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April 9, 2020 No Responses

Automakers Resort To Online Sales, Marketing

Automakers and dealers across the World are adopting online marketing and sales as part of measures to remain in business. Indeed, automobile companies such as Hyundai Motor India, MG Motor and Mercedes-Benz are turning to online portals to boost sales,...

April 9, 2020 No Responses

NSC Boss: Seaports To Operate During Easter Holidays

Seaports would be opened during the public holidays and weekend from Good Friday April 10 through Easter Monday April 13, 2020, Speaking on Thursday, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers‘ Council (NSC), Hassan Bell...

April 9, 2020 No Responses

Health Insurance: Sterling Bank Partners 1,000 Hospitals

Sterling Bank Plc has partnered with more than 1, 000 reputable healthcare centres and hospitals nationwide to launch a health insurance scheme. A statement explained that the scheme gives Nigerians access to qualitative and affordable healthcare service...

April 9, 2020 No Responses

Zenith Bank Unveils Automated Voice Banking Services

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has introduced an automated voice banking service, an interactive voice response (IVR)solution which enables customers to perform basic banking transactions by dialing a dedicated phone line through t...

April 9, 2020 No Responses

ISSA Appoints CSCS CEO Member, Operating Committee

The International Securities Services Association (ISSA) has appointed Mr Haruna Jalo-Waziri, the Chief Executive Officer, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, as the representative of the global community of Central Securities Depositories (CSD). Ja...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

Total, AET Seal LNG Charter Deal

Petroleum and chemical tanker owner, AET Tanker Holdings has inked a charter deal with Chartering and Shipping Services SA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total SA, for two LNG dual-fuel VLCCs. The two newbuilds are scheduled to be delivered to AET...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

SIFAX Group Supports COVID-19 Task Force, States, NPA, Others With N130m

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — SIFAX Group, a group of companies with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage & Logistics, Financial Services and Hospitality, has committed about N130 million as support fund towards the fight agains...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: ECOWAS Distributes Chloroquine For Member States

The West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered over one million kits for member states to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The new order,according to the sub-regional body, is to supplement its ongoing distribution of other kits and medicines including...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Katsina Lifts Suspension On Friday Prayers

April 8, 2020 No Responses

Restrictions: Police Arrest Two Pilots

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Mustapha Dandaura has confirmed the arrest of the pilot and co-pilot of Carveton Helicopters, who allegedly ferried unknown passengers into the State. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dandaura made this known.....

April 8, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19 Social Distance Enforcement: FRSC Arrests 321 For Overloading

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has arrested and booked a total of 321 offenders for violating the social distance order by overloading their vehicles with excess passengers. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Photo News

R-L: Commissioner of Transportation, Lagos State Mr Frederic Oladeinde, Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh and Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State, Mr. Rabiu Olowo during the presentation of ...

April 7, 2020 No Responses

FBN Holdings Declares N627b Gross Earnings, N73.67b Profit In 2019

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — For the year ended December 31, 2019, FBN Holdings Plc on Monday declared Gross earnings of ₦627.0 billion, up by 6.7 per cent when compared to ₦587.4 billion attained in 2018. Profit after t...

April 7, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19 Relief Fund Hits N21.5b

The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has so far realsied about N21.588 billion to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The update of the contribution as at April 6, was made known in a document released by Mr Isaac...