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Contrary to a Bloomberg's report claiming that Milost Global Inc plans to invest USD1 billion in Unity Bank Plc, the Bank has unequivocally stated that it has not reached any agreement with Milost to warrant such speculation. A statement from the Bank signed by the Head, Corporate Communications, Mr. Matthew...

  600 more jobs commitment from employers About 150 trainee graduates of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) skills acquisition scheme under the Lagos State Employability Support Project (LSESP) organized in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), have secured immediate employment following their successful graduation in the...

    Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was being held in police custody on Tuesday for questioning by magistrates looking into allegations of Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign, an official in the French judiciary said. A lawyer for Sarkozy could not be reached immediately for comment. France opened...

    Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell Milk, Top Tea, Onga and other quality products, at the weekend, honoured 254 of its employees who have put in several years in its service. The award ceremony, which was held in Lagos, brought together the company’s employees, relatives and distributors from...

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking service provider, has achieved the Information Security Management Certification from International Standards Organisation (ISO). According to a press statement from the bank, the certification, also known as the ISO 27001: 2013, is part of the ISO 27000 family of standards which helps organisations...

…Targets 7% growth in the next three years …Ogun State has attracted over $2bn investments - Amosun   The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed on Tuesday that the Nigeria’s economic outlook for the year 2018 and beyond was positive. She stated that the country was now resilient...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, injected 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market, to sustain liquidity in the foreign exchange market. The Acting Director,  Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, in a statement said that the move would ensure the continuous availability of...

  The Senate has technically endorsed the establishment of three higher institutions in the country.  They are Federal Polytechnic Adikpo, Benue State, Federal Polytechnic Item, Abia State and the Federal College of Education, Omuo Ekiti, Ekiti State. The endorsement followed the consideration of the Bills which proposed the establishment of...

  Fidelity Bank Plc has rewarded some of its customers across the country with N13 million and consolation prizes in the 5th monthly draw of the ‘Get Alert in Millions’ reloaded promo. The customers, who emerged winners in the draw, were from the six geo-political zones such as South East,...

  Says it’s conspiracy against manufacturing sector The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that the new Land Use Charge (LUC) Act is a conspiracy against investments, the growth of the manufacturing sector and the people of Lagos State. President of MAN, Dr. Frank Jacobs, in a statement, said...