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Day: April 30, 2020

Union Banks Reports N6.2Bn PBT In First Quarter 2020

The Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, has released its Group Unaudited Financial Statements for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2020 According to the result, Profit before tax rose by 19 per cent to ₦6.2bn from 5.2bn in Q1 2019. Also, gross earnings grew 18 per cent to ₦42.6bn as against N 36.1bn in Q1 2019, […]

COVID – 19 : Lagos Suspends Okada Operations Statewide

The Lagos State Government has suspended the operations of okada riders all over the state until further notice in a bid to check the spread of Coronavirus. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu issued order suspending okada activities till further notice on Wednesday at a news conference to give update on Coronavirus situation in Lagos. According to Sanwo-Olu, […]

COVID – 19 : BUA Releases N900 Million To Lagos, Kaduna, Kwara, Ekiti, Rivers

BUA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of BUA Group, has announced that it has released N300 million to the presidential task force on COVID-19 to aid logistics and the operations of the task force in line with the earlier pledge of Founder/Chairman, AbdulSamad Rabiu. The Foundation also announced that it has released N600 million to five […]

One Out Of Every Five Lagosians With Respiratory Symptoms Is Coronavirus Positive – – – Health Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has said one out of every five Lagosians that exhibit respiratory symptoms are infected with COVID-19. Professor Abayomi also warned that the disease also affects the kidneys and the blood. The commissioner, who spoke during a television programme in Lagos, said Lagos was recording more confirmed cases […]

FCTA Warns Against Resumption of Schools

FCTA Education Secretariat has warned private schools to keep their schools closed and not re-open in any form as  violators of this directive will face the full wrath of the law. As was contained in a press statement signed by Umaru Marafa, Ag. Secretary for Education FCTA, some private Schools in the FCT are disseminating information to […]