H1: GTBank declares 30k interim dividend
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc on Wednesday announced an interim dividend of 30k per share for the half year ended June 30, 2020.The bank stated this in its audited financial results released to the Nigerian...
Chellarams Plc to publish financials by Sept. 28
Chellarams Plc has informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the general public that its financial statement for the year-ended March 31 and the period-ended June 30 would be published before Sept. 28.
Mr Ehimare...
Ohaa assumes duty as PS Ministry of Power
The newly redeployed Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Mr Chinyeaka Ohaa, on Wednesday assumed duty with a pledge to ensure that the ministry’s mandate is achieved.Ohaa took over from Mrs Didi Walson-Jack who was...
Rob Shuter resigns from MTN Nigeria board
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the investing public of the resignation of Mr Rob Shuter from the board of MTN Nigeria, effective Sept. 1.Mrs Uto Ukpana, Company...
Stock market indices advance further by 0.18%
The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE) key market indices on Wednesday appreciated further by 0.18 per cent due to sustained bargain hunting.Consequently, the NSE All-Share Index rose by 46.05 points or 0.18 per cent to...
CIBN, CBN to host Banking, Finance conference, solicit media support
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank, Mr Patrick Akinwutan has commended the media for its agenda-setting role and the enormous influence it wields in shaping the course of the economy.Akinwutan gave the commendation...
Gov. Mala-Buni turns sod for construction of N2.43b Gashua modern market
Gov. Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe on Wednesday turned the sod for the construction of the N2.43 billion Gashua Modern Market.Speaking at the ceremony in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area, Mala-Buni said the project was...
Electricity tariff hike: Consumers call for reversal
Some NGOs and electricity consumers on Wednesday kicked against the increase in electricity tariff implemented by the Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) on Sept. 1, and appealed to government to reverse the plan.The consumers spoke...
Residents of Maiduguri cry out over 5 days power outage
Some residents of Maiduguri have cried out over power outage adversely affecting the city and its environs for the past five days.A cross section of residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Electricity consumers group threatens to sue NERC over tariff increment
A group, the All Electricity Protection Forum, says it will sue the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), if the recent increment in electricity tariffs is not reversed.Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Gideon Balogun, on Wednesday...
Gynescope Specialist Hospital opens up, says media reports on late Akudo...
By El-ameen Ibrahim
The Management of Gynescope Specialist Hospital has debunked media reports over the death of the late Mrs. Akudo Lovelyn John, saying that...
Tinubu felicitates with Gov Oyebanji on his 58th birthday
By Blessing Olaniyan
President Bola Tinubu has sent heartfelt felicitations to Ekiti State Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on his 58th birthday on December 21, 2025.
According...
Tinubu immortalises Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, renames Federal University of Heath Sciences...
By Gift Ishaq
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, as Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi University of Health...
At state visit to Borno: Tinubu commends Gov Zulum for outstanding...
By Samantha Yusuf
President Bola Tinubu has applauded Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum for continuously investing in education, health, and transportation and for steadily...
AFCON now to be played every four years
The Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, will now take place every four years from 2028.
This was revealed by Patrice Motsepe, the president of the...