Stanbic IBTC Trustees wins Diamond Award for Customer Focus at 2025 West Africa Innovation Awards
Stanbic IBTC Trustees wins Diamond Award for Customer Focus at 2025 West Africa Innovation Awards L-R: Ladipo Ogunlesi, Investor Relations Manager, BUA Cement Plc, presents the Diamond Award for Customer Service Excellence – Most Customer-Focused Trust and Investment Company of the Year (Nigeria) to Emi Agaba-Oloja, Chief Executive Designate, Stanbic IBTC Trustees and Oluwaferanmi Olorunleke, Head, Estate Planning, Stanbic IBTC Trustees, during the 2025 West Africa Innovation Awards held recently at the Watercress Hotel, Lagos. Stanbic IBTC Tr…
Sterling Bank Takes Sides with Nigerians… … Eliminates bank transfer fees
Sterling Bank Takes Sides with Nigerian … Eliminates bank transfer fees L-R: Maurice Igugu, Chief Marketing Officer Sterling Bank; Obinna Ukachukwu, Growth Executive, leading the Consumer and Business Banking Directorate Sterling Bank Sterling Bank; Uti Ellu, Group Head, Customer Experience Strategy Sterling Bank and Abubakar Suleiman, MD/CEO Sterling Bank, at the official press conference to formally unveil the Zero Transfer Fee Policy in Lagos recently. LAGOS, NIGERIA– In a bold move that resets the rules of engagement in the Nigerian bankin…
Dangote Feeds 50,000 Poor Families In Kebbi, Gombe States
Dangote Feeds 50,000 Poor Families In Kebbi, Gombe States In continuation of its 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Programme, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), has distributed 50,000 bags of rice to poor and vulnerable families in Kebbi and Gombe States. Flagging off the distribution of the intervention in Aliero Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Thursday(yesterday), the Kebbi State Commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaji Zayyanu Aliero, said the gesture was in line with the core values of the Foundation's founder, Alhaji …
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Julius Berger bids farewell to Board Chairman
Julius Berger bids farewell to Board Chairman ... Sunmonu: I’m leaving a team that has audacity to win New Board Chairman, Engr. Goni Sheikh with his predecessor, Dr. Mutiu Sunmonu, CON and former Petroleum Minister, Chief Don Etiebet discussing something of interest Managing Director, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, Engr Dr. Peer Lubasch in a discussion with the former Chairman, Mutiu Sunmonu, CON Works Minister, Engr. Dave Umahi in a handshake with the new Chairman Group Photograph of the former Chairman, Mutiu Sunmonu, CON , 7th from right a…
Voices of the Future: How MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Filmmakers are Redefining African Storytelling
Voices of the Future: How MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Filmmakers are Redefining African Storytelling Africa’s creative landscape is transforming, driven by the dynamic voices of Generation Z. This tech-savvy, socially conscious, and unapologetically authentic generation are not just consuming content; they are shaping it. Through film, television, and digital media, they are challenging norms, driving culture, and defining the future of African entertainment. With one of the youngest populations in the world, Gen Z’s influence on Afri…
Senate committee impressed with progress on Bodo-Bonny Road
Senate committee impressed with progress on Bodo-Bonny Road The Senate Committee on Works has declared its excitement at the progress of work on the signature Bodo-Bonny Road even as it urged the contractor, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC to intensify efforts to meet the project deadline. Chairman of the committee, Senator Barinada Mpigi, led members on an oversight visit to the site weekend, where they inspected ongoing works on the vital 35.7km linking mainland communities to Bonny Island. Senator Mpigi, speaking to journalists after the insp…
Why Your PR Report Must Include CEO Metrics — Or Risk Losing Their Interest Entirely
Why Your PR Report Must Include CEO Metrics — Or Risk Losing Their Interest Entirely Let us be honest — if I had a naira for every time a CEO said or thinks PR is a “cost center,” I would probably have built a second agency by now. And I get it — PR feels intangible to some folks in the C-suite. It is not always as direct as “We spent X and sold Y.” But here is the kicker: PR is the only business function working daily to maintain the public reputation of the brand that the CEO wakes up every day to lead. Without PR, a brand’s reputation could…
Fidelity Bank Distributes Food Packs to FCT Communities
Fidelity Bank Distributes Food Packs to FCT Communities As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, recently donated food packs to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja residents. Themed, the Fidelity Food Bank initiative, the outreach saw the bank’s officials distribute the food items to seven communities in the Mabushi district of the FCT. Speaking at the distribution event, the Executive Director, North, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Sufiyanu Garba, emphasized the bank's c…
Rite Foods Chairman, Asiwaju Adegunwa Donates N2 billion Trauma Centre to OOUTH
Rite Foods Chairman, Asiwaju Adegunwa Donates N2 billion Trauma Centre to OOUTH The Chairman of Rite Foods Limited, manufacturers of Bigi, Fearless, and Sosa brands of non-alcoholic beverages, Asiwaju Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa, OFR, has donated a fully equipped Trauma Centre to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu. The ultra-modern Trauma facility worth over N2 billion was commissioned by the Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON in Sagamu on April 5 as part of Asiwaju Adegunwa’s 80th birthday ce…
MultiChoice tariffs: View from Canada
MultiChoice tariffs: View from Canada BY SEUN BISUGA I moved to Canada three years ago and encountered many surprises. One of the biggest was the high cost of pay television services and their billing models. During my time as a journalist at TheNEWS Magazine, I consistently advocated for the implementation of a pay-per-view billing model. I frequently expressed my frustration with price increases by MultiChoice, the service to which I subscribe. I believed I had the right to watch only what I wanted, whenever I wanted. Choosing what to watch…
Thriving Women in Food Business Initiative Celebrates Female trailblazers in Nigeria’s Food Business Sector
Thriving Women in Food Business Initiative Celebrates Female trailblazers in Nigeria’s Food Business Sector In celebration of International Women’s Day, six outstanding women were recently honoured for their exceptional contributions to Nigeria’s food industry at the inaugural edition of the Thriving Women in Food Business initiative, held on Saturday, March 30, 2025, in Lagos. Themed “Celebrating Food entrepreneurship excellence,” the initiative recognized women who have demonstrated exceptional innovation, leadership, and dedication in …
CAVEAT EMPTOR: Firm Issues Warning Against Hampton Harbour Property Transactions
CAVEAT EMPTOR: Firm Issues Warning Against Hampton Harbour Property Transactions Structured HQ Legal, (SHQ) has issued a public notice warning against any transactions involving the buying, selling, leasing, or letting of the Hampton Harbour landed property. The landed property measuring at 19.5 hectares is located at Elegushi Royal Family Land, Ikate Ancient City, Eti Osa, Local Government Area, Lagos State with reference number 376/376/2777GC and belongs to the Baggeren International Company. In an official press statement issued to the news…
Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI: Sharpest rise in new orders in 14 months
Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI: Sharpest rise in new orders in 14 months The recovery in the Nigerian private sector gathered strength in March, with output, new orders and employment all increasing to greater degrees than in February. Firms were helped to some extent by softening inflationary pressures, with input costs increasing at the slowest pace since May 2023. The headline figure derived from the survey is the Stanbic IBTC Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®). Readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions on the …
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