Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the year ended December 31, 2023, achieving a remarkable triple-digit growth of 125% in gross earnings from NGN945.6 billion reported in 2022 to NGN2.132 trillion in 2023. According to the audited financial results for the 2023 financial year presented to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), this impressive triple-digit…
In a country with short-lived corporate excellence and a handful of centenary companies, hitting 130 years is undoubtedly a significant milestone for Nigeria’s premier financial institution, FirstBank. GEOFF IYATSE writes. Experience, they say, comes with age. Nothing else aptly defines the consistent growth of First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) and its consistent reinvention as the conscience…
By Ayomide Otitoju Dr.Afolabi Abiodun Tajudeen, thé special adviser to the Lagos State Governor on political, legislative and civic engagement, has called on all Muslims not to forego the lessons learned in the month of Ramadan. Tajudeen made the appeal during the prayers held on the last day of the holy month, asserting that ‘´Ramadan…
The announcement was made Tuesday (Apr. 9) after a cabinet meeting. Elections were initially scheduled on April 13 before being postponed to April 20. Togo’s parliament voted in late March to transition the nation from a presidential to a parliamentary system. Faced with public outcry, the presidency ordered the constitutional reform back to parliament. In…
The holiday is celebrated by Muslims around the world following the month-long period of fasting which is scheduled each year according to the lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr takes place the day after the new moon is seen at the end of the month of Ramadan. 25-year-old Baraka Imam said she could not contain her excitement…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Tuesday, declared that a tugboat conveying suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, has been by operatives of Tantita Security Services Limited. NNPCL said the tugboat was being escorted by a marine police boat in Rivers State before it was arrested by the security outfit, adding…
Former NFL star O.J. Simpson has passed away at age 76 after a battle with cancer, his family confirmed.A statement posted on his social media accounts reads: “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his…
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology under the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, is dead.Onu, a former governor of Abia State, died after a brief illness in an undisclosed hospital in Nigeria.Recall that the late 72-year-old former minister contested for the presidential flag of the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2023 general election,…
It was gathered that the actor died on Wednesday afternoon during a boat trip for a film production. National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed to Channels Television that the remains of the actor have been deposited at the morgue. He also confirmed that the remains of a crew member were…
