archiveSeptember 2022

  Ardova Plc held its 43rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Southern Sun Hotel, Ikoyi on 27 September 2022.  In adherence to the guidelines from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), the AGM was held by proxies that could exercise shareholder voting rights.  Also, the proceedings of the AGM was...

Mr. Abidemi Rufai, a former Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in the United States for stealing $500,000 COVID-19 pandemic relief benefits. Rufai has been in custody since his arrest at New York’s JFK airport in May 2021. The Eastern District...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, raised its benchmark interest rate, known as Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), to 15.5 per cent, the third straight hike this year. After the two-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, the CBN also raised the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to 32.5...

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill which seeks to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act of 2007. The bill which is being sponsored by Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar(Kwara North) is to "enable the appointment of a person other than the Governor(of CBN) as the chairman...

  With the unanimous support received from her shareholders, Sterling Bank, soon to be known as Sterling Financial Holdings Company, is firmly positioned to expand her financial services footprint from traditional banking and deliver more value to her shareholders. According to the publicly available filings reviewed from the website of...

  Says Nigeria is filled with great talents VP urges Nigerians to speak well of our country always At once impressionable and impressive, vibrant and agile youngsters fascinated the Vice President yesterday with scintillating gymnastics and acrobatic displays alongside stories of their experiences in national and international tournaments winning laurels...

The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, against causing division among Christians with money. The Forum issued the warning in a statement issued and signed by its chairman, Oyinehi Inalegwu, on Tuesday. According to the body....

  *‘Made in Nigeria Project’ group applauds VP’s commitment to sector *Lists MSME Clinics, Survival Fund as successful interventions The momentum built in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector by the Buhari administration in the last seven years must be maintained given its crucial position in the economy....

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that its attention  has been drawn to some reports in the media, alleging that  the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, September 26, 2022, “ struck out a suit filed by the Commission against former National Publicity Secretary of...

  The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners have lent their support for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. The Chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie revealed on...