***To Air Euro 2016 and Rio 2016 live DStv has announced plans to broadcast live the 2016 Euro tournament taking place in France and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. For the duration of both tournaments, Euro 2016 will be available on SS11 (channel 231) and SS 12 (channel 232), while the Olympics will…
Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been announced as the ‘2016 Most Innovative Bank in Africa’ by African Banker Magazine at the prestigious African Banker Awards which took place on the sidelines of the AfDB annual meeting on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 in Lusaka, Zambia Now in its 10th year, The African…
Ahead of the Children’s Day celebration on May 27, Heritage Bank has launched, The Protector, a comic book to deepen financial literacy among school children. The initiative is a fall-out of the declaration of May as “Children Banking Month” by the bank. The project, according to the bank, is in recognition of the pivotal role…
Pan African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has partnered Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce company and Innovectives Nigeria Limited to create a seamless delivery and payment system by integrating mobile point of sale solution into Konga’s delivery system. Mobile POS, mPOS, which is powered by UBA PLC and MasterCard, will make it easier…
The 2016 Promasidor Quill Awards will hold on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos. Winners of the different categories of the 4th Season of the Awards will be unveiled at the event. The categories are: Best Report on Children and Nutrition, Brand Advocate of the Year; Best CSR and Industry…
Guaranty Trust Bank plc last Thursday announced the redemption of the outstanding portion of the $500 million Eurobond Notes due May 19, 2016. In February 2016, GTBank successfully issued a Cash Tender Offer to repurchase any and all the outstanding $500 million 7.5% Eurobond Notes due May 2016 as part of its effective liability management…
Zenith Bank Plc and the French Development Agency (Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), operator of France’s bilateral development finance mechanism, over the weekend in Abuja, signed a US$100m power sector credit facility to boost new investments in the capital expenditures of Distribution Companies (DISCOS). The signing of the facility which took place in the inner…
USAF Global Business Development, a US based organization that provides leadership guidance and business techniques of success, will be holding a seminar in Lagos, Nigeria come June 18, 2016 at the prestigious Sheraton Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. The event is tagged ‘An evening with the world’s most forward thinking innovators.’ Speakers at the seminar will…
**Sends Consumers To Etihad Stadium In fulfilment of its promise to send consumers to the Etihad Stadium to watch the training and games of Manchester City football club, PZ Cussons on Friday at the Justrite Supermarket, Abule Egba, Lagos, conducted the draws in which two consumers won two tickets for an all-expense trip to the…
Sterling Bank has continued to demonstrate its commitment to rewarding excellence, hardwork and dedication, and boosting productivity among staff as it announced the promotion of 566 staff. The Bank in a statement signed by its Managing Director and Chief Executive, Yemi Adeola and made available to our reporter explained that the promotion exercise which cut…