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Tracking Nigeria's Headline Business News Online

Month: April 2020

FRSC to sanction team involved in viral video—Mgt

The attention of the Federal Road Safety Corps has been adequately drawn to a video currently dominating the social media sphere about a motorist who had an encounter with FRSC Personnel in the course of carrying out the ongoing enforcement…

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MTN Nigeria unveils MTN4ME

MTN Nigeria has announced a new customer experience platform tagged MTN4ME designed to suit specific lifestyle needs. The company rejigged its previous approach where customers were reached mainly via Short Message Services (SMS) and flash SMS to now include USSD,…

GP Global acquires lubricants assets of Nigeria’s Grand Petroleum

GP Global has acquired the lubricants assets of Nigeria’s Grand Petroleum; Grand Petroleum is part of Nigerian conglomerate: The Nosak Group; the acquisition further strengthens GP Global’s presence in Nigeria and West Africa; the acquisition includes a blending plant &…

US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize to support the best agrifood business

The $100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2020 (http://GOGettaz.africa) launched on 14 April 2020 amidst the coronavirus pandemic to give hope and support to the agripreneurs on the African continent. Bringing on board influential co-founders, members and ambassadors, the 2020 competition…

Instant Account Opening With EcobankMobile on *326# seamless, says Ecobank

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 simply by dialing the bank’s USSD…

Chevron sustaining precautions against spread of COVID-19 virus—Mgt

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/CNL Joint Venture (NNPC/CNL JV), has continued to operate safely, and without any Coronavirus (COVID-19) related incident in its operations. CNL affirms that as a responsible organization, one of the…

COVID-19: APM Terminals, WACT Boost FG’s support with N300m

Jacob said the items donated by the company were aimed at preventing the spread of the virus at the port, since “there is currently no vaccine to prevent it”. “The only option available to us all at this trying time…

COVID-19: Suzuki Motor India suspends production till further notice.

Citing latest government directive on the COVID-19, the company explained that it will be extending the suspension of production of cars till further notice. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor Co’s Czech car plant was the first in the central European country to…

COVID-19: FG Needs Cooperation from All Sectors, Says SGF

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has said the Federal Government requires the cooperation of all and sundry, corporate bodies and individuals, in the…

COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience

By Stefan Nalletamby African Development Bank has raised an exceptional $3 billion, three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 14, 2020/ — By Stefan Nalletamby As the COVID-19 pandemic…