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United Capital shareholders approve N4.2bn dividends
Nigerian Stock Exchange By Nkiruka Nnorom Shareholders of United Capital Plc have approved the payment of N4.2 billion, translating to 70 kobo per share dividend earlier recommended by the Board
Economic Reforms Chief: Alex Okoh’s Four-year Term Renewed By President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the appointment of Mr Alexander Ayoola Okoh as the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) for a second term of four years
Exclusive Interview with CEO Stanbic IBTC Holdings Demola Sogunle
Dr Demola Sogunle, CEO of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, spoke to the Global Business Report about their 2020 Earnings performance where they increased net profit by 10.9% in 2020. The
Developing countries losing $1trn annually to illicit financial flow – NEITI
…CAC opens register for company’s real owners By Obas Esiedesa THE Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji has disclosed that developing countries
Oil prices fall on demand worries
Stock photo of an offshore oil rig“Without natural capital accountability GDP growth is meaningless’ Oil prices fell over one per cent on Thursday amid persistent demand worries as Europe faces
Former Access Bank CEO Aig-Imoukhuede Says Nigeria’s Insurance, Asset Management Sectors Must Be Transformed
The immediate past Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has stressed the need for the transformation of the insurance and asset management sectors in order to
Again, Nigerian Court Nullifies Securities Commission’s Removal of Oando Directors
A Federal High court sitting in Kano on Thursday overruled the removal of directors of Oando Plc by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In the ruling, it stated that
Shippers’ Council tasks BOAN on standard barges
By Godfrey Bivbere & Providence Adeyinka maritime Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC has implored barge operators under the aegis of Barge Operators Association of Nigeria, BOAN, to avoid substandard barges in
NPA hands over shipyard to NIMASA for floating dock
By Godfrey Bivbere MARITIME The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, is set to relinquish its shipyard to the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, NIMASA, for hosting of the Agency’s modular floating
‘Nigeria’s natural resource export shrinking economy’
Minister of State for of Science and Technology, Mohammed Abdullahi has advocated a synergy among the government, industry and academia to diversify the economy. The post ‘Nigeria’s natural resource export
