The board of Airtel Africa has proposed a final dividend of $3.27 per share for the year ending March 2024. Trust News Africa gathered that the telecoms giant will be paying $13.39bn dividend for the period under review, according to its audited annual reports filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday. The firm had…
Access Bank and MasterCard have partnered to boost cross-border payments with a unified money movement solution, enabling businesses and consumers to send and receive international payments to and from over 150 countries. This was revealed to by Trust News Africa that the partners at the launch of the solution, which would run on the Access…
The couple arrived Friday in the Nigerian capital Abuja where they visited a school to open an event on mental health for students there.Greeted by a drum and dance group from the Igbo ethnic group, Prince Harry and Megan toured the Lightway Academy where they were welcomed by pupils.“If you take anything away from today,…
Trust News Africa gathered that the Lagos-Kano narrow gauge rail line will begin services soon It was reported that during the visit of the Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, to the project site in Kano State on Thursday. The contractors, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, disclosed that the line had been successfully linked to the…
The Dr Asue Ighodalo and Osarodion Ogie Campaign Council for the Edo 2024 Gubernatorial election wishes to express strong disapproval of actions that tend to insinuate any form of disrespect for the highly revered person of Oba Ewuare II , Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, and the Royal throne of the Great Palace. We are…
Former aviation minister, Osita Chidoka, has asked President Bola Tinubu to suspend the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal road project. Trust News Africa reports that the Federal Government recently started the construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal road, which is being done by Hitech Construction Company Ltd. The road project has attracted considerable criticism from Nigerians, with many questioning the…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has recommended that Nigeria’s government mandate global crypto trading platforms to register or secure licenses before commencing operations in the country. This recommendation was outlined in the IMF’s most recent staff report, unveiled on Thursday, subsequent to the conclusion of its 2024 Article IV consultation with Nigeria The report suggested…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reported a significant interception at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Trust News Africa reports that between January and April this year, officers seized fake $1.2 million notes, 148 drones, and five cryptocurrency machines. The confiscated items were handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and…
Former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on June 13 in the corruption charges against him. Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday shortly after the request for suspension of trial by…
