Leading share registration service provider in Nigeria, Africa Prudential Registrars Plc, held its Annual General Meeting, AGM, in Lagos on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, and from what Aproko247 gathered, it was highly successful. The company, which is a subsidiary of UBA Group, used the occasion to keep its shareholders abreast of the progress made in…
gtbanl ***Reaffirms position as a leading SME global partner Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, has partnered African-focused entrepreneurship accelerator, She Leads Africa (SLA) and the Work in Progress! Alliance (Oxfam and VC4Africa) to launch the She Leads Africa Accelerator, a 3-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of…
A major player in the travel industry, Wings Travel Management, has strengthened its position in the United Kingdom with the acquisition of Grosvenor Travel Management for an undisclosed sum. The two companies joined forces with effect from April 2016 and will continue to trade independently for the rest of the year, with a view…
On Friday April 8, during the bank’s Annual General Meeting, AGM, which was held at the Eko Atlantic Hotel, Lagos, the shareholders of UBA applauded the UBA for its strong financial performance in 2015 despite the difficult operating environment globally. They also approved the board’s recommendation to pay a final dividend of 40 kobo per…
nTel, the latest player in Nigeria’s telecoms business, announced on Friday that it has commenced its phased and commercial operations in two cities; Lagos and Abuja. The company recently acquired NITEL from the Federal Government and it is set to give four other operators already in the market; Glo, MTN, Etisalat and Airtel, a run…
One of the highly diversified financial services providers in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, which is determined to provide cutting-edge, round-the-clock banking services to its teeming customers, has announced the upgrade of its mobile-based banking application, Fidelity Online Banking app. This was made known in a statement from the bank recently. The much improved software application…
The shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc have commended the Board of Directors for an impressive financial year ended December 31, 2015, as they approved a total dividend of N56.5 billion for the period. The Shareholders Group said despite the challenges in the environment and the harsh economy witnessed in the country, the bank posted an…
jkk Ecobank Nigeria Limited has urged the Supreme Court to set aside a Court of Appeal verdict on its winding-up petition against Honeywell Flour Mills Plc over an alleged 3.5billion debt. Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court in Lagos last December 4 froze Honeywell’s accounts following an application by Ecobank’s lawyer, Mr. Kunle…
Olam Nigeria has disclosed that no human fatality was recorded in the inferno that broke out in its factory on Friday afternoon. The company, in a statement issued by its Head, Corporate and Government Relations, Ade Adefeko, said the company’s in-house fire and safety procedures were able to get its employees to safety, which was…
A brand new channel has been launched exclusively on DStv and GOtv. The new channel, Discovery Family, will showcase the best in fun, edutainment programming for the whole family. According to information made available to Aproko247, Discovery Family was launched on DStv channel 136 in Africa on Thursday, March 31, 2016, replacing Discovery World (DStv…