The Companion, an association of Muslim men in business and the professions, is billed to hold this year’s edition of its annual business seminar on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the University of Lagos Conference Centre. With ‘Sustainable Export Trade for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises: Opportunities and Challenges’ as its theme, the seminar will…
Pan Africa financial services group, United Bank for Africa Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter of 2016 showing gross earnings of N74 billion and profit before tax of N18 billion for the three months ended March 2016. The Group sustained its strong profitability, recording an annualized 20% return on average equity…
The Management of Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, recently made a courtesy call to one of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Unity Bank. During the visit, the management of NSE met with management of Unity Bank at its new head office in Lagos. MD/CEO of Unity Bank, Mrs Tomi Somefun, was on ground to receive…
The online service that brings all the shows to be watched anytime, DStv Now, has been made bigger and better with the addition of over 20 new channels. This brings the total number of live channels to over 40, the company disclosed. DStv Now delivers access to live channels with sport, movies, series, and also…
It was an exciting evening on Saturday, April 9, 2016 as staff of pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc gathered at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria, to celebrate the bank’s staff that have performed exceptionally well in the 2015 financial year. It is a tradition that the bank…
***Holds 54th AGM In recognition of its excellent risk management practices, Sterling Bank was conferred with the award for the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Banking and Investment Services category of the Nigeria Risk Awards, NRA, for 2015. The Award was presented to the Bank last weekend at Nigerian Economic and Social Risks Summit…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has been dragged before the Tax Appeal Tribunal by a Swiss-based oil company, Trafigura Beheer B.V. The firm wants the Tribunal to declare that a company not registered in Nigeria cannot file tax returns to FIRS. Trafigura, an oil company, was engaged in oil business transactions with Pipelines and…
Leading pay-TV company in Africa, DStv, has concluded plans to give its subscribers juicy rewards for their loyalty. This, Aproko247 learnt, will be done via its Open Week, where a buffet of 36 premium channels will be made available to Compact Plus, Compact, Family and Access subscribers April 14-21, 2016, at no extra charge. The…
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…