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April 7, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Boss Elected Into IOSCO Board

The Acting Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Ms. Mary Uduk has been elected into the board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, IOSCO. Ms. Uduk is to represent the Africa/Middle-East Regional Committee, AMERC on the...

April 7, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Heritage Bank joins WHO to celebrate health workers globally

Heritage Bank Plc has joined the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the celebration of “World Health Workers Week” and pay tribute to health workers globally for their selfless sacrifice and bravery in the fight against the novel Coronavirus pandemic causi...

April 6, 2020 No Responses

World’s Largest LNG-Fueled RoRo Ship Construction Begins In China

China-based Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard has cut the first steel for a new LNG-powered roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel ordered by Swedish shipping company, Wallenius SOL. The vessel, which will be the world’s first RoRo ship to be both LNG fueled and...

April 6, 2020 No Responses

Audi Donates €5million To Tackle Covid-19

Foremost German luxury car manufacturer, Audi has donated 5 million euro globally to help the governments and health sectors to fight against coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile, the automaker explained that it has initiated many projects at national and internation...

April 6, 2020 No Responses

Osinbajo’s Friends To Support 100 Business Proposals With N100m

No fewer than 100 Nigerian business proposals have qualified to receive N1 million each, as business support grants from friends of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The beneficiaries were selected under the aegis of the ‘March 8 Initiative for Small Busin...

April 6, 2020 No Responses

Makinde Tests Negative, Resumes Work

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde at the weekend said he has tested negative for the coronavirus in a second test and promised to resume work on Monday. Makinde confirmed this on Sunday night through his twitter handle after he...

April 6, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Boss Orders Closure Of Driving School Standardisation Programme Portal

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered the immediate shutdown of the Driving School Standardisation Programme’s portal in order to induce compliance on the suspension of Driving School Operation in Nigeria and further...

April 6, 2020 No Responses

Pay-Cut: FIFA Explains New Guidelines

FIFA is getting ready to deal with complaints and appeals over wage cuts for players, an internal document seen by Reuters showed. According to the document, the world football body has now produced guidelines for clubs and football bodies looking...

April 6, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Unveils Additional Benefits For Customers

Following the launch of its Coronavirus (COVID-19) initiative, Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has announced some additional benefits designed to address the negative impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has claimed thousands of lives globally...

April 6, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Hyundai To Support Hospitals With Consumables, Ventilators

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Hyundai Motors is to support fight against Coronavirus in India. Under the arrangement, the company has announced that it will provide consumables to the hospitals across the country. Hyundai is also ...

April 5, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: FRSC Deploys 500 Personnel

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command has deployed no fewer than 500 personnel around the borders of the state following the government’s decision to close them. Mr Rotimi Adeleye, State Sector Commander of FRSC, made the disclosure...

April 5, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Shippers‘ Council Steps Up Engagements With Stakeholders

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — In-line with its mandate as Port Economic Regulator and Trade Facilitator, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has taken steps to ensure uninterrupted flow of cargoes. Already, the Council has visited some terminals a...

April 5, 2020 No Responses

First Bank Lauds Medical Professionals Tackling COVID-19

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has saluted medical professionals tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and the world, THE WITNESS reports. The Bank in series of tweets on its Twitter page, acknowledged the role medical experts are playing to fight...

April 5, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Access Bank Unveils Seamless Transactions App

Access Bank Plc has launched a new mobile banking application tagged “AccessMore” to ensure easy access to funds and seamless transactions by customers, amid COVID-19 lockdown. Mr Herbert Wigwe, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, said this in a statemen...