The Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has concluded plans to raise about N500bn starting in July. This was disclosed in a notice of its preliminary prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The banking group is seeking to raise about N500bn via the issuance of its ordinary shares of 50 kobo each. The number…
Mr Wahab Ariyo, a safety officer with the commission, who testified as the fourth prosecution witness in the trial of the school for negligence in the death of one of its students, the late Whitney Adeniran, also disclosed that the school also failed to take a compulsory risk assessment test. In March 2023, the Lagos…
…Thousands throng fair The annual Ecobank “Adire Lagos” exhibition has taken off in grand style with over 100 exhibitors showcasing their wares. The Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC) complex on Victoria Island, Lagos, is the venue for the four-day fair, which began on June 14 and ends on June 17. Originating from Abeokuta in Southwestern…
Euro 2024 marks the return of the competition to its usual four-year cycle after the 2020 event was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Italy are the defending champions, having won the last tournament by beating England in the Euro 2020 final on penalties. Public ticket sales for Euro 2024 started on German Unity…
A Federal High Court in Kano, on Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear the human rights violation case filed by the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and senior councillor, Aminu Dan’agundi, following the reinstatement of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II. The court issued an ex-parte order preventing Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano from…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, discharged the executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, and his fleeing colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from the alleged tax evasion charge preferred against the company by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, discharged and struck out Gambaryan and Anjarwalla’s names from…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Friday, depart Abuja, the nation’s capital, for Lagos State ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir. President Tinubu will observe the Eid-el-Kabir in Lagos State, where he will also spend the Sallah holidays. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said: “The President will mark the occasion in prayers and reflection…
The federal government has declared Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha (Sallah) celebration. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on Friday, June 14, on behalf of the federal government. Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslim Ummah both at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion….
As contained in the final draft of the Resettlement Policy Framework for the Nigeria Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project Scale-UP implemented by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the fund is expected to address the need for better connectivity in rural Nigeria, where 92 million people currently lack access to good roads….
