UBA Emerges African Bank of the Year at The Bankers Awards 2017

***Emerges First Nigerian BankSo Honoured Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has once again proven its leadership on the continent, as the Banker Magazine crowned UBA the “African Bank of the Year 2017”. This Banker Award is premier for Nigeria, as it marks the first time a Nigerian-headquartered bank will be wining…

NTDC Workers Protest, Say ‘Folly Coker Treats Us Like Slaves’

It is already getting hotter for Lagos big boy, Foluronsho Folarin Coker, who was appointed some months ago as the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC. This week, precisely on Wednesday, November 29, workers of his agency staged a peaceful protest at the NTDC office in Abuja and one thing they demanded for…

Alakija, Fashola, Others Inspire Women At Flourish Africa Conference

Folorunso Alakija, one of a handful of successful female entrepreneurs on the continent listed as one of Forbes most powerful women in the world, attended the Africa conference. The 66-year-old business magnate has persistently championed the causes of women in Nigeria from her work with widows and orphans through the Rose of Sharon Foundation which…

How Lagos Banker Tortured Wife To Death In Presence Of 5-Year Old Son

It was a horrific scene for a five-year old boy when his father allegedly tortured his mother while he looked on unable to save her. According to Punch, the boy narrated to security operatives how his father used machete and an insecticide to kill his mother, 28 , identified as Maureen. The incident reportedly took…