1. Diamond Bank Plc. has been reaching out to various secondary schools in Nigeria to teach the importance of financial awareness and planning.
2. Skye Bank Plc. has signed an agreement with Stanbic IBTC and the Financial Market Dealers Quotation System (FMDQ) to issue N100 billion in commercial paper to increase its ability to do more transactions.
3. Microsoft Nigeria, Unilever Nigeria and six other companies have been declared the best companies to work in Nigeria at the 2015 Great Place to Work Nigeria (GPTWN) Awards.
4. Keystone Bank Limited has unveiled the ‘Pink Network’, an initiative for women entrepreneurs and professionals to share business ideas and interact.
5. The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Cranes of Uganda are set to lock horns in a prestigious international friendly match today at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo.
6. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank Plc., Yemi Adeola has been given the award of Outstanding CEO for his sustained efforts aimed at positioning the bank as a reference financial institution in the country and as a major player in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
7. Google and some technology volunteers have joined forces to develop a tablet device to help doctors in caring for patients with Ebola.
8. Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc. has announced its audited results for 2014, showing a profit before tax (PBT) of N8.4 billion and profit after tax (PAT) of N6.392 billion.
9. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an on-grid 1,080 MW generation licence to Oma Power Generation Company Limited.
10. The Flying Eagles’ goalkeeper, Joshua Enaholo; Musa Muhammed; Idowu Elijah and Taiwo Awoniyi top the list of best eleven players selected by the Confederation of African Football at the 2015 African Youth Championships that was recently concluded.
