Honeywell Flour to Pay 4 kobo Dividend September 30
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Shareholders of Honeywell Flour Mills Plc will receive the 4 kobo per share dividend proposed by the…
Saturday 08 August, 2020
Banking
GCR Affirms BBB+(NG) Rating on Union Bank’s N13.5bn Bonds
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The BBB+(NG) rating assigned to the N13.5 billion Series 1 and Series 2 bonds of Union Bank…
Ecobank Enables Cardless Cash Withdrawals at ATMs
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Customers of Ecobank can now make cash withdrawals at all its ATMs without a card, its Head…
UBA Boosts Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector With $200m
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The petroleum industry in Nigeria has received a boost following the provision of $200 million for the…
First Bank Restructures 15% of N1.8trn Loans as NPL Falls to 8.8%
By Dipo Olowookere In the first six months of 2020, FBN Holdings Plc said it restructured 15 per cent of…
Technology
Mobile Operators, Banks to Negotiate Rates for USSD Services
By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated fresh engagement between some telecommunication companies and banks regarding Unstructured…
Lagos Offers N7m to Develop Smart Meters
By Adedapo Adesanya The Lagos State government has taken a huge step to reduce the electricity metering deficit in the…
Airtel, Telkom Fail to Merge to ‘Fight’ Safaricom in Kenya
By Dipo Olowookere The earlier plans to make Airtel Networks Kenya Limited and Telkom Kenya Limited become a single entity…
Auto
Saboteurs Responsible for Apapa Gridlock—Opeifa
By Adedapo Adesanya There are strong indications that the gridlock being experienced in the Apapa axis of Lagos State will…
PlentyWaka Expands Bus-Hailing Operations to Abuja
By Adedapo Adesanya Bus-hailing platform, PlentyWaka, has announced that it is expanding its operations into the nation's capital, Abuja from…
Showbiz
Lagos Offers 50% Discount to Tourism, Entertainment Firms
By Modupe Gbadeyanka Companies operating in the…
Audiomack Makes Official Entry into Nigerian Market
By Adedapo Adesanya Global free music streaming…
Education
Airtel Nigeria Slashes Data Prices for Online Education by 50%
By Modupe Gbadeyanka One of the GSM network providers in the country, Airtel Nigeria, said it has now heavily subsidised…
Health
PreDiagnosis, American University Partner for Better Grassroots Healthcare
By Modupe Gbadeyanka In order to deliver better care and treatment of chronic, common and complex diseases, especially in remote…
What to do to Access CBN’s Healthcare Research Grant
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a comprehensive guideline to access its healthcare research and…
Firm Begins Production of Medical Face Mask in Lagos
By Dipo Olowookere A local company has commenced the production of medical face mask at the Odofin Park Estate in…
Travel/Tourism
Pilots, Engineers Cancel Proposed Nationwide Strike
By Modupe Gbadeyanka The nationwide strike earlier planned by members of the National Association of Air Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE)…
H1’20: NAHCO Suffers N143.2m Loss on Rising Selling, Admin Costs
By Dipo Olowookere One of the main aircraft, cargo and passenger handling companies at the nation’s airports, the Nigerian Aviation…
Air Peace Sacks Pilots to Remain in Business
By Dipo Olowookere In order to remain in business and be able to fly its numerous passengers to their various…
Jobs/Appointments
Amolegbe to Resume as Stockbrokers’ President August 11
By Modupe Gbadeyanka On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, Mr Olatunde Amolegbe will formally assume office as the new president and…
Brands/Products
Shoprite Considers Leaving Nigeria After 15 Years
By Adedapo Adesanya Leading retail store chain, Shoprite, has hinted that it could be exiting from the Nigerian market after…
Feature
Why Pre Production Product Inspection is Important?
There are no second thoughts about the product quality inspection to run a successful business. You cannot just disregard this…
Sports
American Billionaire Dan Friedkin Buys AS Roma
By Adedapo Adesanya American billionaire, Mr Dan Friedkin, has agreed to a deal to purchase the Italian football giant, AS…
World
Liberia Joins Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
By Adedapo Adesanya The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Board of Governors has approved the application of Liberia to join…