NDEP Extends Rally at NASD Exchange by 0.10%
By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange posted a consecutive appreciation on Friday, May 29, as major market…
Sunday 31 May, 2020
Banking
CBN Slashes MPR to 12.5% to Support Economy
By Adedapo Adesanya The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday, May 28 reduced its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to…
IMF Urges Banks to Suspend Dividend Payment to Shareholders
By Adedapo Adesanya The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised top commercial banks in the world to suspend dividend payment…
Ecobank Emerges Most Innovative Bank in Africa
Ecobank has been announced as the most innovative bank in Africa by Global Finance at its 8th annual awards, the…
DBN Disburses N52bn Loan to Youths in 2019
By Adedapo Adesanya The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc has stated that it disbursed 52 percent of its total…
Technology
16% Nigerians Under Mobile Malware Attacks in Q1 2020
By Adedapo Adesanya Sixteen percent of mobile users in Nigeria experienced mobile malware attacks within the first quarter of the…
COVID-19: MTN Nigeria Subscribers Send Over 2 billion Free SMS
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Leading telecommunications company in the country, MTN Nigeria, has said over 2 billion SMS were sent by…
ATCON Praises Governors for New RoW Charges
By Adedapo Adesanya The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has commended two state governors in the country for…
Auto
AXA Mansard Offers Free Motor Insurance to Customers
By Adedapo Adesanya AXA Mansard Insurance Plc has announced a two-week free insurance cover on all renewals of its comprehensive…
Wapic Insurance Refunds Customers’ Insurance Premiums
By Dipo Olowookere The management of Wapic Insurance Plc has announced offering to refund the insurance premiums paid for by…
Showbiz
Auto Firm Gives Endorsement Deal to BBNaija’s Mercy Eke
By Dipo Olowookere An automobile company, Unique…
US Writer, Joyce Carol Oates Wins France’s Richest Book Prize
By Adedapo Adesanya American author, Ms Joyce…
Nigerian Billionaire Prophet Joshua Iginla Remarries
By Dipo Olowookere A Nigerian billionaire clergyman,…
Education
Buhari Approves Funding for Research, Medical Facilities
By Adedapo Adesanya President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment and funding of 12 Centres of Excellence in research in…
Health
mPharma Gets Fresh $17m to Conquer Africa
By Adedapo Adesanya Leading Ghanaian healthtech startup, mPharma, has announced the closure of a $17 million funding round that will…
Cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria Jump to 8,068
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Monday night that 229 new cases of coronavirus…
Stakeholders Await Use of Interswitch’s Software on COVID-19
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Some stakeholders in the healthcare sector have expressed eagerness to see the deployment of a software developed…
Travel/Tourism
Average Bus Fare Rises 8.2% in April 2020
By Adedapo Adesanya The average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 8.2 percent month-on-month…
Nigeria Fines Flairjet N1m for Flight Ban Violation
By Adedapo Adesanya The Federal Government of Nigeria has imposed a N1 million fine on Flairjet, a UK based charter…
Transcorp Hotels Declares N686.5m Loss in Q1 2020
By Dipo Olowookere One of the leading hospitality organisations in the country, Transcorp Hotels Plc, started the year on a…
Jobs/Appointments
Buhari Appoints Magnus Abe, Others to NNPC Board
By Adedapo Adesanya President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),…
Brands/Products
MTN, GTBank, Dangote Most Admired African Brands—Survey
By Modupe Gbadeyanka A survey of 100 Africa best brands has showed that Dangote Group, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) and…
Feature
Christianity, Mental Health & Depression: What Dies Before Suicide?
By Nneka Okumazie There are some people alive now that their happiness is dead. That happiness maybe tied to some…
Sports
CAF to Disburse $200,000 Each to 54 Member Associations
By Adedapo Adesanya The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it will disburse $200,000 in financial aid to each…
World
AfDB Probe: Nigeria, Ex-African Leaders Back Adesina
By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian government has rallied support for the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr Akinwumi…