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March 5, 2020 No Responses

NPA To Coastal Communities: Stop Dumping Waste In Waterways

The Calabar Port Manager, Mrs Marie Asien, on Thursday called on communities along coastlines in the state to stop dumping waste into the waterways.Asien, who spoke at a sensitisation campaign on waste management and prevention of marine litters in Calabar,...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Reps Approve N346.3b NDDC 2019 Budget

The House of Representatives has passed the 2019 Appropriation bill of N346.388 billion for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), for its 2019 operations.This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a report on the bill by the NDDC Chairman,...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Lufthansa Cuts Capacity By 150 Planes

German airline Lufthansa, on Wednesday said it would be cutting its capacity by the equivalent of 150 passenger planes in the face of plummeting demand due to the coronavirus epidemic.Lufthansa’s Frankfurt Head Office said it would make the cuts to...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

South-West Development Commission Bill Scales Second Reading In Senate

A bill seeking to establish the South-West Development Commission on Wednesday scaled second reading in the Senate.The bill, which was sponsored by Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC – Ogun Central), “is an attempt to address the dwindling fortunes of the South....

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Lawan: Agriculture, A Viable Means For Job Creation

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said agriculture remains a viable means for employment creation in Nigeria.According to him, substantial investment in the sector by the Federal Government would guarantee food security for the country.Lawan stated thi...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

Again, Zenith Bank Emerges Most Valuable Banking Brand In Nigeria

Foremost financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc has again emerged as the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in the new Banker Magazine Top 500 Banking Brands 2020.For the third consecutive year, Zenith Bank has been ranked as the number one...

March 4, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Photo News

Left to Right: Chief Executive Officer Afex Commodities Exchange Limited Mr. Ayodeji Balogun, Acting DG Securities and Exchange Commission Ms. Mary Uduk, Chief Executive Officer Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Mr. Les Male, Acting Executive Commissioner ...

March 3, 2020 No Responses

NSE Members Assent To Demutualisation Resolutions

Members of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have passed requisite resolutions for the demutualisation of The Exchange .At a Court Ordered Meeting (COM) and an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at The Grand Banquet Hall,...

March 3, 2020 No Responses

First Bank Photo News

Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria and Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited during a courtesy visit by Dr. Adeduntan to the Bulgarian President at Sofia, Bulgaria.

March 3, 2020 No Responses

DPR Seals Seven Cooking Gas Plants

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday intensified efforts to curtail incidence of gas explosion in Lagos State with the closure of seven Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants.The oil and gas industry regulator said the affected LPG (cooking gas...

March 3, 2020 No Responses

FirstBank Boss At FinTech Summit In Bulgaria, Explains Fresh Innovations, Empowerment

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan participated as a keynote speaker at the just concluded Annual FinTech & InsureTech Summit held In Bulgaria.A statement issue...

March 3, 2020 No Responses

Toyota Explains $1.2b New Plant

Despite onging ravaging effect of Coronavirus, Japanese automaker Toyota plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in the Chinese city of Tianjin with its local partner FAW Group.The joint venture between Toyota and FAW plans to invest around 8.5...

March 3, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Emirates Airline Asks Staff To Proceed On One Month Unpaid Leave

Major international airline, Emirates, is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a time due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has led to flight cancellations around the world.Emirates has cancelled flights to Iran, Bahrain...

March 2, 2020 No Responses

Court Bars Hospitals From Demanding Compulsory Blood Donations From Pregnant Women

An Ikeja High Court has ordered government hospitals in Lagos State to stop demanding compulsory blood donations from women seeking antenatal and maternity services.Justice Raliat Adebiyi, in the judgment delivered on Monday, also restrained government hospita...