In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use of the card to carry-out…
The Lagos State Government says it is collaborating with the Lagos Urban Development Initiative (LUDI) to observe the first ever ‘Car Free Day’ in Lagos on Sunday. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said this in a statement through the Deputy Director, Public Affairs Unit of the Ministry, Bolanle Ogunlola, in Lagos on…
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) says the gas leak at its facility in Bayelsa State has been brought under control. This is contained in a statement by a spokesperson of the company, Domenica Spina, on Friday The company stated that the line had been depressurised and was currently being repaired. Agip said it was…
The Federal Government has announced the arrest of 210 suspects in its efforts to combat crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, gave the figure on Friday in Port-Harcourt after undertaking an aerial assessment of some hotspots along the Right of Way of the Trans-Niger Pipeline. The…
Oil prices fell on Friday amid demand fears fuelled by rising interest rates and a stronger dollar. Brent crude, global oil benchmark, fell 3.10 percent to $87.81 a barrel at 12.37 GMT+1 — first time since January 2022 US West Texas Intermediate also fell over 3 percent to $80.64 a barrel. The development came as…
Phase one of the launch will cover certain parts of Lagos and Nigeria The historic launch is set to provide *consumers and enterprises with innovative 5G applications Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and MTN Nigeria have reached a historic milestone with the successful launch of 5G services. This landmark deal is the result of a fruitful collaboration…
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited (“PZL”) has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31st December 2021, recording a 75% growth in profit after tax (PAT) of ₦1.13b compared to the ₦646m recorded in the corresponding period in 2020. The results, which was approved by the Board of Directors of Prudential Zenith and…
…impacts over 700,000 pupils, 1,665 primary schools across Nigeria other necessary materials. It also offered academic rewards for the Best Students through Lafarge Africa National Literacy Competition to reward best students in the Country. Confirming the educational interventions extended to the communities, Mr. TajudeenAkintokun a resident of one of the host communities in Ewekoro, Ogun…
Who should corporate responsibility and sustainability lessons be taken from? Some companies are still unclear about the concept but latching onto the sustainability mantra anyway, because it has become a marketing buzzword for business? Or a company through whose creed and deeds, over the many decades it has been around, people can see corporate responsibility…
