… Total assets Rise by 27.2 percent, Close at N10.9trillion Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has released its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2022, showing impressive performance across major indices. The 2022 financials, filed by the Bank at Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGx) on Thursday, showed…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the federal government of militarising the 18 March gubernatorial and state assembly elections in the state to punish him for challenging its new naira policy in court. Mr Matawalle and his counterparts from Kano and Kaduna, Abdullahi Ganduje and Nasir El Rufai filed a suit challenging…
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…
Oyo PDP chieftain, Dare Adeleke has reacted to a statement signed by Gbenga Ogunleye, the Head Media and Ommmunications, Jandor for Governor Organisation. Adeleke described the statement targeted at PDP Chieftain, Chief Bode George, as hogwash and the wailing of an obstinate nonentity. In a phone conversation with our correspondent, Adeleke said, Jandor himself dug…
This is one of the most difficult message to pen. It was with unbelievable shock that we received the news of the death of Yeye Justina Iyabode Adedoyin ogundoyin, a great achiever, a dynamic Amazon and mother of the Speaker of the Oyo House of Assembly, Debo Ogundoyin. She was indeed a rare gem, beautiful,…
CAPTION L – R: Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. Charles Arinzechukwu Igwe; Minister of State for Education, Rt. Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah; Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Amb. Bako Sani; Group Managing Director/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu; and Mrs Kachi Onyeagwu during the conferment…
By Sani Sa’idu Baba drssbaba@yahoo.com It is as if Paul Coelho knew Dele Momodu when he said “When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple”, for it is quite visible to the blind and audible to the deaf, Momodu has carved a niche for himself as an…
CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all commercial banks to open for operation on Saturdays and Sundays, as part of a coordinated effort to ease circulation of banknotes of various denominations. The apex bank also confirmed the evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country. This latest…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, vacated the tribunal judgement that nullified the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. . The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, held that the appeal Adeleke lodged to challenge his sack by the Osun State Governorship Election Petition…
Old naira notes The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday began the disbursement of old naira notes to Deposit Money Banks as government authorities stepped up efforts to end the biting currency scarcity that has inflicted pain on millions of bank customers nationwide. The central bank had directed DMBs to pick old N1,000, N500 and…
