archiveOctober 13, 2017

Fidelity Bank Plc has successfully issued a $400 million Eurobond. The bank issued the five-year securities with a 10.75 per cent yield on Wednesday. The bank is the third Nigerian bank to sell Eurobonds this year after Zenith Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc, while also following the...

Shareholders of PZ Cussons on Thursday approved N1.98 billion as dividend for the 2017 financial year, which translated to a dividend payment of 50 kobo per share. The shareholders gave the approval at the annual general meeting (AGM) held in Abuja. The company recorded a revenue of N79.65 billion for...

Mr. Felix Udochukwu Ariguzo, a teacher with Mastercare International School, Asaba, Delta State, has emerged the Maltina Teacher of the Year for 2017 in the highpoint of the competition’s grand finale held in Lagos on Thursday. For the feat, Ariguzo was rewarded with N1 million in addition to N500,000 he...

A public interest lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Thursday faulted the prosecution of Senator Isa Misau, by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), saying it smells of politics. He regretted that instead of the Office of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and the Police Service Commission (PSC) to...

The Office of theVice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has again refuted the claim that it was him that approved the controversial contract for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande said in...