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Thursday, March 8th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arguing that deliberate misinformation to the public on major governmental policies and programmes has the capacity to attract international opprobrium on the global image of Nigeria and misdirect millions of Nigeria children to glamourize lying, a group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to fire his […]
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
Photo: Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal in a handshake with the Managing Director/CEO of UBA Plc, Mr. Ken Uzoka at Sokoto Government House. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The prevailing interest rate charged by banks is hurting small businesses in the country and should be reviewed downwards to enhance growth and economic stability, Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Waziri […]
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Sunday, March 4th, 2018
Photo: Photo: (L-R) Donor of the building, Aliko Dangote; Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Badaru. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The business educational development of Northern Nigeria took a new turn at the weekend when the renowned businessman, Aliko DANGOTE donated a N1.2 billion ultra-modern business school edifice to the […]
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Friday, March 2nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – European Union EU officials have confirmed they will respond “firmly” if US President Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan for steep global duties on metals. EU trade chiefs are considering slapping 25 per cent tariffs on around $3.5bn of imports from the US. World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said: […]
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Thursday, March 1st, 2018
Photo: Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA Plc, Kennedy Uzoka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a pan-African banking group and China Development Bank (CDB), the world’s largest development finance institution, on February 27, 2018 announced the signing of a letter of intent for $100 million seven-year to finance the development of small and […]
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Thursday, March 1st, 2018
…Promises to End Rice Importation (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Dangote Rice Outgrower Scheme in Jigawa State reached a turning point yesterday when the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote laid a foundation stone for the construction of a multi-billion Naira rice processing mill in Hadin, Jigawa state. The mill with capacity to process 16 metric […]
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
Photo: Sitting from L: DG, Global Cooperation Department – Americas and Africa, China Development Bank(CDB), Mr Jin Tao and GMD/CEO, UBA Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka. Standing: President of CDB, Mr. Zheng Zhijie and Chairman of UBA Plc, Mr Tony Elumelu —- (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a pan-African banking group and China […]
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Photo: Photo: Commissioning of Pedestrian Bridge at Usmanu Danfodiyo University 1: L-R: ED, North, UBA, Ibrahim Puri; VC, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Prof Abdu Zuru; GMD/CEO, UBA Plc, Kennedy Uzoka; Sokoto State SSG, Prof. Bashir Garba; and representative of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Kabiru Usman. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility Arm […]
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely two months after First Bank of Nigeria Limited celebrated the one year anniversary of FirstGem, its lifestyle offering for women, the Bank has announced the launch of a website specifically designed to build a virtual community of like-minded women in order to encourage interactions among them, whilst importantly focusing on key […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson on Saturday demanded that more oil blocs should be given to the oil-producing areas because they are “the ancestral properties of Niger Delta.” He also called on the multinational oil colonies to heed the directive by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) to relocate […]
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Photo: President, Dangote Industries, Aliko Dangote (L); Managing Director, AG-Dangote Construction Company Limited; and Acting Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Engr, Abdullahi Sule, on the road inspection of Apapa-Wharf Road under construction (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has assured that the Apapa Port Wharf concrete road currently under construction […]
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Thursday, February 8th, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the queue for Premium Motor Spirit PMS fuel resurfaces in some cities across the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has programmed to bring in two cargoes of petrol per day for the rest of February 2018 to boost supply. Each of the two cargoes according […]
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Thursday, February 1st, 2018
… Sponsors the GTR West Africa Trade & Finance Conference 2018 Photo: (L-R) – Ikenna Egbukole, Head, Structured Trade and Commodity Finance, First Bank of Nigeria Limited; Rupert Cutler, Moderator; Geraid Ikem, Divisional Head Treasury & International Banking, FCMB; Hope Yongo, Supervising Head, Specialized Business, Credit Insurance & Guarantee Department, Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM); Portia Gumbo-Dube, […]
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr. Tony Elumelu, has stressed the need for global organisations and multinational institutions to support the much-needed growth in the African continent; adding that ultimately, such growth will affect the world positively. Elumelu, who pointed this out on […]
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Monday, January 22nd, 2018
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The gap between the super-rich and the rest of the world was said to be widened last year, leaving a small minority continued to own wealth. Oxfam made the submission in its latest global richest report. The firm has produced similar reports for the past five years; including the 2017 […]
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Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In order to maintain its leading edge in banking technology, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has upgraded its Internet Banking Solution, FirstOnline, with improved features to promote and safeguard the electronic banking experience of customers vis-à-vis payment efficiency, versatility and productivity in their business transaction. The user friendly and secure internet banking […]
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Monday, January 8th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it plans to hire more than 8,000 people in 2018, the latest step in a relentless push for growth at one of Europe’s largest carriers. Taking into account workers leaving the company, a Lufthansa spokesman told AFP that the net effect of the hiring spree would […]
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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was another night of reward, with FirstBank showcasing the strength of its brand by winning two of the three awards up for grab in the keenly contested Nigerian Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) 2017 Annual Dinner and Awards Night held at the Federal Palace Hotel on the 14th of December 2017. FirstBank […]
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Monday, December 18th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Management of Dangote Group over the weekend accused BUA of engaging in illegal mining of limestone deposited in its Mining Lease No. 2541, located in a boundary town of Oguda/Ubo in Okene Kogi State. Dangote’s Executive Director, Mr. Devakumar Edwin frowned at the media war, instigated by BUA against the Dangote Group, […]
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Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imagine a walking, talking ATM. No it is not a machine, Firstmonie agents are humans like you, except you can now perform a majority of your banking transactions with them without stepping into a banking hall. With this bespoke channel, FirstBank is committed to empowering individuals without bank accounts and bridging the […]
