Union Bank Declares N42.6b Gross Earnings In Q1

Union Bank Declares N42.6b Gross Earnings In Q1

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc on Wednesday announced gross earnings of N42.6 billion in its unaudited financial statements for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. The gross earnings represented an increase of 18 per cent when compared with N36.1...
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One In Five People With Respiratory Symptoms In Lagos Positive For COVID-19

One In Five People With Respiratory Symptoms In Lagos Positive For COVID-19

One in five of all people with respiratory symptoms in Lagos seems to be positive for COVID-19 pandemic, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said Abayomi disclosed this when he appeared as a Guest on Arise...
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UBA Shareholders Okay N34.19b  Dividend For 2019

UBA Shareholders Okay N34.19b Dividend For 2019

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc shareholders, on Wednesday, commended the bank for declaring a dividend of N34.19 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2019. The shareholders gave their commendation at the bank’s 58th and first virtual...
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IMO, Customs, Others Seal Partnership On Maritime Digitalization

IMO, Customs, Others Seal Partnership On Maritime Digitalization

A new partnership between the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the World Customs Organization (WCO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has been signed to support the...
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Henshaw, Oboli Task FG On Fight Against Piracy

Henshaw, Oboli Task FG On Fight Against Piracy

Veteran actress, Kate Henshaw and ace filmmaker, Omoni Oboli, want the Federal Government to accelerate the fight against piracy to enable the creative sector contribute more to the country’s economy.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Henshaw and...
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INEC Deploys Additional 39 Vehicles To Task Force For COVID-19 Contact Tracing, Surveillance

INEC Deploys Additional 39 Vehicles To Task Force For COVID-19 Contact Tracing, Surveillance

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed 39 additional vehicles to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVlD-19 in contact tracing, surveillance, laboratory and infection prevention in Kano and Plateau. In a statement iss...
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Covid-19: FRSC Supports Presidential Task Force With Five Ambulances, Medical Personnel

Covid-19: FRSC Supports Presidential Task Force With Five Ambulances, Medical Personnel

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the release of five basic life support ambulances  together with teams of medical personnel of the Corps and 30 active Close User Group lines, to the Presidential Task...
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NSC Photo News

NSC Photo News

Ms. Ifeoma Ezedinma, Director, Regulatory Services, Nigerian Shippers’ Council Chief John Aluya, Vice President, Lagos Zone, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi, Re...
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UNCTAD Unveils Ten-Point Road Map For Seaports, Customs, Transporters

UNCTAD Unveils Ten-Point Road Map For Seaports, Customs, Transporters

As countries adopt radical measures to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, international trade and transport systems are under tremendous stress. Early evidence shows that international trade is collapsing, threatening access to goods and critical su...
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FRSC Management Holds Virtual Meeting, Reviews Lockdown Performance

FRSC Management Holds Virtual Meeting, Reviews Lockdown Performance

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reviewed its performance in the lockdown ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari to check the spread of Covid-19 and identified challenges it encountered in enforcing the order. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ...
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Quarantine Centres: Hotels In Abuja, Lagos Reject Govt Request

Quarantine Centres: Hotels In Abuja, Lagos Reject Govt Request

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geofrey Onyeama,  on Tuesday said most hotels in Abuja and Lagos refused to be used as Quarantine centres for Nigerian returnees. Onyeama also said the affected hotels had rather preferred to be empty than accommod...
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Lockdown: FRSC Records 57 Crashes, 20 Deaths In Lagos, Ogun

Lockdown: FRSC Records 57 Crashes, 20 Deaths In Lagos, Ogun

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday disclosed that it recorded 57 road crashes with 20 deaths in Ogun and Lagos States in the four weeks of COVID-19 lockdown. Mr Samuel Obayemi, FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer in-charge of the...
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Ikpea Condoles With Buhari Over Abba Kyari’s Death

Ikpea Condoles With Buhari Over Abba Kyari’s Death

Chairman and managing director of Lee Engineering Group and Allied Companies Limited Chief (Dr) Leemon IKPEA has consoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff Mallam Abba Kyari. Mr Kyari died from Covid-19 related complications....
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The Paramount Salesman of A Generation Takes A Farewell Bow – Remembering Willy Anumudu

The Paramount Salesman of A Generation Takes A Farewell Bow – Remembering Willy Anumudu

                                  By   Pat Utomi The news came like a bolt from a stormy Sky. Brother Willy had made his last Sale. But it was...
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