Blackmailers at Work! Neconde Not Involved in Illegal Oil Lifting

…Warns Falsehood Peddlers Neconde Energy Limited, an exploration and production company, has sent a strong warning to peddlers of falsehood attempting to link it with an alleged illegal lifting of crude oil at Ugo Ocha export terminal around Oil Mining Lease (OML) 42. Refuting the allegation that it was complicit, the firm in a statement released to debunk the contents …

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Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Records 75% growth in profit after tax in full year 2021 results 

Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited (“PZL”) has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31st December 2021, recording a 75% growth in profit after tax (PAT) of ₦1.13b compared to the ₦646m recorded in the corresponding period in 2020. The results, which was approved by the Board of Directors of Prudential Zenith and the insurance industry regulator, the National …

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FirstBank: The embodiment of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability 

Who should corporate responsibility and sustainability lessons be taken from? Some companies are still unclear about the concept but latching onto the sustainability mantra anyway, because it has become a marketing buzzword for business? Or a company through whose creed and deeds, over the many decades it has been around, people can see corporate responsibility and sustainability lived (first) and …

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Photo: Wema Bank’s 5 For 5 Promo Holds In Onitsha 

Left to Right:  Chief Financial Officer, Wema Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Mabawonku, Regional Manager Wema Bank Plc, South-South & South-East Region, Mr. Uduak Afangide, Representative of Obi of Onitsha, Chief Chinyelugo Osita Anionwu, Executive Director North and East Directorate Wema Bank Plc, Mr. Emeka Obiagwu, Representative of Obi of Onitsha, Chief Igweze Anthony Obiesie (Ajakobi) and Anambra State House Assembly …

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FirstBank hosts Financial Market Dealers Association (FMDA) quarterly meeting 

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it will host the Financial Markets Dealers Association’s (FMDA) quarterly meeting scheduled for 5pm on Friday, 16 September 2022, at Federal Palace Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event themed “Nigeria Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook: IMF View” will have its keynote address delivered by Ari Aisen, IMF Resident Representative for Nigeria.  In a statement issued by the …

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Delta airline suspends New York to Lagos flights

Effective October 4, 2022, Delta Air Lines will suspend its flights between New York JFK airport and Lagos. The airline disclosed this via a statement, stating that the route suspension was to fit into “the current demand environment.” The statement read, “Delta is suspending its nonstop service between New York-JFK and Lagos to fit the current demand environment. “The airline …

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FirstBank commemorates its Annual Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability week and promotes kindness across over 7 countries 

In furtherance of its continued commitment to impacting the lives of individuals in its host communities across 7 Countries: Nigeria, United Kingdom, Ghana, DRC, Guinea, Sierra Lone, Senegal and Gambia, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the Fifth edition of its Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CR&S) week, scheduled for 22- 27 August 2022. The event which is themed:  “Kindness…. …

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H1 2022: Zenith Bank advances with strong double-digit growth in gross earning 

In a clear demonstration of its industry leadership and consistency in providing superior financial returns, Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the half-year ended 30 June 2022, recording an astounding double-digit growth of 17% in gross earnings from N346 billion reported in H1 2021 to N405 billion in H1 2022.  This is in spite of a very …

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Electricity workers call off strike

National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike. The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday. The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action. NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the country tonight. The workers shut …

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