Banking Archives — Page 54 of 58

July 31, 2016 No Responses

Ijewere, Elumelu, Otti, others laud Oduoza’s tenure at UBA

By Moses Ebosele – The outgoing Managing Director of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Phillips Oduoza has been commended for his leadership qualities. Speaking in Lagos at a book lauch, cross section of industrialists and philanthropists described Oduoza’s...

July 29, 2016 No Responses

Diamond Bank posts 25.5 % drop in profit

By Moses Ebosele – For the first six months of 2016, Diamond Bank Plc recorded Profit After Tax (PAT) of N9.05 Billion, a decline of 25.5 per cent when compared to N12.3 Billion attained within same period in 2015....

July 29, 2016 No Responses

FBN Holdings announces new board appointments

By Moses Ebosele – FBN Holdings Plc has announced new Board appointments in the FBN Holdings Group, effective July 19 2016. According to the financial institution, the appointments have been approved by the Board of Directors, “but remain...

July 27, 2016 No Responses

UBA denies funding coup in Turkey

By Moses Ebosele – Foremost financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has described as spurious reported attempt to link it with the failed coup attempt in Turkey. In a statement issued by its Head of Communications, Mr. Charles...

July 27, 2016 No Responses

CBN raises interest rate to 14 per cent

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised monetary policy rate (MPR) from 12 per cent to 14 per cent as part of measures to curtail inflation. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele explained at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee...

July 27, 2016 No Responses

FBN declares 10.5 % drop in profit

By Moses Ebosele – For the six months ended June 30, 2016, FBN Holdings Plc attained Profit After Tax of N35.9 Billion, down by 10.5 per cent when compared with N40.1 Billion recorded within same period in 2015. According to...

July 26, 2016 No Responses

Global market capitalisation drops to $67.2 trillion in six months

By Moses Ebosele – A report put together by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has revealed that between January and June this year, global market capitalisation declined by 9.4 per cent to reach $67.2 trillion, compared with $74.2...

July 26, 2016 No Responses

UBA GMD canvasses closer collaboration among African Central Banks

By Moses Ebosele – To successfully drive intra-Africa trade, the outgoing Group Managing Director of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr Philips Oduoza has called for increased collaboration among African Central Banks. Oduoza who delivered the ...

July 24, 2016 No Responses

CBN direct banks to sell forex to BDCs

By Moses Ebosele – AS part of measures to ensure stability of the Exchange rate, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed agent banks approved for international money transfer operators to sell foreign currency accruing from inward money remittan...

July 21, 2016 No Responses

Presco shareholders get N1billion dividend today

By Moses Ebosele – Proposal by the board of Presco Plc to pay a dividend of 100kobo per share, amounting to N1billion for the year ended December 31, 2015 has been approved by shareholders. Addressing shareholders yesterday during the company’s.....

July 20, 2016 No Responses

UBA partners Mastercard on payments infrastructure

TO further consolidate on its activities, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has partnered Master Card on payment infrastructure across the Africa continent. The partnership which cuts across the 19 African countries in which UBA currently operates include Nige...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Investors stake N3.8b on three banks in one week

By Moses Ebosele – For the week ended July 15, 2016, transactions in FBN Holdings Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Access Bank Plc accounted for 353.999 million shares worth N3.867 billion in 4,188 deals. At the end of...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Skye Bank shares maintains slidding profile

By Moses Ebosele The shares of Skye Bank Plc has continued its free fall on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). At the end of trading for the week ended Friday July 15, 2016, the Bank shares...

July 15, 2016 No Responses

Fitch affirms UBA’s viability rating as Agusto upgrades rating to “Aa”

*Stock now best performing on the exchange. Foremost global rating agency, Fitch International has affirmed United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc’s viability rating at “B”. Meanwhile, the pan-African banking group has continued to sustain its benchmark asse...