Day: April 26, 2018

GTBank Sponsors Nigeria’s Kid Inventors to Global Innovation Challenge

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Four junior secondary school students in Nigeria have created a mobile app that could revolutionise agriculture globally. Sponsored by Guaranty Trust Bank plc, they are on the verge of making history at the globally renowned Conrad Challenge Annual Innovation Summit in Florida, USA. Aged between 12 and 14, Mordi Menashi, Gbemi Famobiwo, Afolabi Williams and Osagumwenro Ugbo, all from Whitesands School Lagos and known together as Team Neon, created a VirtualFarm Application which helps farmers manage their farm and connect with their target markets. With its innovation, the team entered…

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CR7 Breaks CL Win Record After Bayern Win

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s remarkable scoring run may have come to a close on Wednesday, but he still managed to set another Champions League record. With Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Bayern Munich, Ronaldo has now won more Champions League games than any other player with 96, passing Madrid goalkeeping great Iker Casillas. Marcelo and Marco Asensio took care of the scoring duties for Madrid, who took a big step toward the final with the win in the semi-final first leg. Zinedine Zidane’s side also set a team record in the competition…

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Reps to Buhari: Declare killer-herdsmen terrorists

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In protest against killer herdsmen attack, members of the House of Representatives have resolved to suspend plenary for 3 consecutive days. The House at Wednesday plenary summoned President Muhammadu Buhari to make explanations on why the wave of insecurity has persisted across the nation. The House also passed a vote of no confidence in all the Service Chiefs and all security advisers to the President while asking the president to declare all killer herdsmen as terrorists. These resolutions followed a motion on the incessant killings in Benue State especially the…

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FBN Holdings Full Year Profit After Tax increased by 179%

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Results for the full year ended December 31, 2017 of FBN Holdings Plc was announced wednesday, showing a growth of 179 per cent in profit after tax (PAT) to N47.8 billion, up from N17.1 billion in 2016. In the audited results, FBN Holdings Plc ended the year with gross earnings of N595.4 billion, up marginally by 2.3 per cent from N581.8 billion in 2016. Net interest income rose by 15.9 per cent from N405.3 billion to N331.5 billion, while non-interest income fell by 31 per cent from N165.5 billion to…

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