The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says its Manufacturers CEO’s Confidence Index (MCCI) indicators for the first quarter of 2020 have fallen below 50 per cent benchmark. According to a report, made available to newsmen by MAN on Friday in Lagos, the aggregate MCCI for the first quarter of 2020 dipped to 44.4 points from Read More…
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NCDC rolls out new COVID19 preventive measures for businesses as it announces 148 new cases nationwide, 43 for Lagos
There were no surprises as Lagos posted 43 new COVID19 cases, especially on a day it discharged 60 patients. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet Tuesday evening announced 148 new COVID19 cases nationwide, the breakdown of which is as follows: 148 new cases of COVID19; 43-Lagos 32-Kano 14-Zamfara 10-FCT 9-Katsina 7-Taraba Read More…
Aswani market now opens on Wednesdays
Mr Shamsudeen Olaleye, the Executive Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Tuesday said the popular Aswani market in Lagos would no longer be opened on Tuesdays but on Wednesdays. This is contained in a statement made available by the Media Officer Lanre Olaleye to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “In Read More…
Residents worry at poor social distancing as customers storm banks on Day 1 of ease of lockdown in Lagos
Some residents of Abule Egba and Agege in Lagos State, on Monday expressed worry at non-compliance of many Lagos residents with social distancing directive aimed at reducing COVID-19 spread. While many Lagos residents used face masks on the first day of gradual relaxation of lockdown of the state, they did not observe social distancing at Read More…
Union dissociates self from planned May 4 strike at Lagos port
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Sunday dissociated itself from the planned May 4 strike at the Lagos Port. The President of NAGAFF, Mr Increase Uche, in a statement issued in Lagos, warned that any member that associated itself with the strike would be treated as a dissident by the association. Read More…
LASG issues guidelines for reopening markets
The Lagos State Government has issued new guidelines for the reopening of markets and shopping malls, as part of efforts to curb the spread of new coronavirus. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos that the guidelines were necessary. He said that Read More…
AIICO feeds 130 in Lagos
AIICO Insurance Plc says it has commenced daily feeding of over 130 underprivileged persons in some communities in Lagos State to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus lockdown. A statement by Segun Olalandu, AIICO’s Head, Strategic Marketing and Communications on Thursday in Lagos, said that the gesture was part of the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility Read More…
Business Opportunity: Engage in production of face masks, women told
The President, Women of Inestimable Values (WIVs), Blessing Okojie, has tasked women in Lagos State to engage in production of locally-made face masks, now that government has made its wearing compulsory for people of the state. Okojie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that local production of face masks had Read More…
Facebook expands information centre to 24 African countries
Facebook said it would expand its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its commitment to empower people around the world. Kojo Boakye, Facebook’s Head of Public Policy, Africa, who made the disclosure on Friday said the expansion of centres would empower people around the world with timely and accurate Read More…
IATA renews call for relief measures for African Airlines
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has renewed its call for relief measures for African Airlines as impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Africa deepens. Its Regional Vice President for Africa and Middle East, Muhammed Al-Bakri, made the call on Thursday in a statement in Lagos. Al-Bakri said that IATA had also appealed to development banks and other Read More…