… Receives Recognition for Women’s Empowerment & Leadership By Ayomide Otitoju In recognition of its outstanding performance in gender inclusion and diversity within its ranks, the leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company, Lafarge Africa Plc., has been presented with the Company Board Gender Diversity Award at the Nigeria2Equal Gender Leader Awards. The company also received…
Awori indigenes of Ojo Kingdom have cautioned indigenes of Iba to stop laying claim to the ownership of the land on which the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo campus is sited.They asserted that the large expanse of land belongs to their forefathers and has not been ceded to any other kingdom or individuals.The assertion was…
Most NATO members stand together with Ukraine and the alliance’s upcoming Lithuania summit must confirm Kyiv is a de facto member, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says. He also indicated on Monday that further pledges of arms supplies for Ukraine in its war with Russia will be forthcoming at the Vilnius gathering.“The majority of the alliance stands…
Access Bank Plc has received accorded the best “Company Leadership in Gender Diversity” award; Family-Friendly Workplace Excellence award, and Gender Equality Champion award at the Gender Leader Awards (GLA).The bank also received a special recognition for its efforts in advancing women empowerment and leadership.The Awards, organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Nigerian…
First Bank of Nigeria, FBN Holdings Plc, has confirmed that Barbican Capital Limited, an affiliate of Honeywell Group has purchased an additional 4,777,269,84 of its shares to take its stake to 13.3%.Capital market operators who confided in Vanguard noted that this movement might bring back Oba Otudeko, who is the chairman of Honeywell Group back…
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited has said its profit after tax rose by 18 per cent as of the end of December 31, 2022. In a statement, the firm said PZL celebrated 175 years, and the parent company’s eight Prudential Plc subsidiaries in Africa. “During the period, PZL registered 18 per cent growth in profit…
he Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has extended the deadline for the submission of company income tax returns for 2023 year of assessment (YOA) till August 31, 2023. Initially, the deadline for filing of the returns was June 30. In a notice released on Monday, Muhammad Nami, FIRS executive chairman, said the extension is in…
oreign investors overlooked 28 states as the value of capital importation into Nigeria grew by 6.78 percent in the first quarter of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The total capital imported stood at $1.13 billion, up from the $1.06 billion recorded in Q4 2022. According to the NBS report, the 28…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says Air Peace delayed the highest number of domestic flights in the first quarter of 2023. The aviation authority made this known in a report on international and domestic flight operations. Of the 18,288 domestic flights in Q1 2023, 10,128 were delayed, representing 55 percent and 284 (1.55 percent)…
