Archives for May, 2020 - Page 3
Wike mourns Media Aid, Simeon Nwakaudu
Nwakaudu The River State Government has announced the death of Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, the Special Assistant (Electronic Media) to the governor of the state, Gov. Nyesom Wike. Nwakaudu’s death was…
Heritage Bank to disburse CBN’s N100bn loan to health, sells FX to SMEs, education sectors
Sekibo By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- As part of proactive measures to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 and revamp the nation’s dwindling economy, Heritage Bank is set to disburse the N100billion…
Buhari renews Akabuezes tenure as Budget office DG
Akabueze President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of Mr. Benjamin Akabueze’s tenure as Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance…
LCCI laments effects of COVID19 on businesses
Yusuf The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has said that a significant fraction of businesses, precisely 81%, has been ‘severely’ affected by the COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos with…
Blueprint for averting Nigeria’s breakup revealed in new book
By Michael Owhoko -- A new book on how Nigeria can avert the looming threat of implosion arising from growing discontent over current political system has been released. The book,…
NLNG signs EPC Contracts with SCD JV Consortium
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has signed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contracts for its Train 7 Project with the SCD JV Consortium, comprising affiliates of Saipem,…
Keystone Bank launches online platform to empower SMEs
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- Keystone Bank (Nigeria) Limited has launched an online platform to empower Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with knowledge to manage and grow their businesses in the…
E-Money leaves police custody after six-hour interrogation
The Chairman, Five Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo aka E-Money, has left police custody after six hours of interrogation, The PUNCH has learnt. E-Money, it was learnt, arrived at the Police…
Ecobank Holds Virtual Graduation Ceremony For Batch 7 Trainees
Fifty-Seven trainees, who represent batch seven set of graduates being absorbed into Ecobank Nigeria as full time employees were recently hosted to a virtual graduation ceremony by the Ecobank Academy…
Meet Professor Ibrahim Gambari, New Chief of Staff to Buhari
Professor Ibrahim Gambari By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- Professor Agboola Ibrahim Gambari has been appointed the new chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Prof. Gambari, a Nigerian scholar, diplomat and…