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April 22, 2020 No Responses

Shippers Council Implores Haulage Operators On Reduced Freight Rates At Seaports

Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has urged haulage operators to reduce the freight rates to decongest the nation’s seaports amid COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Secretary, Mr Hassan Bello made the appeal at a meeting with truck owners under the aegis of...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state. The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Capital Market Support Committee To Raise N1b

In a bid to support the fight against COVID-19 and its impact on the Nigerian economy, the capital market community has launched an initiative with the aim of raising N1bn within the shortest possible time. This was stated by the...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Coca-Cola Projects 25 Per Cent Drop In Sales

Coca-Cola saw sales volumes of its soft drinks decline by a quarter so far in April, as people stay home to help stem the contagion of the new coronavirus. Consumers appear to have stocked up on drinks to consume at...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

FBN Holdings Explains N4.3trillion Deposits, N28.7billion Profit In Q1

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com For the First Quarter ended March 31st, 2020, FBN Holdings attained Customer Deposits of ₦4.3 trillion, up 6.7% when compared to the ₦4.0 trillion recorded in December 2019. In...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

DiamondXtra: Access Bank To Reward Customers

Access Bank Plc is set to splash millions of Naira on lucky customers who will emerge winners in the forthcomingDiamondXtra monthly draw scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. According to Adaeze Ume, Group Head, Retail Products and Seg...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Market Indicators Resume Week With 0.01% Loss

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened for the week on Monday with a marginal drop of 0.01 per cent. Speficially, the All-Share Index lost 1.18 points or 0.01 per cent to close at 22,920.41 from the 22,921.59 achieved...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Suspends Demurrage Charges

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on Friday directed shipping companies to suspend demurrage charges during the period of COVID-19 lockdown. In a statement issued on Friday, the management of NSE explained that the suspension applies to cargo that is disc...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

FBN Holdings Emerges Most Active Stock With 47.69m Shares

Again, FBN Holdings on Friday emerged the most active stock on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), exchanging 47.69 million shares worth N219.71 million. FBN Holdings had on Wednesday topped activity chart with 74.758 shares valued at N354.24mill...

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 15, 2020 No Responses

FBN Holdings Explains Divestment From FBN Insurance

FBN Holdings Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of on-going discussions with its partner Sanlam Emerging Markets to divest 65 per cent equity in FBN Insurance (FBNI) Ltd.The company stated this in a notice sent to the Exchange...

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...

April 15, 2020 No Responses

NSE Unveils Guidance On Virtual Meetings For Stakeholders

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has published guidance on virtual Board, Committee, and Management Meetings for stakeholders.A statement issued on Wednesday explained that the Guidance is in response to the shift from conventional physical meetings to virtua...