United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the pan-African financial services group, operating in 19 African countries, has released its audited 2016 full year results, showing significant growth in gross earnings and profits, an attestation to its resilience, enhanced productivity and geographic diversification, evident in the impressive contribution from its African subsidiaries.

Investments into the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), an emerging business hub in the Lagos axis of the state has risen to over N100 billion in the last 10 years.

INDICATIONS have emerged that less than 1.5 million Nigerians hold insurance policy, representing 0.9 percent of a population of over 170 million citizens.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to request for the report of investigations on alleged budget padding in 2016 budget by some principal officers of the National Assembly.

The management of Abuja Electricity Distribution, AEDC, Plc, has expressed concern over increasing attacks on its field workers, which it described as unwarranted, vicious, inhuman and criminal.

President Muhammadu Buhari is weighing two options on the fate of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presidency sources have confirmed to Vanguard.

The Confederation of African Football’s (Caf) secretary general Hicham El Amrani resigned on Sunday, just over a week after long-standing president Issa Hayatou was ousted from power following defeat to Madagascar’s Ahmad in the elections. El Amrani, in a letter to African football associations, said he would be departing on Monday, but gave no reason for his decision.

Female worshipers at the Aso Presidential Villa Chapel have described Mrs. Aisha Buhari, Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari as a true mother of the nation.

INVESTORS’ apathy for
investment in the stock market has continued to rise as both foreign and domestic investors’ participation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, took a downward turn during the month ended February 28, 2017.

Ibadan–FOR constant supply of foodstuff for its school feeding programme for school children, the Oyo State government has registered about 1000 farmers and 1500 food vendors.