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- 8 May 2024
MTN Nigeria’s Uto Ukpanah Named Global Corporate Secretary of the Year
MTN Nigeria’s Company Secretary, Uto Ukpanah, is the first ever winner of the “Global Corporate Secretary of the Year'' award by the Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA). She was…
- 25 Sept 2025
Nexamont Acquires 21.4% Equity Stake in Royal Exchange
Nexamont has announced that it has acquired a 21.4 per cent stake in Royal Exchange Plc. In a corporate disclosure from the Company Secretary, OOT Nominees, which was filed on the Nigerian Exchange…
- 21 Jul 2014
Airtel Names Gbenga Rotimi as Legal Director
Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria, has announced the appointment of Gbenga Rotimi as director, Legal Affairs and Company Secretary. Rotimi appointment takes effect…
- 17 Nov 2008
Oceanic Registrars Sign New Clients
Oceanic Registrars, a subsidiary of Oceanic Bank International Plc has signed in new big time accounts Registrars and agents of company secretaries to maintain registers of shareholders. The new…
- 31 Aug 2021
MTN Nigeria Clarifies Alleged Tax Claims to FG
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has clarified an alleged indebtedness to the federal government of Nigeria in respect of outstanding taxes. Mrs Uto Ukpana, MTN company secretary, made the…
- 5 Nov 2019
Ernest Ndukwe Resigns from Access Bank Board
Dr Ernest Ndukwe, as an independent Non-Executive Director, has resigned from Access Bank Plc, and the bank has confirmed the resignation. Mr Sunday Ekwochi, bank’s Company Secretary, in a…
- 23 Oct 2021
First Bank Denies Reports of Otedola Takeover
FBN Holdings Plc Friday denied claims by online media that Femi Otedola, business mogul, has acquired majority stake in the bank. Femi Otedola In a statement signed by Seye Kosoko, company secretary,…
- 31 Dec 2023
Sterling Bank Appoints Mayaki as New Board Chairman
Sterling Bank Limited has announced a strategic change in its Board of Directors, with Mr. Olatunji Mayaki assuming the role of Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2024, following the…
- 11 Feb 2020
Transcorp Group Announces Significant New Executive and Non-Executive Board Appointments
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has announced significant appointments to its Board and Executive Management. Owen Omogiafo Transcorp is Nigeria’s leading listed industrial…
- 6 Jun 2025
MTN’s Female Leadership Surges to 41.4%, Doubles Industry Average
MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has announced a significant increase in female representation within its leadership, with women now making up 41.4% of its workforce, a notable rise from 38.7% in 2023.…
- 22 Jan 2019
Companies And Allied Matters Bill Passes Third Reading At the House Of Representatives
The Companies Allied Matters (CAM) Bill has passed the third reading at the Federal House of Representatives. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, SSA Industry, Trade & Investment to the President (OVP) in a…
- 5 Nov 2025
MTN Nigeria Celebrates Esther Akinnukawe’s CIPM Fellowship and Inclusive Leadership
In an era where organisations are redefining leadership and equity, MTN Nigeria continues to set the pace with its growing cadre of women in senior leadership positions. The company’s consistent…
- 28 Jul 2025
MTN’s Uto Ukpanah Becomes 30th ICSAN President, Reinforcing Female Leadership in Governance
Nigeria’s corporate landscape is witnessing a significant transformation, with women increasingly occupying leadership positions and reshaping the narrative at the highest levels. A striking example…
- 12 Nov 2018
Diamond Bank, Access Bank Deny Merger Rumour
Diamond Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc have notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the general public that both banks are not in any merger or acquisition talks as being circulated in some…
- 29 Jun 2020
Transcorp Hotels Gets Shareholders' Nod to Raise N10Bn via Rights Issue
Shareholders of Transcorp Hotels Plc, owners of the iconic Transcorp Hilton Abuja and Transcorp Hotels Calabar, have unanimously authorised the Board of Directors to raise N10 billion in its proposed…
- 31 Mar 2019
Innovation Support Network Hubs Berths, Seek to Support Entrepreneurship
The growth of the innovation sector in Nigeria over the last decade has been steady and is evident in the quality of start-ups, mentors, angel investors, innovation hubs and other stakeholders that…
- 10 May 2026
Transcorp Excites Shareholders with ₦20.3 Billion Dividend @20th AGM
Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp Group” or the “Company”) (NGX: TRANSCORP), Africa’s leading listed conglomerate with strategic investments in power, hospitality and energy, has declared a…
- 23 Dec 2024
Airtel Africa to Return $100m to Shareholders via Share Buyback
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced the commencement of a second share buyback programme that will return up to $100m to shareholders. The share…
- 10 Dec 2021
CAC Boss Says CAMA 2020 Renders Common Seal Stamps Unnecessary for Firms
The use of common seal stamps by companies is no longer mandatory under CAMA 2020, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, registrar-general, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has said. Abubakar said this in…
- 18 Sept 2016
How FG, States & Local Councils Turn Telcos to ‘Cash Cows’
Declining income from the Federation Account due to the fall in oil prices; federal structure and the Constitution authorisation of certain items to be legislated across the three tiers of…
- 1 Aug 2021
SEC Inaugurate Securities Issuers Forum
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) is set to inaugurate the Securities Issuers Forum (SIF) via webinar. This was…
- 20 Oct 2021
Fidelity Bank to Raise $500m from International Debt Market
Fidelity Bank Plc has said it is set to raise $500 million from the international debt capital market through the issuance of unsecured notes. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank A statement by…
- 8 Sept 2008
Oceanic Bank Buys MTS FirstWireless, Prestel
MTS FirstWireless, trapped in the debris of protracted boardroom squabbles has got a breather, thanks to fresh take over bid by Oceanic Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading financial…
- 2 Jul 2025
NCC Approves MTN, 9Mobile Roaming Collaboration Deal
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced the execution of a national roaming agreement with Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (9Mobile), a move that signals a major milestone…
- 19 Aug 2020
Danbatta, NCC Boss Receives Distinguished Award from ATCON
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has received a Distinguished Award from the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).…
- 15 Jun 2020
FG Names Eweluka as Replacement for Amobi at NBET
Federal government has again sacked Marilyn Amobi from office as the managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc. Amobi, who was replaced by Nnaemeka Eweluka, company’s…
- 25 Jul 2021
Techeconomy.ng Wins ‘Most Innovative Digital Media Platforms of the Year’ Award
Techeconomy.ng, a Nigeria-based digital news platform, has been decorated as the ‘Most Innovative Digital Media Platforms of the Year’ in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, at Titans of Tech…
- 4 Nov 2024
MTN Nigeria to Issue N50Bn Commercial Paper
MTN Nigeria has proposed issuing up to N50bn series 11 and 12 commercial paper notes to raise funding for its operations, according to the company’s notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The notes…
- 21 May 2024
Airtel Africa Completes $550m Bond Repayment
Airtel Africa, telecommunications and mobile money services provider, has revealed that its subsidiary, Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) B.V., has repaid in full its $550m bond maturing…
- 14 Feb 2016
NB Shareholders to Share N38Bn as Dividend
Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc has announced a revenue of N293 billion for the 2015 financial year. The amount shows a 10.3 per cent increase compared with the N266 billion recorded by the Company in…