Category: Business

UBA Delivers Stellar Performance in HY 2017, Grows Profit by 66%

The Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced its audited half year financial results ended June 30, 2017, showing remarkable performance across major metrics. UBA grew its gross earnings for the period by 34.5 percent to N222.7 billion, as against N165.6 billion reported in June 2016. This impressive performance, which reflects the strong…

Elumelu Tasks Leaders on Lasting Legacies for Coming Generation

The Nigerian military has been applauded for their zeal and commitment towards ensuring the protection of Nigeria’s territorial integrity and the fight against insurgency in some parts of the country. The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu gave the commendation while delivering a lecture on Tuesday at the Armed  –  -Forces Command and…

Nigeria’s Mutual Funds Elicit Increased Interest Locally, Internationally—Okolo

Against the backdrop of increased interest and investments in Mutual Funds in Nigeria, Nigeria’s Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that total Asset Under Management (AUM) of mutual funds in Nigeria topped N300 billion for the first time ever. This has been attributed to various factors not excluding the current state of the economy, stock…

Diamondxtra Season 9: Diamond Bank To Create More Winners With Xtraordinary Draws

A whopping N600 million has been set aside by Diamond Bank Plc to reward its loyal customers in the DiamondXtra Season 9 bonanza. Activities planned for the season include extra ordinary draws that will produce 3164 lucky winners throughout Q3 2017. According to information made available to the press, the Bank stated that in the…

Airtel Unveils Home Broadband Service to Deepen Internet Connectivity

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has unveiled its Home Broadband Service in line with its commitment to deepen Internet connectivity as well as empower telecoms consumers to share data with a number of people without worrying about cost and other limitations. The new Airtel Home Broadband delivers superfast broadband service via data terminals such…