Shippers’ Council boss, Bello canvasses total port digitisation
Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello, has once again, called for full digitisation of Nigeria seaports, insisting that the reform will ensure efficiency, competitiveness and reduce corruption at Seaports.COVID-19 Speaking in Lagos on Monday during a courtesy visit…
EU travel bans hurting Oil & Gas industry growth in Africa—AEC
The leadership of African Energy Chamber (AEC), the umbrella oil & gas think tank group in the continent has frowned at the current blanket travel ban placed on key oil producing economies in Africa in view of their alleged poor…
Interstate bus firms welcome lifting of ban on services travels
Major interstate transport companies in Lagos on Monday, heaved sigh of relief as the Federal Government through the coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, Sani Aliyu announced the resumption of their services nationwide effective Wednesday, July 1, 2020. In…
Covid-19: NIMASA’s advisory on vessels from high risk countries belated
Findings by Business Hilights over the weekend has shown that the Covid-19 alert advisory on vessels coming from high risk nations on June 27, 2020 issued by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) was belated, meaning that some…
Air Peace may face sanctions for test-flying 25 planes without approval
Strong indications emerged Friday that airlines that test-ran their fleet from Lagos to Abuja this week run the risk of being sanctioned for doing so without express approval from the relevant regulatory agency. Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), had midweek…
2020 Tax Report says Africa making headway in tackling tax evasion, others
African countries made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and exchange information on illicit fund flows in 2019, the latest Tax Transparency in Africa report, launched Thursday, revealed. Tax Transparency in Africa 2020 – produced…
GE Healthcare unveils AI Suite to detect chest X-ray abnormalities, others
GE Healthcare continues to provide tools to support clinicians in today’s COVID-19 environment; Thoracic Care Suite harnesses the power of AI to scan for eight chest x-ray abnormalities, including pneumonia indicative of COVID-19 – a key cause of mortality in…
Amidst COVID-19, Facebook aids African SMEs through EIPs
Facebook Tuesday announced that all its Economic Impact Programmes (EIPs) will be offered virtually as the platform seeks to equip small businesses with digital marketing skills to help them stay open, connect with and acquire new customers to survive challenges…
Africa’s agriculture value chains must go digital to become gainful—AfDB
Speakers at a webinar jointly hosted by the FAO Investment Centre and the African Development Bank (AfDB), have made it clear that Africa must seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to deepen the digitalization of agricultural value chains and…
WEMA Bank confirms two positive COVID-19 cases in two branches nationwide
Leading retail banking giant, WEMA Bank, Thursday said COVID-19 infection has hit two of its branches and that the infected staff are currently being treated after only displaying mild symptoms. In a terse statement made available to Business Hilights in…
