Following the release of its remarkable audited financial results for 2020, foremost Pan-African financial services conglomerate, United Capital Plc, held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Lagoon Restaurant, Victoria Island, Lagos. At the Annual General Meeting, which was held by proxy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company presented its financial…
Heritage Bank Plc has joined the rest of the globe to celebrate the World Water Day 2021 with plans to assist a community in dire need of clean water by installing a bore hole. The theme for this year’s WWD 2021 is “Valuing Water,” which focuses on the importance of freshwater and presses for sustainable…
By Queen Nwabueze One revolution that happened in the public relations ‘sector’ is the reality that there are now Independent PR measurement and evaluation consultancies who can prove Public Relations ROO (Return on Objective) for good. Over the years, measuring the true value of Public Relations has been the biggest challenge for the marketing communicator.…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said it will make use of the Nigeria Immigration Service’s huge database to track drug barons and traffickers anywhere in the world. Chairman/Chief Executive of the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency, General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Comptroller-General of the…
The Niger Delta people are now beginning to witness genuine and practical intervention in their lives and environment as opposed to mere linguistic, lackadaisical and chaotic involvement of past management team, Niger Delta Stakeholders said on Sunday in Uyo. They also praised the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio, for confronting the challenges…
Following the attack and reported attempt on the life of the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom over the weekend, the Inspector-General of Police, M.A Adamu, has ordered full-scale investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The…
By Adewole Kehinde It is no longer news that the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, 17th March, 2021 approved the sum of $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery Company Ltd. Unfortunately, some personalities like Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Gov Nyesom Wike, Activist Aisha Yesufu, Senator Dino Melaye, and Former Gov…
The Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) has been dragged to court for trademark infringement on its Predator energy drink, with a lion insignia in resemblance of the well-liked market leader, a product produced by Rite Foods Limited. In a publication in the ThisDay and Guardian newspapers editions of Friday, 19th of March, 2021, court forms initiating…
Union Bank has released its audited financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2020. The bank’s results for the period show sustained growth in key income lines and significantly improved fundamentals, notwithstanding a constrained operating environment largely due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Union Bank’s investments in technology and building a progressive…
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended the Dangote Group for situating the biggest investment in the country in Lagos State, and for the positive development which the Dangote Oil Refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Complex would bring to Lagos and the Nigerian economy. President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on his part thanked the…