The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr Adaora Umeoji, has urged the investing public to invest in its ongoing N290 billion hybrid offer for global growth. Umeoji said this at the bank’s Facts Behind the Offer at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Monday in Lagos. […]
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MTN Nigeria Becomes First African Telco in PMI Global Executive Council
MTN Nigeria has become the first African telecommunications company to join the Project Management Institute (PMI) Global Executive Council. According to a statement by the company the achievement highlights the company’s commitment to excellence in project management and its dedication to implementing best practices. The announcement was celebrated […]
OPEC Says Dangote Refinery’s Diesel, Jet Fuel Supplies To Disrupt Europe’s Oil & Gas Industry
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has said supplies from Nigeria-based world’s largest single-train Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals will put pressure on the performance of Europe’s oil industry, especially the Northwest Europe (NWE) Gasoil. OPEC in its newly released monthly Oil Market Report for June 2024 listed Dangote Refinery […]
Custodian Investment Plc Declares Interim Dividend of 15 Kobo for H1 2024
Shareholders of Custodian Investment Plc will receive an interim dividend of 15 kobo for the half year ended June 2024. This announcement was made in the company’s updated corporate action notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The dividend, subject to appropriate withholding tax, will be paid to […]
Dangote Cement Grows Half-Year Revenue By 139.9%
Dangote Cement Plc recorded an increase in revenue from Pan-African operations by 139.9 per cent, growing to N807.1bn as against N336.4bn, reported in the corresponding period of 2023. The cement plant also reported a 10.9 per cent increase in the Nigerian market which rose from 8.0Mt to 9.0Mt in the […]
Nigerian banks get N21 trillion deposits in three months
Nigerian banks added about N21 trillion in new deposits in the first quarter of this year to push the sector’s total deposits to about N136 trillion, on course to surpass its 2023 business year performance. Audited reports and regulatory filings by commercial banks and their holding companies showed that individuals […]
Fidelity Bank Extends Public Offer and Rights Issue to August 12, Increases Offering Size by N78.35 billion
Fidelity Bank Plc has announced an extension of its public offer and rights issue until August 12, 2024. Originally set to conclude on July 29, 2024, this extension has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will see an increase in the total offer size from N127.1 […]
‘SIM disconnection unrelated to planned protest’ – ALTON Chairman
Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators in Nigeria (ALTON), has shared reasons why SIM cards without linked National Identification Numbers were barred before the July 31, 2024 deadline given by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). In a recent interview with Arise TV, the ALTON chairman […]
Financial experts want Tinubu withhold assent to 70% forex windfall levy
Some financial experts have urged the Federal Government to reconsider the imposition of a 70% foreign exchange (forex) windfall levy on banks. They urged President Bola Tinubu to withhold assent to the Finance Act (Amendment) Bill 2024 as passed by the National Assembly, which increased the windfall levy on banks’ […]
Resolution of identity issues will reposition capital market – SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says the resolution of identity management issues would help reposition the Nigerian capital market for greater potential. The Director General of the SEC Dr. Emomotimi Agama who stated this at a Workshop on Identity Management for the Capital Market held in Lagos, Wednesday, said […]