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April 17, 2020 No Responses

FirstBank Enhances Palliative Measures, Promotes e-Learning For Nigerians

Foremost Financial Institution, FirstBank, has unveiled enhanced palliative measures to help its customers and Nigerians through the extended COVID 19 lockdown in some states. Amongst these measures are; the introduction of special waivers on repayment fees on the Bank’s credit...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Toyota To Cut Production As Coronavirus Squeezes Demand

Toyota Motor Corporation is cut production of finished vehicles by 40 percent in Japan in May as demand shrinks around the world because of the coronavirus pandemic. The measures, which will cut production to 79,000 vehicles for the month, include...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Restarts Car Plants In Russia, Czech Republic

Hyundai Motor has resumed operations at Eurasian plants shut down for weeks as a precaution against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The South Korean automaker restarted its Russian assembly plant in St. Petersburg followed by reboot of the factory.....

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Terminals To Boost Performance With Data Sharing App

Turkish port operator Yilport Holdings has implemented Navis Smart Compass, a visual workflow management application, at five terminals, following a pilot program in May of last year. The application, developed by Cargotec’s Navis brand, is used to digitize ...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Quadri, Omotayo Drop In ITTF Ranking

Nigeria’s duo of Aruna Quadri and Olajide Omotayo have dropped in the April 2020 ranking released on Thursday by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). In spite of this however, Quadri still maintains his status as the highest-rated African player...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

Train 7: NCDMB Urges NLNG To Engage Project 100 Firms

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has asked the Nigeria LNG Ltd (NLNG) to evaluate the capabilities of the beneficiaries of Project 100 programme. The NCDMB said the purpose of the evaluation was to enable NLNG engage them in.....

April 16, 2020 No Responses

PwC COVID-19 Survey: Liquidity, Safety Of Staff Top Concerns Of Businesses In Nigeria

Businesses in Nigeria have identified Liquidity and the safety of their staff among the most pressing business needs they are concerned about as they grapple with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the findings from a...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Extends Certificate Validity For Seafarers

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has extended the validity of Statutory and Trading certificates for all Nigerian Registered vessels. These include Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates f...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

ITU Unveils ‘G5 Benchmark’

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched the 2020 Global ICT Regulatory Outlook which includes the Benchmark of Fifth Generation Collaborative Regulation, a new tool for policy-makers and regulators to leverage digital transformation for...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Cuts 2020 Forecast As Turnover Drop By $60b In Q1

Germany’s Volkswagen (VW) on Thursday said it would not meet its 2020 forecasts, after the group saw turnover fall to 55 billion euros (or 60 billion dollars) in the first quarter, down from 60 billion euros a year ago. According...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

FG Delivers 19m Bags Of Fertilisers To Farmers In 13 States

The Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) has supplied about 19 million bags of NPK brand of fertilisers to farmers in 13 states in the country. The PFI’s Chairman, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar, made the disclosure at a press conference on state of...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

FBN Holdings Tops Activity Chart With 74.758m Shares

FBN Holdings on Wednesday topped activity chart on the floor of Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) with 74.758 million shares valued at N354.24 million. Zenith Bank followed with 72.11 million shares worth N1.097 billion, while Guaranty Trust Bank traded 36.77...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

VW To Resume Production In South Africa May, April 20 In Germany

Volkswagen on Wednesday said factories producing cars for its core brand in Zwickau, Germany and Bratislava, Slovakia will resume production starting on April 20, with other locations ramping up plants starting from April 27 onwards. Meanwhile, factories...

April 15, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank To Nigerians: Embrace Instant Account Opening With EcobankMobile *326#

Ecobank Nigeria is encouraging unbanked and underbanked Nigerians which include artisans such as mechanics, carpenters, electricians, small scale retailers, transporters and others who depend on daily earning for survival, to open bank accounts instantly...