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VFD Group Plc, a leading proprietary investment company in Nigeria, is pleased to announce its unaudited financial results for the first half of the year 2024. The Group reported a profit after tax of N3.11 billion, demonstrating strong financial performance and resilience in a challenging economic landscape. Group’s total assets reached an impressive N296.86 billion, […]
The Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) 2024, co-convened by The Sterling One Foundation and the United Nations, was held at the Eko Convention Center from July 25-26. This landmark event highlighted the importance of collaboration across sectors, bringing together private sector organizations, NGOs, and other stakeholders to tackle Africa’s most pressing challenges. A significant outcome […]
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today called on researchers and governments to strengthen and accelerate global research to prepare for the next pandemic. They emphasized the importance of expanding research to encompass entire families of pathogens that can infect humans–regardless of their perceived pandemic risk–as well as […]
The Impact Investors Foundation, Nigeria (IIF) and Impact Investing Ghana (IIGh) announce the return of the second edition of the West Africa Deal Summit 2024 (www.westafricadealsummit.org) scheduled for the 12th and 13th November 2024, at the Civic Centre, Lagos, Nigeria. The two-day summit is hosted alongside Impact Investing Taskforces in Senegal, Burkina Faso and Cote […]
By Chikaodi Chukwuleta The Executive Chairman, Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Chike Maduekwe, Wednesday said that the building collapses in the state has been a kind of headache and embarrassment to the state government. Speaking during a press briefing in his office in Amawbia, Anambra State, Maduekwe said that buildings were collapsing as if there […]
National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced the resumption of duty of the newly appointed Director-General of the Commission, Omolola Oloworaran. According PenCom in a statement Oloworara will be serving in an acting capacity pending her confirmation by the Senate, in line with the provisions of Section 26 ( the Pension Reform Act 2014. The Commission […]
Upon receipt of all necessary approvals from the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Old Mutual Nigeria Life Assurance Company Limited and Old Mutual General Insurance Company Nigeria Limited are proud to announce their rebrand and name change to emPLE Life Assurance Limited and emPLE General Insurance Limited respectively. This transformation follows the completion of the acquisition […]
According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), one of Africa’s most pressing agricultural concerns revolves around meeting the nutritional needs of its rapidly expanding population, projected to swell to 398 million by 2050. To satisfy this growing demand for food, agricultural output must escalate accordingly. Nigerians, as a critical mass and a subset of […]
Access Bank has revamped its digital loan platform ’QuickBucks’, to boost lending across Nigerian consumers. The bank said customers can access the bank’s digital loans for businesses, vehicle financing, school fees payment, among others. QuickBucks Loans allow customers to get that assistance fast and easily. Since the introduction of its first digital PayDay […]
… Declares US 6 Cents Total Dividend Per Share for H1 2024 Seplat Energy PLC, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, has announces its unaudited results for the for the six months ended 30 June 2024, declaring US 6 Cents total dividend per share for the period. […]