1. Pearl Dream, a platform for folktale and crowdsourced African stories, have announced their selection to participate in this year’s Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme.
2. For the 2015 first quarter (Q1) performance, Access Bank Plc. posted 11 per cent growth profit to N13.7 billion from N12.3 billion in the previous year.
3. United Capital Plc. increased its total assets to N95.29 billion at the year ended December 31, 2014 from N79.48 billion in 2013.
4. Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) have stated that vibrant national maritime arbitration system will attract quality investors to the industry and fast-track its development.
5. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appoints an interim management for BGL Plc.
6. According to the latest World Rugby rankings, Nigeria has moved to number 73 in the world ranking and 11th in Africa.
7. The National Pension Commission (PenCom) pegs the amount of pension asset to invest in infrastructural projects at N5 billion.
8. Alhaji Aliko Dangote has declared that following the successful conduct of the Nigerian elections and the smooth ongoing transition programme, the business community in the country is set to back the administration of General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd).
9. StarTimes introduces additional channels to its television bouquet.
10. Olakunle Soriyan returns with his Zero2Hero series, which will commence on 24th April, 2015.
