Tag: businesses
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#EndSARS: Most businesses looted, destroyed were Igbo owned – Army
The Nigerian Army has said that most of the businesses looted or destroyed in Lekki, Ajah, Sangotedo and nearby places were owned by people of Igbo extraction. Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo stated this in his testimony at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters.…
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Cross River announces COVID-19 tax relief for individuals, businesses
The Cross River State Government has announced a package of reliefs and incentives for individual Taxpayers and businesses in the state approved by the Governor, H E Sen (Prof) Ben Ayade. This regime of Tax incentives has been provided as one of many avenues for cushioning the impacts of the novel COVID 19 Pandemic, currently…
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COVID-19 lockdown: Lagos lists conditions to reopen businesses, worship centres
The Lagos State Government on Sunday renewed hopes of reopening businesses and worship centres that had been under lock and key for over five weeks now as one of the early measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] disease. However, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in his address on Monday said the business owners…
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COVID-19: Trump rejects expert’s warning on reopening schools, businesses in America
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected a warning given by top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci about the dangers of reopening the economy and schools too quickly. “To me it’s not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools,” Trump said at the White House. He was responding to a reporter’s question on…
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COVID-19 lockdown relaxation: NCDC issues new guidelines for employers, businesses
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has rolled out additional preventive measures for individuals, employers, and businesses following the easing of COVID-19 lockdown in parts of the country. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General of NCDC said, on Tuesday, that the new directives resulted from evolving knowledge of COVID-19 locally and nationally. Ihekweazu said that…
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State governments key allies for successful businesses – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday described state governments as key allies for successful businesses in the country. Buhari made the statement at the opening of the 40th Kaduna International Trade Fair, organised by the Kaduna Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fair had the…
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Passage of CAMA by Senate A Lifeline To Small Businesses, Says LCCI boss
President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Babatunde Paul Ruwase has lauded the passage of the Companies and Allied Matters (CAMA) Act amendment Bill by the Senate, and said the development will greatly boost and increase the viability of small businesses in the country. Ruwase gave the commendation when he led…
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BoI approves N1.5bn direct funding to 28 businesses in Benue
The Bank of Industry on Wednesday presented N362m cheque to the first batch of the beneficiaries of the N2bn-Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises, Development Fund in Benue State. Recall that the Benue State Government and the BoI had last year signed a pact on the N2bn matching fund to boost the entrepreneurial potential of people…
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Abuja Airport: Flight operations, businesses resume after 6 weeks closure
Flight operations and other business activities resumed in full scale on Wednesday (today) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA) Abuja, after six weeks of closure for runway rehabilitation. The Pilot of the Medview Aircraft, Mr Mohamed Mwondha, who spoke with newsmen, commended the government for keeping to the re-opening time. Mwandha praised the quality…