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Q1 2020: In Spite Of Business Upsets, UBA Records Impressive N32.7bn Profit.

Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) Plc has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2020, showing double-digit improvement across all its major income lines. The bank leveraged on modest growth in both interest and non-interest income as well as increased efficiency to deliver an impressive 8.5 percent year-on-year growth in profit ... Read More »

Access Bank Plc reports profit of N40.9 billion for Q1 2020

Access Bank Plc recorded a profit after tax of N40.9 billion in the first quarter period ended March 31st, 2020. This is according to the company’s financial statement for Q1 2020, which was released earlier this afternoon. Other key details about the company’s Q1 financial performance can be seen below. Net Interest Income: Access Bank’s net interest income for the ... Read More »

COVID-19: Can Africa Afford Lockdowns by Chukwuma Charles Soludo

This piece summarizes my contribution to an African debate. From Johannesburg to Lagos, Cairo to Dakar, Kinshasa to Kigali, Nairobi to Accra, etc the debate on how Africa should respond to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is raging. At an African regional policy platform, I had expressed some of these (personal) views some weeks ago but have been encouraged by ... Read More »

Mouka continues to add comfort to the lives of its consumers during the Covid19 pandemic.

Mouka has introduced a #stayhomewithMouka campaign to encourage its consumers to stay safe indoors while they enjoy a range of benefits from the brand. Mouka has also teamed up with the online retailer, Konga.com to ensure that their products are delivered safely to the doorstep of consumers. During this period, consumers are spending more time in bed and Mouka intends ... Read More »

Coronavirus: Go home for 3 months Airport hotel tells staff

The management of Airport Hotel has directed all its staff to proceed on a three months forced leave without pay in reaction to the downturn of business due to the global ravaging COVID-19. This is even as the Organised Labour has vowed to resist the action which it considered unconstitutional. The Hotel management in a letter dated 21/04/2020 and signed ... Read More »

OBASA PREACHES COMPASSION AT RAMADAN.

The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly and Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa has urged Muslims in particular and Nigerians, in general, to be more compassionate to the less privileged and to imbibe the act of selfless service to humanity during this holy month of Ramadan. Obasa in his Ramadan message ... Read More »

Ogun collaborates with Microsoft to design Remote Learning System for its Education sector.

The ogun state Government wishes to inform parents, Guardian, teachers, learners and the general public that in furtherance of its bid to rejuvenate its education sector, the ogun state government will commence central learning virtual platform for teachers, school and Education Leaders and Students in the state. This solution, deployed by an accredited Microsoft Education Global Training Partner in the ... Read More »

The Sun petitions IGP over staff intimidation, harassment by Umahi, Ebonyi CP

Sun Publishing Limited, publishers of The Sun Newspapers, has lodged a formal complaint to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, over the harassment, intimidation and human rights abuses meted out to its correspondent in Abakiliki, Ebonyi State, Mr. Chijioke Agwu, while performing his lawful and constitutional duty as a journalist, by Governo Dave Umahi, in cahoots with the ... Read More »