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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
The major players in the Nigerian oil and gas sector on Thursday handed over six ambulances and medical consumables to the South West states. It was part of efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation was made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Read More…
Nigerian Shippers’ Council on Thursday said that a meeting with Haulage Associations and unions had resulted to a 30 per cent reduction in charges. Mrs Rakiya Zubairu, Deputy Director, Public Relations, NSC, made this known in a statement in Lagos. According to her, the aim of the meeting was to work out a modus operandi Read More…
The Lagos State Government says its 27 Makeshift Neighbourhood Food Markets have achieved the objective of enabling Lagos residents to access farm produce. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made this assertion on Wednesday during his inspection tour of the Ramadan Edition of the Makeshift Neighbourhood Markets. Lawal said that residents were able to Read More…
Lead Partner, Ernst&Young (EY), West Africa, Mr Ben Afudego, says there are four things that organisations need to do in the next phase, when planning to get back to work after COVID-19 lockdown. He spoke on Tuesday, during an on-line COVID-19 webinar conference on Risk Management, tagged: “Risk Management for Business Resilience: “The Now, Next and Beyond,” organised by EY Read More…