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May 3, 2020 No Responses

How Nigeria Can Win COVID-19 Battle, By Fayemi

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has offered suggestions on how the war against the raging Coronavirus can be won by the federal and state governments in the country.Fayemi, who is also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’...

May 2, 2020 No Responses

Buhari’s Message To Nigerian Workers

Greetings Nigerian Workers! It is 1st May – May Day today but we know that something is not right not just in our nation but globally. Today is a day set aside for workers to celebrate the success of their...

May 2, 2020 No Responses

NLC In Kano Demands Upward Review Of Health Workers’ Allowances

The Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has advocated for upward review of hazard allowances for front line health workers to stem further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The NLC Chairman, Mr Kabir Ado made...

May 1, 2020 No Responses

May Day: Workers Seek New Standard Hospitals

Nigerian workers under the aegis of Trade Union Congress (TUC) have appealed to the Federal Government to establish standard state of the art hospitals in each of the six geo-political zones. In a speech to commemorate workers day, President...

May 1, 2020 No Responses

First Bank’s *894# USSD Banking Service Hits 9.5m Customers

First Bank of Nigeria Limited said on Thursday that its *894# Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) quick banking service was being used by no fewer than 9.5 million customers. Mr Chuma Ezirim, First Bank’s Group Executive, e-Business, Retail Produc...

May 1, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Issues Fresh Guidelines For Public Transport Operations

The Lagos State Government on Thursday issued fresh guidelines for public transport operations in the state as part of the controlled measures to ease the lockdown over COVID-19 pandemic. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, releas...

April 30, 2020 No Responses

Transport Workers: Don’t Use COVID-19 As Excuse To Cut Seafarers’ Wages

At a time when seafarers are keeping the world moving, COVID-19 cannot be used as an excuse to lower the wage and working conditions of seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said. Seafarers are vital employees because they keep...

April 30, 2020 No Responses

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...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

FG Delivers 110 Trucks 0f Grains To Kano

The Federal Government has delivered 110 trucks of grains to Kano State to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 in the state.Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, in a stat...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Okomu Oil Palm Donates Food Items To 21 Communities In Edo.

The Management of Okomu Oil Palm Plc in Udo, near Benin in Edo State, on Tuesday commenced the distribution of food items to 21 communities within its plantations spread across three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Managing Director...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Reviews 2020 Budget

The Akwa Ibom Government has reviewed its 2020 budget downward in line with the current economic realities occasioned by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. This was one of the decisions taken at the end of the...

April 28, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Group Tasks Business Owners On Flexibility, Remodeling

The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) has urged business owners to adopt flexibility and remodeling to grow their businesses now and after the COVID-19 era. The association gave the advice during its virtual meeting for April, monitored...

April 28, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Court Impounds 30 Vehicles

A mobile court in Zamfara, on Monday impounded 30 vehicles for allegedly violating the total lockdown declared by the state government as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria...

April 27, 2020 No Responses

Agip Deploys More Measures Aganst COVID-19

Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC), on Sunday, explained that it has implemented far reaching measures to ensure safety of personnel and facilities in its operating and field locations. A statement issued onbehalf of the company by Folu Olapade exp...