The donation was made into a fund set up by 54gene, an African genomics research, services and development company working closely with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the bank, the money will help increase Covid-19 testing capacity in the country by up to 1,000 additional tests a day, by buying testing ... Read More »

Sterling Bank Plc, has contributed N250 million as part of its commitment to the newly formed Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 created to help channel resources to combat the coronavirus disease under the theme: “We need you.” The bank, in an email to its customers, disclosed that it is working with the Bankers’ Committee to lead the effort to ... Read More »

Sterling Bank Plc, has contributed N250 million as part of its commitment to the newly formed Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 created to help channel resources to combat the coronavirus disease under the theme: "We need you." The bank, in an email to its customers, disclosed that it is working with the Bankers’ Committee to lead the effort to ... Read More »

Access Bank is leading other corporate bodies to build four fully equipped 1000-bed centres. It also plans to fly in technical partners to train Nigerian doctors. In a statement, the bank’s CEO, Herbert Wigwe, said: “In addition to the safety measures we have put in place and extending continuity,we are also bringing in mobilisation, support and thought leadership and resources.We ... Read More »

Airlines suspend local flights Cases now 51 Following the positive COVID-19 result for Chief of Staff to the President Mallam Abba Kyari and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, some of the governors who had contact with them have gone into self-isolation. No fewer than eight ministers have also been tested to determine their status. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who self-isolated ... Read More »

Pan African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa during the weekend held a Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) capacity training in Onitsha where about 400 small and medium scale business entrepreneurs in Onitsha, Anambra State, benefitted immensely from the impactful training. The beneficiaries were trained in record keeping, cost reduction, stock compiling, financial and taxation planning, maximising opportunities, financial ... Read More »

The CEO of FirstBank Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has announced that the Bank in partnership with government and other stakeholders is extending its attention to immediate needs in our society in the face of the widespread COVID-19 by putting in place complementary efforts in education to support students and minimize the disruption to education resulting from schools’ closure.  This is following ... Read More »

The last few months will go down in infamy as one of the periods the human race was under threat by the ravaging coronavirus pandemic which is claiming lives across the globe per second per second. ln Nigeria, the casualty may currently be low but we must not be deceived. The reality is that we are in for a tough ... Read More »

Airforce lifts items to Abuja Two days after its expected delivery, the medical supplies donated to the Federal Government by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to assist the fight against Coronavirus has arrived. The supplied arrived at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos around 3:20 pm through an Ethiopian Airlines Freighter. This is just as The Nation gathered that the ... Read More »

Ogun State Government said it has identified 32 persons, who had contact with a new case of coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker,  disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abeokuta. Coker said the new case involved a 62 – year- old resident of Sagamu while contacts included four family members and 28 healthcare givers. The ... Read More »