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Thursday, April 16th, 2020
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has called on its customers to exercise utmost caution in their banking transactions and ensure that they do not fall prey to any nefarious activities during the Coronavirus lock down period. Specifically, UBA has urged its customers not to divulge any sensitive personal information regarding […]
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Thursday, April 16th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited has introduced palliative measures for customers to give them some relief, in view of the challenges of COVID-19 lockdown extension. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank Chief Executive Officer, made the announcement in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. Adeduntan said the bank was introducing special waivers on repayment […]
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union (EU) has pledged to donate the sum of $55m about (N21b) Nigeria to boost the country’s fight against coronavirus. Head of the EU delegation during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja, Ambassador Karlsen described the donation, channelled through the UN COVID-19 basket fund as the largest single contribution […]
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the bank does not charge any fee on COVID-19 loan application as claimed in false reports circulated on social media. The CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr Isaac Okorafor said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Okorafor explained that procedures for accessing the […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
… Says Fuel Subsidy Removal for Benefit of Ordinary Nigerians (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will no longer be involved in the management of the nation’s refineries after their rehabilitation. This was disclosed Wednesday by the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, in an interview on Arise TV breakfast […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
By Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of Chinese investors Association for Development and Promotion in Nigeria, Chief Ronnie Liu has decried what he termed alleged “enmity that the US sows in the minds of Nigerians and Africans against China as baseless. Liu, a Lagos based businessman with interests in several sectors of the economy, lamented […]
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Saturday, April 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited has saluted medical professionals tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and the world, THE WITNESS reports. The Bank in series of tweets on its Twitter page on Friday, acknowledged the role medical experts are playing to fight the virus. Some of the messages read: “No capes, just heroes. To all the health professionals […]
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Friday, April 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commended the Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for his timely intervention which has resulted in the smooth distribution of petroleum products to Rivers State neighbouring states. A press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, quoted […]
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2020
(AFRRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has collected N1.123 trillion revenue in the First Quarter (Q1) of 2020. The FIRS made this known in a statement issued by Mr Abdullahi Ismaila, Director, Communications and Liaison Department of the service in Abuja on Thursday. He said the service recorded seven per […]
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) stood at N15 Billion. Isaac Okorafor, CBN Director of Corporate Communications, said in a statement that the donations were from 37 donors, including individuals, banks and other […]
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FirstBank has announced its donation of the sum of N1bn towards the joint effort by the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) to rapidly expand the health facilities; especially Testing, Isolation, treatment and the provision of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities pivotal to controlling the spread and importantly, treating individuals diagnosed […]
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In its bid to ensure that the Presidential directive on the lockdown of some states is adhered without concerns about availability of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the activation of measures to guarantee seamless distribution of fuel across the country throughout the period of the lockdown and […]
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Sunday, March 29th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has presented the sum of N1 billion to the Lagos State Government as part of the bank’s commitment to help curb the effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is also in fulfilment of its N5 billion commitment made by the UBA Group Chairman, Mr. Tony O. […]
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Thursday, March 26th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)has announced a donation of over 5 billion Naira (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation will provide significant and much needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by […]
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 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 reduction, stock […]
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Monday, March 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Cement Plc yesterday donated N100 million worth of cement to the Lagos State government, to support the ongoing reconstruction process at the Abule-Ado area of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government of the state, which was affected by a pipeline explosion last weekend. The donation was made by the Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, […]
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Thursday, March 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Indian staff of Onshore Construction Company, an instrumentation contracting firm with Dangote Fertilizer Limited, who had shown symptoms associated with COVID-19 and subsequently isolated, has been confirmed negative. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed the outcome of the test via his Twitter handle said, “An Indian national […]
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Thursday, March 19th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria Deposit Insurance Company (NDIC) has cautioned Nigerians to stop patronizing “wonder banks” which offer mouthwatering interest rates to dupe unsuspecting members of the public of their hard-earned incomes in the name of investments. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NDIC, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim stated this on Wednesday during the […]
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2020
Photo: Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Samson Olatunde, the Chairman of Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Iworo, Badagry, Lagos State, on Tuesday presented the 2020 budget estimate of N2.1 billion to the council’s legislative arm. Presenting the budget proposal to the legislators, Olatunde said that the budget would be revenue-based with […]
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Saturday, March 14th, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led administration in Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, says it has appropriated a total sum of N3.4 billion in the 2020 budget for the establishment of a Small/Medium-sized Industry in each of the seventeen (17) council areas of the state. This was revealed on Friday by […]
