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March 27, 2020 No Responses

US Overtakes China With Most Coronavirus Cases

The United States now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests. According to the latest figures collated by Johns Hopkins University, the US has overtaken China (81,782 cases) and Italy (80,589)....

March 27, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Pastors Chris, Benny Hinn Host World Largest Prayer Event

In a clear response to recent happenings across the globe, President, Loveworld Incorporated Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome and Pastor Benny Hinn, have declared a Global Day of Prayer. This special prayer program is slated to hold Friday, March 27, 2020...

March 27, 2020 No Responses

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L-R VP, Customer and Dealer Experience, Oluseyi Folaranmi; Director, Corporate Services, Timi Tope Ologunoye; VP, Consumer Business Group, Mayokun Fadeyibi; Dean, School of Transport, Lagos State University, Prof Samuel Odewumi; Faculty Member, School of Trans...

March 26, 2020 No Responses

COVID 19: FirstBank, Stakeholders To Unveil e-Learning Platform For Children

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — As Nigerians grapple with the effect of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), First Bank has concluded plans to unveil e-learning platform for children across Nigeria in collaboration with strategic stakeholders. ...

March 26, 2020 No Responses

Manufacturers To Sustain Production Of Essential Commodities

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged its members to sustain ongoing operations and scale up production of essential commodities needed to curtail the spread of COVID-19. In a statement by its President, Mansur Ahmed, MAN applauded the effor...

March 26, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Ecobank Launches “StaySafeNigeria” Campaign

Ecobank Nigeria has launched a ‘StaySafeNigeria’ media campaign being part of its corporate actions to support measures to check the rising spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria. The integrated media campaign is a call to action, creating awareness and ed...

March 26, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Coscharis Scales Down Lagos Operations

Following the recent global outbreak of the Corona virus that has been declared as pandemic by the World Health Organization, Coscharis Group is urging all her customers, staff and stakeholders not to panic but take precautionary and safety measures as...

March 26, 2020 No Responses

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L-R: President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila immediately after a meeting on Wednesday at the National Assembly with some Ministers and Heads of Government agencies on the plann...

March 25, 2020 No Responses

Auto Firms To Converts Factories To Make Ventilators

Car firms are answering calls from governments to help make more ventilators and face masks to help out during the coronavirus pandemic. Already, Fiat has commenced converting one of its car plants in China to start making about one million...

March 25, 2020 No Responses

Five Largest Banks Declare $26.1b Revenue

Trade tensions, slow growth, and low-interest rates all left their mark on the world’s largest banks last year, affecting the investment banking revenue they racked up. The five largest global banks hit $26.1bn in investment banking revenue in 2019, 3%...

March 25, 2020 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Explains N30.4b PBT In 2019

For the 2019 financial year, Fidelity Bank Plc has declared Gross Earnings of delivered Gross Earnings of N215.5billion, indicating 14.0% more than N189.0billion recorded in 2018, whilst Profit before tax rose by 21.0% to N30.4bn compared with N25.1bn re...

March 24, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Africa Seeks $100b Economic Stimulus

Africa needs an immediate emergency economic stimulus to the tune of 100 billion dollars, owing to the COVID-19 outbreak, the African Finance Ministers have said. This is contained in a statement by Communication and Media Relations Department of the group,...

March 24, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Toyota Employee Tests Positive

Toyota Motor Corporation has confirmed that one of its employee in his 20’s working as a line worker at the company’s Takaoka plant, based in Aichi prefecture, Japan has been found infected with Covid-19. In a statement, the company explained...

March 24, 2020 No Responses

NPA Directs Staff In 15 Departments To Stay At Home For 14 Days

The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday issued a fourteen day stay at home notice to workers of some of its departments and divisions. In a circular NPA explained that essential departments like Marine and Operations, Health, Safety...