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Nigerian businesses need to prepare and brace themselves for a highly challenging period ahead as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts day-to-day life and commerce. This follows the Federal and State Governments’ recent announcements of a set of bold measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus in Nigeria, including travel bans, …

  As part of efforts to consummate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) initiated policy aimed at reducing the figure of the unbanked populace by 20 percent by 2020 and to ensure greater participation in the nation’s financial sector, Heritage Bank Plc has keyed into this initiative to drive financial …

Atiku Abubarkar The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus. He made this known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. “My son has tested positive to coronavirus,” he tweeted. According to the former Vice-President of Nigeria, his son …

Pan African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa during the weekend held a Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) capacity training in Onitsha where about 400 small and medium scale business entrepreneurs in Onitsha, Anambra State, benefitted immensely from the impactful training. The beneficiaries were trained in record keeping, cost …

A former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Suleiman Achimugu, has died of Coronavirus. Achimugu, who returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom two weeks ago, started showing symptoms of the virus last Tuesday, according to findings by SaharaReporters. He eventually …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed when the Coronavirus pandemic will only subside and not die, THE WITNESS reports. Speaking at the studio of the church’s TV station, today, Adeboye, who also revealed that God had told him earlier in …

The Lagos State Government has just sealed one mall and a plaza in Lekki for violating its directive banning large social gatherings, parties, and clubs in the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The outfits sealed by the state enforcement team which include officials from …

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) The Federal Government on Saturday confirmed 10 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. The confirmation was made on the official Twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, @NCDCgov. According to the tweet, Nigeria has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID19. NCDC ✔@NCDCgov …

Keystone Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Olaniran Olayinka as the Bank’s Acting Managing Director/CEO, subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to the lender, the new appointment is in line with its strategic intent to constantly align its corporate structures and processes to …

    Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced proactive measures it has taken to control the spread of the COVID – 19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The Bank’s Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-Mumuney, said “embedded in our corporate strategy is business continuity …