Jim Ovia, to pocket 2 billion naira Zenith Bank half-year dividend

17 Sep 2023

Nigerian banking giant Zenith Bank has reported remarkable financial results for the first half of 2023, with profits soaring by a staggering 161.85 percent, propelling Jim Ovia, one of Nigeria’s most prominent bankers, who is also the highest shareholder and founder of Zenith bank to receive an interim dividend of N2.54 billion from his stake […]

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After UK success, Nigerian snack foods company returns to its roots

17 Sep 2023

  Chika Russell (left); a selection of Chika’s Food plantain crisps (right). Chika’s Foods is a UK-based company offering nuts, plantain crisps, and rice crisps. Founder and CEO Chika Russell was inspired by snacks and flavours from Nigeria, where her family originally hails from. Jeanette Clark speaks to Russell about getting her snacks onto the […]

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President Tinubu has appointed Dr Olayemi Michael Cardoso as the new CBN Governor

17 Sep 2023

#BREAKING: PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES NEW CBN GOVERNOR AND MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR SENATE SCREENING AND CONFIRMATION President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five (5) years at the first instance, pending his confirmation by […]

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Olayemi Cardoso Biography, Family, Education, Career and Net Worth

17 Sep 2023

  The biography, family, education, career and net worth of Olayemi Cardoso. Olayemi Micheal Cardoso is a Nigerian banker, chartered stockbroker and public policy maker. He served as the former chairman of Citibank Nigeria and was the Commissioner for Lagos State Ministry of Economic Planning and budget. He was nominated as Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor by President Bola Tinubu […]

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650,000 bpd Dangote Refinery : FACTS & FIGURES

17 Sep 2023

Days to the commissioning of the 650,000 bpd Dangote Refinery, the world’s largest single-train refinery, the company issued a fact sheet of the important details it wants the public to know about it. 1. • It is a world-class project 2. • The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is located in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, covering a land area […]

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Immigration to smaller cities sign of diversifying Saskatchewan

17 Sep 2023

A few months into the launch of her Nigerian restaurant in Prince Albert, Shalom Ogoh wasn’t sure if it was going to take with the locals. Restaurant owner Shalom Ogoh, right, provides service to clients at Nigerian shop Suyah To-Go in Prince Albert on Sept. 10, 2023.Photo by KIMIYA SHOKOOHI /Saskatoon StarPhoenix PRINCE ALBERT — […]

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Uneducated boy owns private jet under Buhari – Sanusi

10 Sep 2023

Sanusi Former Emir of Kano , Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said former President Muhammadu Buhari -led administration treated the economy without recourse to experts’ advice. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ), who stated this in a video message to Nigerians , said sycophants exploited the system, adding that an […]

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Nigerian unions strike again to protest soaring costs after subsidy removal

05 Sep 2023

Government workers in Nigeria are striking over the rising costs of living worsened by the removal of petrol subsidies. The Nigeria Labour Congress has begun a two-day “warning strike”, their second in more than a month, to protest against the growing cost of living caused by the government’s removal of petrol subsidies. The union, the […]

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BRICS snubs Nigeria, invites Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE, Saudi as new members

28 Aug 2023

Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations ignored Nigeria as they invited Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates to join. The invitation is in line with a move aimed at growing the clout of a bloc that has pledged to champion the “Global South”. Expansion could also pave the […]

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