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Opinion By Ayomide Oriade LAGOS: One of the major fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the massive restriction of human and vehicular movements in the most affected countries of the world. Governments, in their bid to curtail the spread of the disease, have enacted various laws that affect, not only …

LAGOS: The country’s foremost financial institution – Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has suspended its loan repayment plan for all Small and Medium Enterprises (SMSs) that have obtained credit facilities from the Bank. According to the Bank in a statement through its social media platform, captioned, “As a result of the …

LAGOS, APRIL 15, 2020: Ecobank Nigeria is encouraging unbanked and underbanked Nigerians which include artisans such as mechanics, carpenters, electricians, small scale retailers, transporters and others who depend on daily earning for survival, to open bank accounts instantly simply by dialing the bank’s USSD code*326#. According to the Bank, “owning …

LAGOS: Nigeria’s leading retail bank, Access Bank Plc in its quest to ensure customers have easy access to their funds and can carry out seamless transactions during these uncertain times, recently launched a revolutionary new mobile banking application – AccessMore. AccessMore app is an innovative mobile application that offers a …

LAGOS: The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Thursday, April 2, 2020 reopened Jumia’s warehouse situated at Surulere industrial Road, off Allen, Ikeja, Lagos, which was sealed on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 for contravening the lockdown order by the Federal government in the state. According to a press release …

LAGOS: Ecobank Nigeria says its customers now enjoy zero charge for digital money transfers below N5,000 being part of its corporate actions to cushion effects of the lockdown to check the rising spread of Coronavirus. Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, who stated this in Lagos, said this policy which …

Opinion: By Ayomide Oriade The rapid spread of COVID-19 has disrupted businesses, communities, education, livelihood and the lives of billions of people globally. As individuals and businesses react and desperately try to minimize the impact and spread of the virus, the government is also taking action. President Muhammadu Buhari ordered …

LAGOS: As the pandemic Coronavirus (Covid-19) continue to rise in Nigeria and dislocate the global and domestic capital markets, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and seven other companies have postponed their annual general meeting (AGM). According to Africa Prudential in a release e-signed by its company secretary, Joseph Jibunoh …

By Abiola Rufai ILARO-YEWA: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has begin the disbursement of loan to business owners that applied for it through various chambers of commerce across the country. The Vice President of Ogun State Chambers of …

By AbuSatar Hamed NEW-YORK: Ms Lilian Ajayi-Ore, the Founder and CEO of the Global Connections for Women Foundation (GC4W), an award-winning not-for-profit organization, headquartered in New York City, with a reach of 3.5 million people worldwide, in the areas of gender equality and women empowerment was included in the recently …