UBA Rewards 100 Customers With ₦10million
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Tuesday, launched the ‘UBA Bumper Account’, a hybrid account, targeted at transforming the lives of its customers. The new account is in line with the bank’s mission of creating superior value for its stakeholders while encouraging saving cultures among Nigerians. The account, carefully crafted to improve the […]
Balogun Market On Fire Again, 5 Buildings Engulfed
Some parts of the popular Balogun Market, located on Lagos Island, are currently on fire. The incident, which occurred two months in the market when goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire outbreak, has claimed five buildings and goods worth several millions of naira. According to a report, the Lagos State Firefighters are […]
Nigeria’s Total Debt Rises To ₦26.14 Trillion
Nigeria’s total debt stock rose to ₦26.14 trillion as of the end of September 2019. This is disclosed in the latest report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report stated that the nation’s total debt rose from ₦25.70 trillion in March 2019 to N26.14 trillion by the end of September 2019. This means, quarter on […]
Equities: Foreign Investors To Remain Net Sellers
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) data on domestic and foreign investor participation for December 2019 has revealed that foreign investor participation in the local bourse remained poor. Specifically, foreign inflows declined 35% m/m to N21.69 billion (US$60.3 million) in December while outflows declined at a slower pace, down 22% m/m to N41.45 billion (US$115.1 million). Consequently, net […]
Kobe Bryant: What Nigerian Athletes Must Learn
It is no longer news that the famous American Basketball player, Kobe Bryant is dead, but there are lots of lessons Nigerian athletes and other business owners should learn from the life of the great man popularly called ‘Black Mamba.’ Aside from being a brand-builder, do you know he left a firm that worth more than $2 […]
Brexit Sealed With Final Brussels Vote
Britain’s departure from the European Union was set in law Wednesday as London returned a signed treaty and MEPs prepared to vote to ratify the divorce. After half-of-century of sometimes awkward membership, the United Kingdom will leave the EU at midnight Brussels time on Friday. The day began with Britain’s permanent representative — soon to […]
Syria Army Retakes Key Northwest Town
Syrian government forces recaptured a strategic highway town in the northwest from jihadist and allied rebels Wednesday, in the latest blow to the country’s last major opposition bastion. Maaret al-Numan, a former anti-government protest hotspot turned ghost town after weeks of bombardment, lies on a key highway connecting the capital to second city Aleppo. The […]
Sex Education: ‘I Wish I Knew Sex Could Be Fun Growing Up
You might remember a condom on a banana, or just a general sense that if you have sex, you’ll either get A) pregnant or B) a disease. We’re talking about sex education at school. The messy corners of growing-up were tiptoed around by teachers who couldn’t even bring themselves to say “penis”. So when the […]
Brexit: Petition Launched For Briton Denied Citizenship
Carpenter Mark Lawrence has lived in France for 27 years and his children are French, but the authorities have rejected his application for citizenship. As the UK’s departure from the EU approaches at 23:00 GMT on Friday, Mr Lawrence has said he is “gutted” by the decision. French authorities argue he does not have “sufficient […]
Syria War: How Army ‘Recaptured’ Key Town
The Syrian army says it has recaptured the strategic town of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province, the opposition’s last stronghold. State media reported that troops had “liberated” the town after inflicting heavy losses on jihadist fighters. A monitoring group earlier said the opposition had withdrawn. Maarat al-Numan straddles a major highway that has been an […]
Australian Open: Dominic Thiem Stuns Rafael Nadal
Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal was denied a place in the Australian Open semi-finals after Austria’s Dominic Thiem rattled him with a powerful display to win a four-set thriller. Fifth seed Thiem won 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 7-6 (8-6) at Melbourne Park. Thiem missed two match points before taking a third to win in […]
Coronavirus: Britons On Wuhan Flights To Be Quarantined
Hundreds of British citizens being flown back to the UK from Wuhan on Thursday will be put in quarantine for two weeks. It comes as British Airways suspends all direct flights to and from mainland China because of the coronavirus outbreak. Australia, Japan, the US and EU nations are also repatriating citizens. The virus has […]