City BusinessNews Archives — Page 204 of 328

May 8, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Predicts 120,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases By July

The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state may record between 90,000 and 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) by July. Abayomi, who made this known during a media briefing on COVID-19 update on Friday...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

Lufthansa To Double Schedule In June

Germany’s Lufthansa on Friday said it would roughly double its schedule in June, putting 160 planes into the air to carry passengers to 106 domestic and foreign destinations, the airline announced from its Frankfurt Headquarters.Lufthansa, along with its sub...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: SIFAX Group Boss Lists Recovery Strategies For Businesses

In order for businesses to survive the current economic crunch as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a comprehensive review of business processes and operations as well as willingness to adapt to new realities will be key. According to Mr....

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NSE Ranks Second In Bloomberg’s Best Performing Indexes

Despite the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has continued to enjoy significantly rallies in recent weeks. As the Exchange sustains remote trading, free flow of information and vibrant market activity, the index ha...

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CBN Disburses Loan To Maize Farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commenced the disbursement of loans to maize farmers in Anambra under its Anchor Borrower Programme meant for the 2019 farming season. Speaking at the event on Thursday, Mrs Bridget Okpalaeke, the Development Finance...

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NLNG Donates 10-Bed Isolation Centre, Medical Kits To Rivers Community

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has donated a 10-bed holding centre to Bonny Zonal Hospital in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers. The company also donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth millions of naira to its host community and...

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Nigeria Records 381 New Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria has recorded 381 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 3,526. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), confirmed this in a tweet on Thursday. The centre said this is the highest...

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Hyundai Unveils Special Assurance Package For Customers

Hyundai Motor has announced ‘Hyundai EMI Assurance‘ package for customers in the India market. The company explained that the package cover customers under uncertainties such as employment loss in view of poor financial health, acquisit...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

Suzuki Opens New Office, Exports 632 Units

Maruti Suzuki has opened its corporate office at Nelson Mandela Marg in New Delhi, India joining a handful of large businesses that are trying to crank up operations after the government eased some lockdown. The automaker has also discl...

May 8, 2020 No Responses

KIA Boosts SANZAF’s Food Relief With Six Vehicles

KIA Motors South Africa, a subsidiary of Motus Corporation, has boosted the efforts of the South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) with the donation of three KIA K2700 light commercial vehicles and three KIA Picanto STARTs . The donation is to...

May 7, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Protecting Workers In The Workplace

COVID-19 lockdown and containment measures threaten to increase relative poverty levels among the world’s informal economy workers by as much as 56 percentage points in low-income countries, says a new briefing paper issued by the International Labour...

May 7, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: FRSC Deploys 13 Patrol Vehicles In Kwara

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 13 patrol vehicles for enforcement of COVID-19 lockdown regulations in Kwara State. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Jonathan Owoade, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Thursday....

May 7, 2020 No Responses

Market Capitalisation Gains N110b

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) remained upbeat on Thursday with the market capitalisation improving further by N110 billion following gains in Nestle and Dangote Cement. Consequently, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.582 trillion ...

May 7, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Opens More Branches, Urges Customers To Obey COVID-19 Rules

Ecobank Nigeria has encouraged its customers to obey COVID-19 rules, emphasizing the importance of social distancing to check the spread of the Coronavirus, especially when visiting the branches. The bank which gave this advice in a mail to customers als...