Category: National/Politics

Lawmakers Directs LASTMA, Others To Clear Traffic Gridlock At Okokomaiko Axis

The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed relevant government agencies to as a matter of urgency put in place measues to eradicate the excruciating traffic on the LASU-Iyana Iba-Alaba-Volkswagen-Okokomaiko road. This was the decision taking at the plenary session of the Assembly on Tuesday. The relevant government agencies covered by this directive are: the…

Obabori Wins Courier Personality Award

Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Red Star Express Plc, Sola Obabori, has been named the Courier Personality of the year at the 9th edition of the ‘Beacon of Information and Communication Technology’ award organized by foremost ICT Weekly news publication, CommunicationWeek. According to organizers, the award is “merit-centric and designed to reward…

UBA Group Starts Strong In 2017, Grows Profits By 41% In First Quarter

***Its African subsidiaries wax stronger, contributing 35% of earnings The Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has released its unaudited first quarter results, showing significant growth across major income lines. Following a sterling performance in 2016 financial year, UBA Group delivered another impressive 41% percent year-on-year growth in profit-before-tax in the first…