Category: Business

Transcorp Shareholders to Receive N717m Dividend

Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced its Audited Financial Statements for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The results published on the Nigerian Group Exchange showed a 114% growth in Revenue to N21.74bn from N10.16bn as of December 2020,  while Gross Profit rose by 143 % to N16.23bn from N6.67bn. The Company’s results show an impressive growth in its…

Stanbic IBTC Stockbroking Zero Account Opening Campaign Drives Market Participation

Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has introduced the Stanbic IBTC Stockbroking Zero Account Opening campaign to help drive local participation in the capital market. The campaign, the company said, is targeted at removing the limitations to equity investment and providing investment opportunities that would attract the influx of new…

Dangote Cement Proposes Dividend Of ₦20 Per Share

Dangote Cement’s commitment to environmental disclosures and sustainability is yielding the desired results with Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) raising its rating from C to B- even as it proposes a dividend of N20 per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. The CDP is an international non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom which…

VFD Group Acquires Majority Stake in Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)

In alignment with its strategic vision of building Africa’s first diverse business ecosystem, industry-agnostic Investment Company, VFD Group Plc, has recently acquired a 5% stake in the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) – making VFD Group one of its majority shareholders. The NGX Group Plc is a leading integrated market infrastructure in Africa that services the…

Fidelity Bank Restates Support for CBN FX Repatriation Push

Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading Nigerian bank, has reaffirmed its commitment to actively support the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) efforts to achieve its goal of $200 billion in Foreign Exchange (FX) repatriation from non-oil exports over the next five years. The Executive Director, Northern Businesses, Fidelity Bank Plc, Hassan Imam made this known on…

Valentine Season: Polaris Bank Excites Customers with Mouthwatering Rewards

Polaris Bank has announced plans to delight its existing and new customers this Valentine season with a series of mouthwatering rewards. The Bank announced this over the weekend through its Group Head, Strategic Brand Management, Mr. Nduneche Ezurike, while intimating the general public about its Valentine Campaign tagged “Valentine Purple Love Season.” Mr. Ezurike said…

50,000 Youths to Receive Free Shares in Top Performing Nigerian Companies

Sterling Bank PLC; a leading commercial bank in Nigeria and Africa’s Most Agile Company, has chosen to celebrate this year’s Valentine season by gifting 50,000 young customers with an audacious bouquet of stocks in 14 of the top performing equities currently listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. With the Valentine-4-A-Lifetime campaign, Sterling is giving the…