Nduneche Ezurike, a Marketing Communication professional and employee with one of the leading commercial banks in Nigeria has advocated a revolutionary shift in employee management in the modern workplace. In his research work, “Employee MarketPlace – a study on employee engagement and workplace innovation in the millennial age”, Mr. Ezurike cautioned that organizations seeking to create happy moments and fat pay cheques as a strategy for achieving improved productivity are in for hard times in the era of the millennials. He advised that they should instead pay greater attention…
Read MoreDay: April 19, 2018
Catholic priest gambles away parish money
Father Flavio Gobbo, a 48-year-old Italian Priest, has gambled away more than 620,000 of his parish money, media reports said on Thursday, backed up by the local Catholic Church. Father Flavio negotiated a plea bargain for a suspended two-year jail term for embezzlement, the Corriere della Sera newspaper said. As part of the deal, he has promised to gradually return the money and signed up for therapy against gambling addiction, with the support of his church superiors. “In this long and streneous journey, Father Flavio has mainly found support in…
Read MoreMore than 200 child soldiers freed in South Sudan
More than 200 child soldiers have been freed in South Sudan, according to UNICEF. One hundred and twelve boys and 95 girls, some as young as 14, were freed at a special ‘laying down of arms ceremony’ organized by UNICEF Tuesday in the town of Yambio, in the south west of the country. The UN agency said it hoped to release around 1,000 more child soldiers in coming months and has freed more than 500 child soldiers so far this year. Thousands of children have been forced to join the…
Read More4th Mainland Bridge construction to begin by June
Works on the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge, earlier estimated to gulp N844 billion, would commence before the end of the year as a new investor will be announced by June this year, this was disclosed by the Lagos state Government. The project was stalled a year ago when the state government terminated a contract with a consortium of investors over delay in commencement. The consortium earlier engaged included: Visible Asset Limited, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Access Bank, Hi-tech Construction Limited, Eldorado Nigeria Limited, Nigerian Westminster…
Read MoreGtbank Announces N45 Billion PAT In Q1
Guaranty Trust Bank on Wednesday announced N44.670 billion profit after tax (PAT) for the first quarter of 2018. This was higher than the N41.471 billion filed in the corresponding quarter of 2017. The report released through the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed the lender ended the quarter with net interest income of N59.689 billion, lower than the N66.129 billion from 2017. Loans impairment charges declined from N3.412 billion in 2017 to N1.639 billion. Incomes from fees and commission grew from N13.68 billion to N15.22 billion in the quarter, while profit…
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