off Insurance Business Operations in Nigeria
Enterprise Life, Nigeria, a subsidiary of Enterprise Group PLC, has fully commenced insurance business in Nigerian. Before now the Company has been granted operating license from the National…
- 16 Feb 2026
UBA Unveils Diaspora Platform to Connect Global Africans with Investment, Wealth Opportunities
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, has unveiled a diaspora banking and investment platform designed to serve Africans living and working across the world and within the…
- 15 Jun 2009
UBA Adopts IFRS, BASEL 2, Global Standards in Governance, Financial Reporting, Risk Management
The United Bank for Africa has announced further changes to its financial reporting, governance, risk and control architecture in line with its standard setting history and ongoing commitment to…
- 8 Jul 2014
Jagal Group Appoints Ayotunde Coker as MD of Rack Centre
The Jagal Group has appointed Ayotunde Coker as the new managing director of Rack Centre Limited starting in July. Coker is a highly accomplished, commercially astute technology executive with over…
- 7 Nov 2025
Banks’ N1.96Trn Black Hole: Who Took the Loans, Who Defaulted, and Why the Real Economy Suffers
By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s banking sector has entered a season of reckoning. Eight of the nation’s biggest banks have collectively booked N1.96 trillion in impairment charges in just the first nine…
- 13 Jul 2020
CBN Empowers Banks to Debit Accounts of Loan Defaulters
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released guidelines on Global Standing Instruction (GSI) that would enable banks to debit account of loan defaulters without recourse to the account holders. Mr.…
- 16 Dec 2025
CBN Revokes Licenses of Two Mortgage Banks, NDIC Begins Liquidation
Nigeria’s banking regulators have moved to shut down two mortgage lenders after prolonged financial distress, as authorities intensify efforts to enforce capital discipline and restore confidence in…