FirstBank announces name change of subsidiaries, reiterates commitment to boosting cross-border business opportunities in Africa, World

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier financial services institution, has announced a phased corporate name change of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa. FBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia and FBNBank DRC are the first set of subsidiaries effecting the name alignment. They are now known and addressed as FirstBank UK, FirstBank Sierra Leone, FirstBank …

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Yul Edochie

Yul Edochie loses 16-year-old son

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, reportedly lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie, on Thursday morning.   The son died two months after Edochie celebrated his 16th birthday with his wife, Mary Edochie.   Yul had on January 4 celebrated his (son) birthday via his verified Instagram handle, saying, “A very happy 16th birthday to my first son, Kambilinachukwu Leo Yul-Edochie. May …

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Photos As Speaker Obasa, Lawmakers Get Certificate Of Return

The Speaker of the Lagos Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, and other lawmakers-elect received their Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday promising to ensure a greater Lagos at the 10th Assembly. “On behalf of my colleagues, we will continue to build on the success of the current Assembly when we resume for the 10th …

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Sterling extends publication date of Annual Statements

Sterling Bank Plc, has just announced that it requires a short extension outside the deadline for filing its Annual Financial Statements (AFS) for the year ended 31st December 2022. This was contained in a copy of the bank’s letter to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) filed on the 29th of March, 2023. Company Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Ms. Temitayo Adegoke, …

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Portable May Face Prosecution Over Unruly Behaviour – Police

The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the behaviour of singer Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable who was seen in a viral video acting irrationally and insulting police officers performing their legal duties at his bar. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement released on Wednesday, Daily Post reports. According to the police, the singer hurling …

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Zenith Bank caps Year 2022 with impressive 24% growth in gross earnings

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the year ending December 31, 2022, achieving an impressive double-digit growth of 24% in gross earnings from NGN765.6 billion reported in the previous year to NGN945.5 billion in 2022. This is despite the persistent challenging macroeconomic environment and headwinds. According to the audited financial results for the 2022 financial year presented …

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PHOTOS: Lagos Govt Shuts Supermarket For Sale Of Expired Products

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has shut down Chiffy Supermarket, located at 3, Oduduwa Crescent, G.R.A Ikeja, for selling expired toothpaste and other household products. General Manager for LASCOPA, Afolabi Solebo said that the agency acted upon a tip-off from a consumer’s post on social media. The agency revealed this in a statement posted on the state’s Instagram page …

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GMW: Polaris Bank, CBN deepen financial literacy among young Nigerians… donates books to libraries of 37 Secondary Schools nationwide

Polaris Bank has continued to deepen its financial advocacy role of educating and inculcating in young Nigerians the culture of savings, investment and financial awareness during the 2023 Global Money Week (GMW) event. The week-long activity, which kicked off last Monday, March 20, and ended on Sunday, March 26, 2023, had ‘Plan Your Money, Plant Your Future’, as its theme. …

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Court Remands Man Over Rape Of 56-year-old Stroke Patient

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, on Monday, ordered the remand of one Bello Jamiu in Agodi Correctional Centre for allegedly raping a 56-year-old stroke patient. The Chief Magistrate, E. A. Idowu, who did not take the defendant’s plea due to lack of jurisdiction, ordered the remand pending legal advice from the Oyo State Directorate of Public Prosecution. …

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