Wema Bank Plc on Monday said it had divested its majority stake in Great Nigeria Insurance Plc. A statement by the bank quoted the bank’s Head, Brand Management and Research, Mr. Tunde Lawanson, as stating this. Lawanson said that the new Chairman of the bank, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, had assured […]

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plans to invest up to 130 million pounds ($216 million) in Africa over the next five years as chronic diseases become more common among the continent’s swelling urban middle classes. The decision reflects the draw for the pharmaceutical industry of the region’s rapid economic growth and rising demand […]

Oando Energy Resources Inc. (“Oando Energy Resources” or the “Company”) (TSX: OER), has announced that, further to its press releases dated December 20, 2012, September 16, 2013, November 28, 2013, January 31, 2014, and March 3, 2014, the outside date for completion of the proposed acquisition of the Nigerian Upstream […]