COVID-19: CBN, Bankers’ Committee suspend lay-offs in banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee have suspended lay-offs in banks as a result of dwindling...
Africa: Canon becomes founding member of intellectual property partnership to combat spread of COVID-19
Canon Inc Friday announced that the company, in order to help bring a swift end to the spread of the...
ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods
The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to the COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy...
CBN resumes dollar sales for SMEs, school fees
In view of the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown both globally and in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria...
APICORP announces USD500 million to member countries in COVID-19 Recovery Support
The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution, announced today that it has launched a USD 500...
COVID-19: Private sector donations now N27.160 billion — CBN
The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 has so far realised about N27,160,109,011.94 billion to help fight the disease in...
Protect workers both now and after lockdowns ease, says ILO
As the pressure mounts on countries to ease their lockdown restrictions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has urged Governments to...
Global action to beat COVID-19 crisis vital to prevent employment disaster, ILO tells G20 ministers
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, has welcomed the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ commitment for...
COVID-19: Cameroonian Refugees in Nigeria to get support from Africa Now Foundation
The Africa Now Foundation is pleased to support hundreds of Cameroonian household refugees in Nigeria with personal protective items and...
Ecobank Group contributes US$ 3 million across Africa to support fight against COVID-19
Ecobank Group, the Pan African Bank, has contributed about US$3 million to the fight against COVID-19 across its footprint in...
