Online retail platforms served as a major conduit and sustaining factor for several businesses in the heat of covid-19 lockdown. While offices, shops and many small enterprises were shut out of business, firms with digital footprints were able to connect with customers and get orders delivered with the help of …

The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on the expansion joints. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the shutdown will take effect from midnight on Saturday to midnight …

In its new Television Commercial, First Bank tells a story that reflects the beginning of modern banking and how the bank has consistently grown with Nigeria’s enterprises through partnership and innovation. Raheem Akingbolu writes When the promoters said First Bank was “truly the first, many grudgingly agreed. But deep inside …

…Launch Lagos Recycle Initiative   Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has entered into strategic partnership with Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to attain sustainable greener and cleaner Lagos. The partnership which heralds the launch of Lagos Recycle Initiative is targeted at curbing the huge challenge of …

  By Aniekan Ezekiel From the publisher of BusinessDay, Frank Aigbogun’s welcome address at the recently held BusinessDay’s Banks and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards came the following words: ‘The year 2020 has been a most interesting year. The economy and communities have been managed by disruptions imposed by COVID-19. …

Black Friday, the biggest sales event of the year, has come and gone. In the aftermath, global sale platforms, as well as sellers are taking stock of sales proceeds, customer reach, engagement and leverage the shopping window has given their various brands in what has been a rollercoaster year for …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, ordered the immediate reopening of four land borders. The Presidency made this known in a tweet today. “President Buhari has directed the immediate opening of four land borders: Seme, Illela, Maigatari, and Mfun,” @NGRPresident tweeted. Nigeria had in August 2019 closed its land borders to …

With an estimated population of over 200 million people, representing 2.5% of the global population, Nigeria is a readymade market for food and beverage related business. Buttressing this is the popular Nigerian saying that ‘you can’t do food business and run at loss, especially in commercial nerve cities like Lagos …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad has tested positive for COVID-19. According to The Nation, the CJN is presently in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment. A member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa disclosed this at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim …

  The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has given telecommunications operators in the country two weeks within which they should block SIM Cards that are not registered with the National Identity Numbers, NIN. In a statement on Tuesday, the NCC Director of Public Affairs of the NCC, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, disclosed …