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April 30, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: First Bank Supports Cross River With N30m

In a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Cross River, First Bank Nigeria, on Thursday donated the sum of N30 million to the state government. The cheque was presented by the South-South Business Manager of the bank, Mr...

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Kaigama Harps On Equity In Distribution Of Palliatives

Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, has emphasised on equity in the distribution of palliatives by the three tiers of government to ensure most Nigerians benefit, especially the vulnerable group. Kaigama, in an interview w...

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Nigeria To Decontaminate 123 Aircraft, 13 Airports

As part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), Nigeria is to decontaminate not less 123 aircraft and 15 airports. Already, two of the aircraft have been decontaminated, Environment Minister, Muhammad Mahmood said in Abuja on Wedn...

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Nigeria Records 1,728 Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday confirmed 196 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 1,728. The NCDC also said that the virus claimed the...

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COVID-19: FG Commissions Virtual Academy Centre

The Federal Government on Wednesday commissioned a virtual academy learning centre, an initiative of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Dr Isa Pantami,the Minister of Communications and Digit...

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Volvo Cars To Cut 1,300 Jobs

Volvo Cars said Wednesday it was cutting up to 1,300 white-collar jobs in Sweden in a restructuring accelerated by the impact of the new coronavirus. The company said the notices were part of an “ongoing realignment of the company’s operations,&#82...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

ILO: Nearly Half Of Global Workforce At Risk Of Losing Livelihoods

The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to the COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy – that is nearly half of the global workforce – stand in immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed, t...

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Nigeria Disburses N43.416b To 24 States

The Federal Government has disbursed N43.416 billion as performance-based grants to 24 eligible states on the basis of the results achieved in 2018. Mr. Hassan Dodo, the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and...

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CBN Resumes Dollar Sales For SMEs, School Fees

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resumed provision of foreign exchange to all commercial banks for onward sales to parents wishing to pay school fees and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okora...

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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 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...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

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

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

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...