By John Okoh Directorate Head, Corporate Bank, Obaro Odeghe presenting a plaque to the Managing Director, Quelu Konsult, Mrs. Margaret Anyigbo at the recently concluded Fidelity Private Banking Education Advisory Forum in Lagos. Fidelity Private Banking Division has organized an exclusive advisory forum at The Café in the Private Banking Suite, Ikoyi. The aim was to provide sufficient information and guidance for select clients who wish to have their children study abroad.  In her opening remarks, the Divisional Head, Private Banking, Fidelity Bank Plc, Chioma Nwankwo noted that, “studying abroad is becoming more popular among Nigerian students as the country itself continues to pursue integration into the international landscape. The demand for professionals with global experience is rapidly increasing amongst …
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The long bearish trend on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) seems to be moderating, as the crucial market indicators dropped marginally by 0.02 per cent on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as a result the All Share Index dropped 7.41 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 29,765.31 compared with 29,772.72 recorded on Wednesday. Similarly, the market capitalization, which opened at N13.120 trillion shed N3 billion or 0.02 per cent, closing at N13.117 trillion against N13.120 trillion on Wednesday. NAN reports that bearish performance was influenced by price depreciations in medium and large capitalised stocks, among which are Forte Oil, MTN Nigeria, CI Leasing, Stanbic IBTC Holdings and Zenith Bank. Analysts at Afrinvest Limited said …
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Mallam Mele Kyari President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The corporation disclosed this in a statement released by the  NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu,in Abuja, on Thursday. He said that the appointment will take effect from July 8, 2019 adding that the president  also appointed alongside Kyari, seven new Chief Operating Officers. Kyari, a geologist, was Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of NNPC and also doubled, since 13th May, 2018, as Nigeria’s National Representative to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. The statement noted that President Buhari had directed that the New GMD and the newly appointed …
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