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May 5, 2020 No Responses

Nissan To Focus On US, Japan, China

Nissan Motor Co Ltd will pull back from Europe and elsewhere to focus on the United States, China and Japan under a plan that represents a new strategic direction for the embattled carmaker. According to Reuters, the “operational performance plan”...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Doctors Begin Warning Strike In Ogun

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, is to commence a three-day warning strike on Monday over non-implementation of its demands by the State Government. The Doctors’...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Explains Phased Resumption Of Duties

The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has advised all staff to stay safe and observe personal hygiene, physical distancing and wearing of face masks. In a memo announcing phased resumption of du...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Opens More Factories, Exports 1,341 Units

Amidst lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, South Korean carmaker, Hyundai Motor registered exports sales of 1,341 units in the month of April 2020 in India. According to the company, “The export shipping was conducted by adhering to all guideline...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

NIWA Explains New Guidelines For Water Transportation, Jetty Operations

Lagos Area Office of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has issued fresh guidelines for controlled inland waterways transportation as well as jetty operations. The Area Manager, Mrs Sarat Braimah, explained in a statement on Sunday that the new g...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Warns Motorists Against Flouting Overloading Order

The Itori Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State has warned motorists against flouting the overloading order. The Itori Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr Sunday Oko, gave the warning in an interview with the News...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Airlines: Quarantine Will ‘Kill Air Travel’

Airlines have reacted angrily to government suggestions that the UK could implement a 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the country. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said he was “actively looking at these issues so that when we have infection rate...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

CBN, Bankers’ Committee Halt Sack Of Banks’ Staff

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Bankers’ Committee on Sunday suspended retrenchment or laying-off of any staff of banks, whether full or part time. The CBN Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr Isaac Okorafor made this known in a statement....

May 4, 2020 No Responses

CRFFN To Freight Forwarders: Don’t Embark On Strike

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) on Sunday in Lagos urged freight forwarders to suspend their strike. The appeal is contained in a letter by Mr Sam Nwakohu, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of CRFFN, to heads...

May 4, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 170 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday recorded 170 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2558. The NCDC also said that two new patients have been confirmed...

May 3, 2020 No Responses

Perishable Produce Markets To Open Twice A Week In Kano

The Kano State Government has said that markets would be open on Mondays and Thursdays during the lockdown to enable residents of the state stock-up food items and other essential commodities. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje made this known while giving an...

May 3, 2020 No Responses

Osinbajo: Local Content In Construction, Other Sectors Key To Sustaining Economy

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says prioritising use of local resources and creating local jobs in the construction and allied industry, among others, will be critical in sustaining the economy in the post COVID-19 era.Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a ...

May 3, 2020 No Responses

How Nigeria Can Win COVID-19 Battle, By Fayemi

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has offered suggestions on how the war against the raging Coronavirus can be won by the federal and state governments in the country.Fayemi, who is also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’...

May 2, 2020 No Responses

IITA, Researchers Develop Cassava Weed Management Kit

The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has worked with researchers to develop an integrated weed control package in a kit known as the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management. Mr Godwin Atser, the Digital Extension Advisory Services Specialis...