First Bank, FBN Capital Win at EMEA Africa Banking Award
FirstBank and FBN Capital Asset Management, the banking and the investment arms of the FBN Holdings Group have been named the Most Innovative Bank in Africa, and Best Asset Manager…
UBA Wins 5 Awards, Dominates at Annual Banker Awards in London
London, England, November 27, 2014 — United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one of Africa’s largest financial services institutions, swept the global banking awards in London Thursday, winning in five…
Alison-Madueke Elected OPEC’s First Female President
….. Says Shale Oil is a Major Game Changer The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has been elected as the first female President of the Organization of the…
FG to Commence Restoration of Ogoniland Q1 2015
The Federal Government has said that the restoration of Ogoniland will commence in first quarter next year in line with the recommendations of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report…
Tony Elumelu, Orji Kalu Joins Aliko Dangote in Forbes List of Billionaires
For the first time in the four years that FORBES has been tracking Africa’s richest, Nigeria bests South Africa. At the top yet again is cement tycoon Aliko Dangote of…
UBA Commits $1million to the Ebola Fight
Elumelu urges corporate Africa to take up the challenge The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Board Chairman, Tony O Elumelu, has announced the donation of $1million, to assist the fight…
Dangote contributes $3 million to the African Union’s Ebola Fund
Africa Union’s efforts at containing the dreaded Ebola virus in West Africa has been boosted with the Dangote Foundation pledging a sum of $3 million to a fund established by…
Dangote Drops Cement Price to N1000 per Bag
In a move that will raise the stakes in the rapidly evolving Nigerian cement market, leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has announced huge cuts in the price of the…
Standardization: Block Moulders Commend Dangote Cement
Block Moulders nationwide have lauded the leading role being played by Dangote Cement Plc in enlightening the stakeholders in the building and construction industry on the standardization of cement and…
FirstBank Sustains Support for Nigeria Association of the Blind on White Cane Day
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has again demonstrated its commitment to providing inclusion, advocacy and public enlightenment for blind and visually impaired persons in the country through its consistent support…