GENERAL NEWS (NIGERIA)

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Monday, condemned, in very strong terms, the harassment,  on Sunday, of drivers of newspaper distribution vans by overzealous security agents in some states. In a statement jointly signed by its President, Mustapha Isah and General Secretary, Mary Atolagbe, NGE maintained that the media is a ...

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s top lender, said it has taken practicable steps to offer seamless services to its customers, whilst ensuring their health and safety and that of others at the workplace. The steps are coming as the world grapples with the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, which ...

The Nigerian National Technical Committee on Petroleum and Petrochemicals has reached consensus on the adoption of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) standards for Turbine and Marine Fuel as Nigeria Industrial Standard (NIS). This is in conformity to international safety regulations, limiting the sulphur content in heavy fuel oils, in ...

Nigeria’s leading conglomerate, Coscharis Group, has scaled down its operations in Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of the country, in compliance with the recent directive of the State Government as a way of containing the rampaging Coronavirus in the country. Coscharis Group has also advised its customers, staff and stakeholders ...

    LIQUI MOLY, German oil and additive specialist, has assured that none of its workers will be laid off in the face of the global Coronavirus pandemic. The assurance is coming in just less than a week after the Managing Director, Ernst Prost, approved a 1,000 Euro bonus as ...

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

  The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Lagos State Council, Friday, led former staff of Champion Newspapers to protest at Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos, venue of 2020 Champion Newspapers Excellence Awards, over unpaid 54 months salary arrears. The protest against the management of the Newspapers was led by the ...

Bitcoin traders in Africa can now trade on SAFCOIN’s USD exchanges without incurring transaction fees as SAFCOIN, an exclusive African crypto and exchange, has launched a zero-fee Bitcoin trading pair on their exchange. As one of the first cryptocurrency exchanges to offer this service, SAFCOIN aims to make cryptocurrency trading ...

  The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria, OPAN, has announced the indefinite postponement of its 4th Annual New Media Conference earlier scheduled to hold, April 21, at The Muson Centre , Lagos. “The postponement became inevitable because of the coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainties surrounding the nature of the spread ...

    Kia Motors, Wednesday, revealed the new Kia Sorento for the first time, flaunting it as a powerful, progressive and versatile SUV. The fourth generation of Kia Motors Corporation’s flagship SUV is designed and engineered to take on everything life throws at it. Raising standards in the midsize SUV ...