Month: October 2019

Transcorp Records N6.7bn Profit After Tax in Q3; Maintains A Positive Revenue Outlook

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) yesterday announced its financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2019. Highlights of the result show the Group recorded a Gross revenue of N58.28bn and posted a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N7.36bn for the period under review. Total Assets increased from N297.14bn as of FY 2018…

Lagos SCID Trains Police Officers On Community Engagement

In addition to efforts of the Nigeria Police Force and Lagos Police Command to further strengthen Community Policing and ensure maximum safety of lives and properties in the state, the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Lagos on Monday trained police officers on community engagement and security services. The one-day workshop, which was approved by the…

Stanbic IBTC Graduates 16th Batch Of Trainees

As part of its youth empowerment and socio-economic drive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of the Standard Bank Group, recently graduated the 16th batch of Graduate Trainees. Stanbic IBTC’s Graduate Trainee programme is a scheme which recruits talented young Nigerians, who are either straight out of school or have minimal work experience. They are…

Expert Advises Nigerians as Mouka ‘Walks For Wellness And Health’

A medical practitioner, Dr Zubair Abdullahi has advised Nigerians to take the issue of their personal health seriously as Mouka, the nation’s leading mattress manufacturing company staged a health walk around Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, to sensitize its staff and Nigerians on wellbeing as part of activities marking its 60th anniversary in Nigeria. Abdullahi explained…

PHOTOS: Buhari, Heritage Bank, Zamfara, Others Discuss Solid Mineral Development

In a bid to boost the nation’s economic growth, Heritage, Zamfara State Government and the Pan African Capital, at the just concluded Russian-African Summit in Sochi, Russia, held a meeting to brief President Muhammadu Buhari on the African Export Import Bank cooperation with Zamfara on solid minerals development put together by the two aforementioned financial…

GTBank Removes All Bank Charges For Young Undergraduates On GTCRea8 Account Product

If you are an undergraduate, between the ages of 16-25, then you can now bank for free with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank). The leading, youth-focused, financial institution has announced that it will cover all charges on transfers, USSD transactions and bank alerts for holders of its GTCrea8 Account, a bespoke banking product for young undergraduates…

Zenith Bank/NFF Future Eagles Put Hungary To Sword At 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup In Brazil

Almost all the impact players for the Golden Eaglets in Saturday night’s 4-2 defeat of Hungary in the opening match of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament in Brazil are products of the annual Zenith Bank/NFF Future Eagles Championships, including the goal scorers. The competition, sponsored by NFF’s partner, Zenith Bank Plc, was launched…

Duncan Mighty in Fraud Mess

Port Harcourt-based Nigerian music act, Duncan Mighty, has been accused of defrauding an up and coming artiste, Amaechi Perfect Gideon otherwise known as M2, who he allegedly signed for a fee, but failed to honour his (Duncan Mighty) part of the deal. Recall that two days ago, the self-acclaimed Port Harcourt First Son claimed in…

ICCROM Launches 31st General Assembly Wednesday

The 31st General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), which coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Centre, will be launched at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday the 30th October 2019 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The event will conclude on Thursday the 31st…