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May 5, 2020 No Responses

Union Bank Shareholders Laud 2019 Performance, Okay 25k Dividend

Shareholders of Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc have commended the board and management for enhanced profitability achieved in 2019 financial year. The bank, in a statement, said the shareholders gave the commendation at its first ever virtual Annual General...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

NSE’s Market Capitalisation Recovers N375b

The capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), rose by N375 billion in six hours of trading, amid price appreciation recorded by some blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.033 trillion, rose by N375 billio...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

NIS Generates N62.6b, $41.832m In 2019

For the year 2019, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) generated over N62.6 billion and $41.83 million. The Comptroller General, NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede said this at the public presentation of the fourth edition of NIS annual report since the commenc...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

ExxonMobil: Cylinder Lubrication Must Adapt To Multi-Fuel Reality

The impending acceleration of decarbonization efforts to meet the IMO’s 2050 targets is expected also to speed up the development of new more environmentally-friendly engine designs. Aside from the very low sulphur fuels, engines of the future are expected t...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

Senate Wants Police Force Decentralized

The Senate has called for the de-centralization of the Nigeria Police Force and the need for community policing as a way of addressing the country’s problem of insecurity. This formed part of the recommendations of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

Tribute To Willie Anumudu

By Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba I first met Willie, whom we fondly called Pa Willie, through my late friend Dr. Ime Umana ( Imesco) in the mid 1980,s. He and Ime were partners in a new BMW franchise with offices in...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria To Investors: Explore Opportunities In Capital Market

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the world and businesses and individuals suffer the effects, Nigerians have been urged to look to the capital market as an avenue to create wealth. This was stated by the Acting Director General...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

UK Overtakes Italy As Worst-Hit Country In Europe

Britain has overtaken Italy as the worst-hit country in Europe by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest official figures released on Tuesday. Chairing Tuesday’s Downing Street press briefing, Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, said another 693 COVID-1...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

Seaport Gets New Stevedoring Firm

Marine Terminals Corporation (Ports America), Ceres Marine Terminals and SSA Atlantic LLC have formed a joint venture company to provide container terminal and stevedoring services in the Port of Charleston in South Carolina. The new joint venture, known as Ch...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

16 Seafarers Kidnapped In Lagos, Gabon

Over the past five days, a total of 16 seafarers were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of West Africa, marking a continuation of rampant pirate activity in the region. Ten mariners were kidnapped in an attack reported by Dryad...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Wapic Insurance Unveils 15% Premium Rebates For Health Workers

Following it’s recent announcement giving premium refunds to customers with active motor vehicle policies during the lockdown period, Wapic Insurance, one of Nigeria’s leading underwriters, has gone further to offer health workers across Nigeria a 15% disc...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Boss Tasks Operatives On Partial Easing Of Lockdown

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has charged operatives of the Corps to eschew any form of compromise and carryout with all sense of responsibility and vigour the Presidential directives on partial easing of lockdown effective...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Mutual Benefits Assurance Pays N399m Claims Amidst Lockdown

Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc on Monday said it had paid claims of over N399 million to customers across its businesses amidst COVID-19 lockdown. The company made the disclosure in Lagos in a statement by Ellen Offo, its Head of Corporate...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Reassures Customers, Staff Of Safety As Shareholders Okay N5.79b Dividend

Fidelity Bank says it will continue to take measures that will ensure the safety of customers, staff and other stakeholders during the period of COVID-19. The bank, in a statement on Monday, said its Chairman, Mr Ernest Ebi, gave the...