(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Michael Yigao, Managing Director, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Ltd, says the 15 Chinese medical experts that arrived in the country on April 8 are in the company’s care. Yigao made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja while reacting to questions raised by the media and opposition parties on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has upgraded its mobile banking application, introducing lots of exciting and interactive features to aid banking, whilst allowing customers to perform unlimited transactions with simple taps on their mobile phones. The award winning innovative bank which was the first to launch its chat […]
… As New Employees Commend Corporation for Transparent Recruitment Process (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has urged the newly recruited Graduate Trainees (GTs) to join hands with other staff in building the corporation to become the National Oil Company (NOC) of choice, urging […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – States that have not benefited from medical facilities and infrastructure support from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and her partners in the ongoing intervention initiative have no cause to worry. The corporation’s Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, stated that the National Oil Company’s coordinated support would eventually reach them, explaining […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of Persecondnews, a transnational online newspaper, headquartered in U.S. with a national office in Abuja, has announced the appointments of top management and editorial staff as part efforts to strengthen its operations. Mr Akinsola Olakunle Ayodele has been named theManaging Editor of the organization, while Stella Igwe-Adesoga, is the new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pan African Financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again given its loyal customers reason to cheer as it rewarded 100 loyal customers with N100,000 each in the UBA Bumper account draw. The draw, which took place at the UBA Head office on Tuesday, was held via the Facebook platform in strict […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, will host a virtual SME Business Clinic to provide insightful information on how SMEs can better manage the financial activities of their businesses. The clinic which is scheduled to hold via Microsoft Teams by 11 am on Thursday, 7 […]
Dangote Foundation Engages Laboratory to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test per Day in Kano (AFRRICAN EXAMINER) – The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavor of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up a 400 test/day capacity laboratory in Kano State. 54Gene is accredited by […]
Fidelity Bank Holds AGM, Grosses N6.6bn in Q1 Profits (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fidelity Bank has reassured that it will continue to take measures that will ensure the safety of customers, staff and other stakeholders during this period. This reassurance was given on Thursday during the bank’s 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos. Speaking at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reports have surfaced that one of the leading Nigeria’s commercial bank, Access Bank is planning to cut workers’ salaries to avoid job losses amid the ravaging coronavirus. A report online by Bloomberg says the salary cuts are expected to start from May unless business conditions improve quoting anonymous sources. However, the bank has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 1,000 graduate trainees recently recruited by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) are to assume duty Monday 4 May, 2020, a release by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, has stated. The trainees are to assume duty first, virtually while the corporation monitors the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Royal Dutch Shell RDSa cuts its dividend for the first time in 80 years and suspended the next tranche of its share buyback programme following the collapse in global oil demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Executive Ben van Beurden said this in a statement issued on Thursday in London. “Given […]
… Shareholders ratify N1.00 Total Dividend (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leading African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) held its Annual General Meeting virtually by proxy on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 – a first in UBA’s seventy-one year history. The meeting, which had in attendance shareholders, management and staff members, together with representatives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FirstBank of Nigeria has confirmed that a member of its staff died of the corona virus in Kano state main branch. This confirmation was contained in a public statement issued on Saturday and made available to African Examiner. The statement reads in full: “FirstBank mourns as we confirm the loss of our […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) Plc has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2020, showing double-digit improvement across all its major income lines. The bank leveraged on modest growth in both interest and non-interest income as well as increased efficiency to deliver […]
… As Vandalism of NNPC Pipelines Spikes (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria recorded crude oil and gas export sale of $434.85million in January, 2020, an increase of 94.30 per cent pitched against the December 2019 figures, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) Monthly Financial and Operations Report, released today, in Abuja has stated. The statement by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is aimed at restoring sanity and prudence in the management of the Commission and will ensure the rapid development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking while handing over the preliminary report and documents of the verification exercise to the lead consultants of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In this COVID-19 era where movement is restricted in some major parts of the world – including Nigeria – with many Banks and business reengineering efforts to improve the adaptability of their customers to electronic ways of carrying out business, Firstmonie Agents, an agent banking initiative from First Bank of Nigeria Limited […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -,The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus, noting that the reality of the situation at hand was such that efforts must be put together with no stone left unturned in dealing with the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Says Action Hampers Deployment of Technology to Boost Electricity, Slash Consumer Bills (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Engineer, Kenechukwu Agu, has lamented his inability to deploy a modern technology that could boost revenue for electricity distribution companies and slash the electricity bills (tariff) for consumers in Nigeria. He explained that he was unable to deploy the […]
