Uber and UBA have today announced a partnership which offers UBA cardholders up to N6,000 worth of free Uber rides from now until 31 March 2016. UBA cardholders who sign up for Uber will get up to N3,000 off each of their first two rides. To get this offer, a customer needs to sign up […]
Continue ReadingAt a meeting held at UBA House, the UBA Group Board today (Tuesday) approved the appointment of Kennedy Uzoka as the new Group Managing Director, with effect from August 1st, 2016 and subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mr Uzoka succeeds Phillips Oduoza, who retires on July 31, 2016, after two terms of leading the UBA Group. Kennedy Uzoka has most recently been leading the transformation agenda of the Bank, after returning from completing the Advanced Management […]
Continue ReadingToday (Tuesday), is the day Nigerians are planning to boycott banking activities, an action aimed at protesting exorbitant deductions by banks.Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria, a not-for-profit group dedicated to advocacy for consumer rights and protection in Africa’s largest consumer market is in the forefront of the protest, which has already gathered momentum on social […]
Continue ReadingNIGEIRA- President Muhammadu Buhari has guaranteed that Nigeria would remove any impediment that could hinder investment in the country. A statement in issued in Abuja on Monday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, said President Buhari was speaking at a meeting with senior executives of Qatar Chamber of Commerce […]
Continue ReadingThere have been speculations, as to the actual cause of queues that are beginning to build up in service stations across Nigeria. In its bid to set matters straight, the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD), which is a Branch of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has put the blame for fuel scarcity […]
Continue ReadingIn this first of a three-part article, my aim is to get President Muhammadu Buhari to reevaluate his obvious discomfort with the workings of a market economy and change so that he can effectively lead the CHANGE agenda that he promised Nigerians. The engine of wealth creation and poverty reduction is the private sector when […]
Continue ReadingYemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President, on Saturday reiterated the position of the Federal Government on devaluation of the naira, stating that the currency would not be devalued. However, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Joseph Sanusi, replied that delaying the devaluation was postponing the evil day. The positions were taken at a town […]
Continue ReadingHotel booking portal, Joavgo.com and mobile telecommunications company, MTN have entered a partnership which will deliver to MTN’s Music+ subscribers’ discounts worth 20% OFF on all hotel booking around the country, as a means to providing affordable, convenient and easy accommodation services anywhere in the world. The partnership with Jovago will deliver to MTN’s Music+ […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a successful two-week of exciting polo, music, fashion, champagnes and cocktails, the 2016 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament came to a grand close on Sunday 21st February 2016 at the Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi, Lagos. From thrilling performances by players and music stars, to the dazzling GTBank Lounge where guests were treated to epicurean […]
Continue ReadingThe naira gained N6 on Tuesday, as it traded at N364 to the dollar at the parallel market. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the naira exchanged at N370 to one dollar on Monday. Mr. Buhari had on February 20 insisted that the government would not devalue the naira in spite of wide gap […]
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