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Dangote Cement PLC, Africa’s largest cement producer, has appointed Dorothy Udeme Ufot, SAN, as an independent non-executive director. Mrs. Ufot, one of Nigeria’s most experienced legal practitioners with more than 26 years’ experience in commercial litigation at trial and appellate levels, having been admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1989 and then admitted to the […]

Determined to put smiles on the faces of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North Eastern part of the country during the on-going Ramadan, the Dangote Foundation has commenced the distribution of food items and other relief materials in Borno State. Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, who flagged off the exercise in Maiduguri […]

Students from more than 30 primary and secondary schools took part in the annual FCT Interschool Performing Arts Competition (FIPAC), which held in Abuja on Thursday, May 26, 2016. The competition was sponsored by pan-African banking  group; United Bank for Africa Plc as part of its commitment to youth development on the continent. The schools […]

 Serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and promoter of Africaptalism, Tony O. Elumelu on 27 May 2016, delivered an inspiring speech in Paris, France, selling Nigeria as an investment destination to the French business community. Elumelu, who is the Chairman of Pan-African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and proprietary investment firm, Heirs Holdings delivered the […]

FirstBank’s Women Basketball Team – The Elephant Girls – has won the 2015/2016 Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball Championship for the seventh time. The tournament which dunked off on March 18, 2016 saw the Elephant Girls maintain a perfect start and take the lead in every game across the Federal Capital Territory, Asaba, and the finals […]

United Bank for Africa PLC, the leading pan Africa banking group, with operations in 19 African countries and presence in the London, Paris and New York, is pleased to announce the following executive management appointments, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria:    Ayo Liadi;    Oliver Alawuba;    Ibrahim Puri;    Uche Ike and […]Read More

Africa’s richest man and the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has stated that he’s not in business solely to make money, but is just as interested in developing Africa and humanity, hence his philanthropic works through his foundation. He equally said that labelling Nigeria corrupt based on past misdeeds undermines the efforts of […]

…Thumbs Up Nomination of Barkindo as OPEC Secretary General Former Venezuelan Minister of Mines and Energy, Dr. Alirio Parra has described the decision of the Federal Government to liberalize the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry as historic and smart. Dr. Parra who is also a member of the global oil industry outfit, […]

So say the co –chairs at the recently concluded World Economic Forum on Africa which was held in Kigali, Rwanda from May 11th -13th, 2016. Rwanda, the land of many hills is as beautiful as ever as it welcomed 14 African heads of state and many leading African business persons who converged to discuss how to move […]

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, monday broke another record by making the single largest donation by an individual of N2 billion to persons who have been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State. Dangote, who made the pledge while touring internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in Dalori and Bakassi in Maiduguri, […]

Leading African businessman and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu; Akin Adesina, President of the African Development Bank; Graca Machel, former first lady of Mozambique and widow of Nelson Mandela; Phillipe le Houerou, CEO of the International Finance Corporation and Tarek Sultan Al Esso, CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board Agility have been slated to co-chair the 26th World Economic Forum […]Read More

Consistent with its thought leadership stance and commitment to drive sustainable national economic development, Nigeria’s premier bank and most valuable banking brand First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has partnered the Katsina State Government in hosting the Katsina Economic Investment Summit with the theme: “Unlocking Investment Potentials for Sustainable Development” This summit scheduled to hold from […]