London, 28 November 2023 — Bloomberg announced today that FirstBank UK Limited (FirstBank UK), the UK subsidiary of First Bank Nigeria Limited, the premier West African bank, has adopted Bloomberg’s Trade Order Management System (TOMS). By integrating TOMS into its workflow, FirstBank UK will have access to a comprehensive suite of data and analytics, communications, as well as order and execution management solutions, enabling it to streamline its fixed income bonds business. FirstBank UK is a niche market-maker to its customers in Africa. The business provides market liquidity in cash bonds, primarily in Nigerian, Angolan, Egyptian and Ghanaian Eurobonds to…
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Nigerians on social media have knocked the alleged return of MMM, a Ponzi scheme that existed for years before it was shut down. The initial scheme – Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox generated a lot of controversy on social media when those who had invested in it discovered they had been duped. It came into existence in 2011 but crashed in December 2016. However, in 2017, MMM announced its return but failed to launch the operation. MMM did not only operate in Nigeria at that time but also operated across many other cities of the world. On March 26, 2018, the founder…
Agwu Award-winning comedian and actor, Julius “D Genius” Agwu, who just returned from the U.S, where he went to pick the 2007 Funniest Comedian of the Year Award, spoke passionately with us on a wide range of issues, especially those germane to his thriving career. Agwu also spoke on his popular comedy shows, Crack Ya Ribs, Laff 4 Christ’s Sake, Humour Combat, and how he is constantly winning souls for God as a leading entertainer and humour merchant of international repute. Enjoy the interaction! As a top entertainer, what would you say is your biggest accomplishment? My biggest accomplishment as a comedian is…
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to be issued a certificate of return as the rightful governor of Imo state. On Tuesday, December 5, In a ruling read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, the apex court held that Ihedioha’s application lacked merit and was unnecessary and vexatious. The ruling effectively upholds the Supreme Court judgement of January 14, 2020, which nullified Ihedioha’s election and declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Imo state. The court also awarded N40 million in costs against Ihedioha’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome,…
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For years, business and motivational gurus have known that there are basic habits that seen to predict professional success and excellence.Books like ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by motivational speaker and business guru, Stephen Covey, which has sold over 15 million copies alone, show that people are hungry for the secrets of success.We don’t yet have the perfect formula for long life, happiness and physical health, but a little careful distillation of the massive amount of research on health and longevity reveals that cultivating basic habits will significantly increase the odds of your living long, well and happily.…
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Retirees of Chevron Nigeria under the umbrella of Pensioners of Chevron of Nigeria (PenCoN) have asked the multinational company to respect the laws regulating pension in Nigeria by involving them in the administration of their pension fund. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos at the weekend, the executives and members of the association decried Chevron’s continued refusal to recognise their over 1,000 member association in the administration of their pension fund, saying the action of the multinational constitutes a flagrant disregard of their rights of association and choice to determine how their pension fund is administered. The President of PenCoN,…
Opa Williams Pioneer filmmaker, comedy merchant extraordinaire and entertainment guru, Opa Williams, in this hearty chat talks passionately about Nite of a Thousand Laughs, filmmaking, and why he is investing hugely and heavily in the Nigerian entertainment industry. Enjoy the encounter! Looking back, how do you feel about the success of Nite of a Thousand Laughs? Without trying to sound boastful, there won’t be comedy today without Nite Of a Thousand Laughs. Before we came on the scene, what you have on ground was just comedy programmes like Papy Luwe, Awada Kerikeri. Today, stand-up comedy as a genre has become the…
Andy Best Pioneer film producer, Chief Ike Nnadi, of the famous Andy Best Production, has been around in the industry for a very long time, even before the emergence of Nollywood. In fact, he co-produced and marketed Living in Bondage, the monster hit flick that changed and revolutionized Nollywood in 1992. Ever since, his award-winning stable has churned out over a 100 other successful movies with some of them being shot abroad. In this exclusive interview, the outspoken producer took us down memory lane on how they started the industry globally known as Nollywood today, the challenges encountered, prospects, and way…