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March 31, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: FirstBank Donates N1billion

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the donation of N1 billion toward the joint effort by the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID). The bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, made this known in a statement in...

March 31, 2020 No Responses

UBA Presents N28.5m To Nasarawa

The United Bank for Africa (UBA), through the UBA Foundation, has donated N28.5 million to the Nasarawa State Government, as the bank’s contribution towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Mr Danjuma Salihu, Regional Head, UBA North Central, pres...

March 31, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Shutdown Driver’s License Capture Centres

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered the shutdown of Driver’s License Database (DCLs) Nationwide with immediate effect. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement on...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Bans International Vessels Without Thermal Screening Facilities

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to ban international vessels without thermal screening facilities. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Jimoh said that following the outbreak ...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

Ecobank Deploys N100m For COVID-19 Campaign

As part measures to check the rising spread of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19),Ecobank Nigeria votes N100million to drive its National Radio Campaign tagged: “StaySafeNigeria”, In a statement on Sunday, the Bank explained that the campaign, which is a call...

March 30, 2020 No Responses

Buhari’s Address On COVID-19

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and...

March 29, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Establishes Situation Room, Directs Commanders To Enforce Restrictions

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has established a situation room in its Operations Department to receive reports from field commands on the CoronavirusDisease (COVID-19). Meanwhile, the Corps Marshal, Dr B...

March 29, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Salutes Tinubu At 68

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nigerians and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in celebrating a former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the ruling party, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on his 68th birthday on March 29. The president’s congratulator...

March 29, 2020 No Responses

NNPC Assures Nigerians Of Steady Fuel Supply

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured Nigerians of adequate fuel supply following implementation of sit-at-home order in some states to contain the spread of the COVID-19. Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, NNPC, who g...

March 28, 2020 No Responses

120 Benefits from Taiwo Afolabi Free Medical Outreach

A total of 120 persons have enjoyed free dental and medical care at the Taiwo Afolabi Free Rural Dental Outreach which was held at the popular Sango-Ojurin market in Ibadan recently. The beneficiaries included market men and women. A statement...

March 28, 2020 No Responses

Sterling Bank Declares N10.6b Profit In 2019

Sterling Bank Plc has reported an audited profit after tax (PAT) of N10. 6 billion on gross earnings of N150.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to a net profit of N9.2 billion in the corresponding period...

March 27, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Dana Air Offers FG Resources, Aircraft To Ferry Relief Materials

The management of Dana Air has offered its resources, aircraft and crew to assist Nigeria in the battle against Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19). The airline in a letter to the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, expressed support to contribute...

March 27, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: UBA Deploys $14m Aid To African Countries

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced a donation of over 5 billion Naira (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation will p...

March 27, 2020 No Responses

Airtel: Doing Our Bit To Fight COVID-19

Over the last few days we have all been inundated with what is happening around the world with COVID-19. Although Africa was one of the last regions to be hit, there is still a lot we don’t know and the...