Cadbury Finance Director in Nigeria, Ogaga Ologe resigns Cadbury Nigeria Plc, a food, sweets and drink company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria has announced the resignation of Ogaga Ologe as its finance director which will be effective on July 22, 2024. This is according to a statement released[Read More…]
Union Bank Achieves Another Milestone; Attains MSECB ISO 27001:2022, 20000-1:2018 and 22301 Certifications Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s foremost and most trusted financial institutions, has announced another significant achievement with its attainment of the MSECB management system certifications in ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 22301:2019, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018. The Bank was[Read More…]
CBN directs banks to charge 0.5% cybersecurity levy The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to implement a 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy on transactions. This is contained in a circular signed by Chibuzor Efobi, director of payments system management and Haruna Mustafa, director of[Read More…]
Ikeja Electric adds 19 new Band A feeders to communities Hours after slashing the tariff for Band A customers who get between 20-24 hours of electricity supply daily, Ikeja Electric has added more communities to the Band A network. The regions Incorporated into Band A of the Disco network[Read More…]
NERC Unbundles TCN, sets up new system operator The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has unbundled the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with the establishment of the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO). NERC made this known in an Order dated April 30, 2023 and[Read More…]
Transcorp Group delivers impressive Q1 2024 performance, sustains revenue growth of 173% and PBT of N45bn Transnational Corporation Plc (“Transcorp” or the “Group”), Nigeria’s leading, listed conglomerate with investment in the Power, Hospitality, and Energy sectors, has announced impressive Q1 financial results for the period ended March 31, 2024. In[Read More…]
FG to give Dangote Refinery full Operating licence The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it will soon grant the Dangote refinery a valid licence to operate fully in the country. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed, disclosed this at the[Read More…]
FG to harness Nuclear energy for electricity generation The Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) in partnership with the Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, are in plans to deploy nuclear technology to strengthen electricity generation in Nigeria. Yusuf-Aminu Ahmed, chairman of NAEC,[Read More…]
Fidelity Bank records a 120.1% growth in PBT to N39.5bn in Q1 2024 In line with its upward growth trajectory, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has posted an impressive 120.1% growth in Profit Before Tax from N17.9bn at the end of Q1 2023 to N39.5bn for Q1[Read More…]
NDIC Raises Depositors Coverage for Banks from N500,000 to N5m The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced the increase of the Maximum Deposit Insurance Coverage for banks operating within the country. At a media briefing held in Abuja, NDIC’s Managing Director, Bello Hassan, revealed the new coverage benchmarks. The[Read More…]
