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Monthly Archives: April 2020

FIRSTBANK STAYS AHEAD OF COVID-19, KEEPS FAITH WITH CUSTOMERS

Amid shuttering of social activities especially commercial services, through various lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, FirstBank has proven that as long as its customers require services, the Bank will be waiting right in front of them. As key enablers of the economy, banks are providers of essential services to customers and communities. Sequel to the pandemic outbreak, the Minister of ... Read More »

GTBank Releases Q1 2020 Unaudited Results

…….. Reports Profit before Tax of ₦58.2Billion Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended March 31, 2020 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions in Nigeria. ... Read More »

FG postpones WAEC, NECO exams indefinitely

…..15 states commence online teaching The Federal Government has announced the indefinite postponement of this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council because of the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Both examinations were ... Read More »

BREAKING: Nigeria records 117 new cases of COVID-19

]…59 cases recorded in Lagos One hundred and seventeen new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria. According to a tweet from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, (NCDC)  on Tuesday night, 59 cases were recorded in Lagos, 29 cases were discovered in the FCT, 14 cases were found out in Kano State and six cases were recorded in ... Read More »

‘Buhari ‘ll make tough decisions next week on COVID-19’

The Director General of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has announced President Muhammadu Buhari will make some difficult decisions on COVID-19 containment next week. He said: ”President Buharit will on Wednesday have a tele conference with the Governors and there will be some difficult decisions to be made on how to restart the economy, especially ... Read More »

COVID-19: Buhari approves immediate payment of university lecturers withheld salaries

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the February and March, 2020 withheld salaries of lecturers in federal universities who had not registered in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information (IPPIS) platform. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator (Dr) Chris Ngige, made this disclosure in a statement on Tuesday night. In the statement circulated by his media ... Read More »

Edo Speaker shares experience after surviving COVID-19

Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has urged residents in the state to take the opportunity provided by the state government for screening and testing to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Okiye is among the seven patients who have fully recovered after testing negative twice for the virus. He was treated with support ... Read More »

  “Ecobank’s Support will go a long way in cushioning the Effects of the Lockdown on our Citizens” – Babajide Sanwo- Olu

  Left: Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya; Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal; Head, Agribusiness, Ecobank Nigeria, Moji Oguntoyinbo and Regional Head, Lagos Mainland, Ecobank Nigeria, Christopher Olusola during the presentation of food items by Ecobank Nigeria to the Lagos State Government in Ikeja on Monday. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo- ... Read More »

COVID-19: Heritage Bank adopts business continuity mgt. strategy to meet customers’ needs

Heritage Bank Plc has disclosed that the safety and wellbeing of its customers and employees are amongst the most pressing business needs, as the world grapple with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on human lives, businesses and economies. In view of this development, the MD/CEO of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo in his message to customers, explained that the bank ... Read More »

COVID-19 develops stronger immunity, no reinfection

Virologist, Prof. Sunday Omilabu, says that a survivor of COVID-19 develops a stronger immunity to the disease and has remote chances of reinfection. Omilabu, who works in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, made the disclosure on Thursday, during an online interactive session with members of the Health Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HEWAN). According to him, to have survived ... Read More »

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