BUSINESS

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 …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA: In what reflects a continuous and consistent confrontation of COVID-19 in Nigeria, State governors under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) have set up a Special Committee to coordinate Federal and State governments’ responses to deal with the fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic. According …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: Jumia Nigeria has announced a price slash offer for customers in its upcoming Tech Week campaign which is scheduled to run from March 23rd to the 29th. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Ayomide Oriade of …

BY ABUSATAR HAMED ABEOKUTA: Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said his government will continue to advocate for and create enabling environment for Public Private Partnership (PPP), to engender an enduring economic development. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by …

BY AYOMIDE ORIADE From the clamour for girl-child education and women empowerment in Africa, to the relaxation of age-long social construct against women even in the Arab world, the need to give women more room for social engagement and growth is making the headline. And it’s safe to say that …

The stock market in USA had another extremely volatile day on Thursday March 5, 2020, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down 970 points. As the coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously dent global growth, the fear that has emerged in its wake is already taking its toll on the …

The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., Mr. Herbert Wigwe during a recent interview with Bloomberg, reiterated the Bank’s plan to be Africa’s gateway to the world and expand into 22 countries over the next five years. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …