Category: News

NPA Receives 23 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Food Items, Others
November 17, 2020 No Responses

NPA Receives 23 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Food Items, Others

Between November 16th and December 3, 2020, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to receive 23 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods. NPA explained in its publication, `Shipping Position’, the ships are expected to arrive at...
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Fifteen Countries Seal World Biggest Trade Deal
November 16, 2020 No Responses

Fifteen Countries Seal World Biggest Trade Deal

Fifteen countries have formed the world’s largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, China, Japan, Austra...
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Ecobank To Partner Ogun On Agriculture, Empowerment, Health
November 16, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank To Partner Ogun On Agriculture, Empowerment, Health

Ecobank Nigeria is to partner and collaborate with Ogun State Government in various sectors of the economy.  Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan made the pledge at the Executive Council chambers of the Governor’s office, Oke-mosan, Ab...
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Agric Firm To Facilitate N5.7b Loan For 25,000 Farmers
November 16, 2020 No Responses

Agric Firm To Facilitate N5.7b Loan For 25,000 Farmers

An agritech focussed company, Farmcrowdy Limited (FC) has pledged to impact 25,000 farmers across Nigeria through its Structured Financing of N5.7 billion. The Chief Financial Officer and Business Leader, FC Structured Finance, Mr Oluwakotanmi Ojo, m...
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Osun Deploys N28m For Yellow Fever Campaign
November 15, 2020 No Responses

Osun Deploys N28m For Yellow Fever Campaign

The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mr Benedict Alabi, disclosed on Saturday that the  state government has approved N28 million counterpart fund for yellow fever vaccination campaign in the state.Alabi made the disclosure during an advocacy visit to his offi...
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Akwa Ibom Christmas Village Generates N2.5b
November 15, 2020 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Christmas Village Generates N2.5b

The Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Orman Esin, on Saturday said N2.5 billion was generated in 2019 by kiosk owners and other businesses at Christmas village within 30 days of the jamboree.  Esin said this...
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Yellow Fever Claims 76 Lives In Delta, Enugu, Bauchi
November 14, 2020 No Responses

Yellow Fever Claims 76 Lives In Delta, Enugu, Bauchi

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is responding to yellow fever outbreaks in Delta, Enugu and Bauchi States, amid reports of 76 deaths recorded in November, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC, has said. Giving updates on the...
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Sky Capital Appoints Maxwell Ideh Managing Director
November 14, 2020 No Responses

Sky Capital Appoints Maxwell Ideh Managing Director

Sky Capital & Financial Allied International Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has appointed a new Managing Director, Mr. Maxwell Ideh.   Ideh, a seasoned banking professional with over twenty years’ experience, is a 1994 graduate of B...
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India Seeks Closer Collaboration With Nigeria On Alternative Medicine
November 14, 2020 No Responses

India Seeks Closer Collaboration With Nigeria On Alternative Medicine

Nigeria and India are seeking closer collaboration on alternative medicine practices in the treatment of ailments and management of COVID-19 as India marked the fifth anniversary of Ayurveda Day on Friday. Ayurveda is India’s alternative and traditional heal...
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More Tributes Pour In For Jerry Rawlings
November 13, 2020 No Responses

More Tributes Pour In For Jerry Rawlings

Tributes have been pouring in for Ghana’s former president, Jerry Rawlings, who died in Accra on Thursday morning, aged 73. African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat tweeted: “Africa has lost a stalwart of Pan-Africanism and a charismatic conti...
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COVID-19: India Announces Another Stimulus Package
November 12, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: India Announces Another Stimulus Package

India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a stimulus package worth 265,000 crore Indian Rupees (over 35 billion U.S. dollars) to boost the economy, amid slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fresh stimulus measures in the form of...
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Former Ghanaian Leader, Jerry Rawlings, is Dead
November 12, 2020 No Responses

Former Ghanaian Leader, Jerry Rawlings, is Dead

Former Ghanaian military leader, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, is dead. He died on Thursday of complications from COVID-19, according to BBC reports. The former Ghanaian leader who was aged 73years, died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Rawlings rul...
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Heritage Bank Rewards Local Content Language For October 1st “National Pledge” Rendition
November 12, 2020 No Responses

Heritage Bank Rewards Local Content Language For October 1st “National Pledge” Rendition

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has rewarded the winners of the rendition of the October 1st National Pledge in Pidgin English in celebration of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary.  The four patriotic Nigeria...
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Nigeria Ratifies Membership Of African Free Trade Zone
November 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Ratifies Membership Of African Free Trade Zone

The Federal Executive Council ratified Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement on Wednesday in Abuja. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known at the end of the weekly meeting of the Council....
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