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Onyema, Other CEOs of Global Exchanges Laud Sustainable Finance

More experts in capital market operations have continued to see serious progress in Nigeria’s drive to sustainable financing. Only recently, global exchanges are seeing increase in green and sustainable products in efforts to rebuild the economy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic….

COVID-19: Dockworkers/Seafarers are Essential Workers, Exempted from Travel Restrictions —NIMASA

…As Agency Unveils Guidelines for Terminals, Jetties. In line with the newly endorsed protocols by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO] designed to lift barriers to crew changes, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

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MTN gives update on merits of Y’ello Hope during COVID-19

MTN Nigeria has today provided an update on the utilisation so far of its network initiatives to provide its customers and partners with connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to MTN’s direct contributions to support the fight against COVID-19,…

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Jeff Bezos trillionaire tale and Nigeria e-commerce

By Aliyu Yakubu America’s Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant, Amazon, is becoming a trillionaire in the midst of COVID-19 global pandemic. This is both good and bad news. Good news because it is the reward of foresight and tenacity….

Shippers’ Council collaborates with NCDC on sensitization.

Nigerian Shippers’ Council is collaborating with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, to contain the spread of COVID-19, particularly in the Maritime community in Nigeria. Starting today, the council will hand over hundreds of face masks and hand sanitizers…

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COVID -19: Nigerian companies have records of innovation to turn pandemic challenge to gold

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a serious challenge to the global economy, Nigeria inclusive. However, I seriously think that within this challenge, there are opportunities for Nigeria to scale as a nation. The…

Ecobank and Google collaborate to keep children learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

This collaboration will help children study online and stay on top of their education LOME, Togo, May 7, 2020/ — Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), the pan-African Bank, is leveraging its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in…

UBA Rewards 100 customers with N100,000 amid COVID-19 Meltdown

UBA Gives customers reason to Cheer ….100 customers rewarded with N100,000 Each. Pan African Financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again given its loyal customers reason to cheer  as  it  rewarded 100 loyal customers with N100,000 each…

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Akwa Ibom Govt names Prof. Akpan, Leo Stan Ekeh, 18 others in post COVID-19 economic committee

With Nigeria and the rest of the world still coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic which has hobbled global economies, the Akwa Ibom State Government is already looking ahead to repositioning its economy for a post COVID-19 world. To…

Ibeju Lekki youths protest against FG’s lockdown, restrictions

…Set trucks, vehicles ablaze Even as the federal government vide latest presidential broadcast has shown strong indications, that lockdown may begin to relax from May 4. There were serious protests in Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State on Monday as irate…