Eyebrows are being raised in Kogi East Senatorial district following revelations that embattled Senator Attai Aidoko polled 712 votes to beat all other candidates at the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) primaries that never held. In what look s like akin to ‘results without examination,’ Aidoko is said to have polled …
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DIAMOND BANK MEDIA STATEMENT ON FOUR BOARD DIRECTOR RESIGNATION
Diamond Bank, Nigeria’s fastest growing retail bank, confirms that four Board Directors have tendered their resignation and will step down with immediate effect. The four members : Mr. Seyi Bickersteth, Mrs. Aisha Oyebode, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi and Ms. Juliet Anammah are leaving for varied personal reasons to focus on their …
Read More »Fidelity Bank’s 9 Months Profits Soar To N20bn, On Course to Deliver its 2018 Financial Targets.
Lagos Nigeria: October 25, 2018: Fidelity Bank Plc has posted an impressive financial performance for the 3rd Quarter of 2018 and is on course to finishing strong in the 2018 financial year. Details of the 9-months results for the period ended September 30, 2018, released yesterday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) …
Read More »Again, The Economist Says Buhari Will Lose in 2019, Predicts Victory for Atiku
Muhammadu Buhari Fashola: President’s win will ensure handover to S-West in 2023 Obinna Chima in Lagos, Omololu Ogunmade and Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research unit of The Economist Magazine, has predicted that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, …
Read More »NSE fines NEM Insurance for contravening its Rulebook
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has fined NEM Insurance Plc for contravening Rule 19.3 of its Rulebook. This was after the NSE received a complaint by Bernateva Partners – the solicitor to Eaton Acquisitions Limited, a major shareholder in NEM Insurance Plc – to reverse the decisions reached at the …
Read More »DIAMOND BANK PARTNERS FACEBOOK TO HOST BUSINESS TRAINING FOR ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS NIGERIA.
Diamond Bank, in partnership with Facebook,has commenced the second phase of the targeted training for Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME) owners to enhance their businesses using digital marketing strategies. The training exercise, which took place across seven states (Ibadan, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Port- Harcourt, Aba and Umuahia) with over 1,000 …
Read More »24th NES: Stanbic IBTC underlines support for diligent implementation of public policy.
Regardless of how robust a policy framework may be, it requires diligent execution, which is backed by strict adherence to corporate governance, to achieve its desired objectives. This was the submission of Stanbic IBTC as Nigeria seeks approaches to unlock its potential and navigate the economy towards sustainable growth and …
Read More »UBA Receiving Entries For National Essay Competition
The UBA Foundation is now accepting entries for this year’s edition of the National Essay Competition. The first prize for the competition will be N2 million educational grant for the winner to study in any African university of his or her choice, a 100% increase from N1m which was awarded …
Read More »Danjuma to address UK Parliament in January over killings in Nigeria
The former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), will in January 2019 address the United Kingdom Parliament over the incessant killings in North-central part of Nigeria, especially between herdsmen and farmers. Danjuma was earlier scheduled to speak to select leaders of the British House of Lords on September 5, …
Read More »Aggrieved APC reps announce plan to leave party
John Alechenu and John Ameh, Abuja Aggrieved All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives have resolved to dump the party, following their inability to secure return tickets for 2019, findings indicated on Tuesday. Investigations showed that the resignation would be done in batches, beginning from Wednesday (today) on …
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