Tag Archives: COVID-19

“In this Together” – The Coca-Cola System and The Coca-Cola Foundation commit approximately USD 17m across Africa in response to COVID-19

Helping those most vulnerable, preventing the spread of the virus and contributing to the recovery of local economies       Across Africa and in partnership with NGOs, Coca-Cola in Africa, and its bottling partners (the “Coca-Cola System”) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), have been deploying a range of resources, including capabilities, funds and products […]

COVID-19: Journalists Consider Freelance Services to Increase Streams of Income – BRI

It has been over three months since Nigeria confirmed its first COVID-19 case. In the battle against a crisis such as this, a number of essential services are required. While health workers are easily recognised as essential services, there are other essential service providers who are easily ignored. On the list of overlooked essential service […]

Adapt Or Die: The Two Options COVID-19 Presents Entertainment Brands

I grew up in a very small town in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. Growing up, my family was one of the very few on our street who had a television set and a VCR. What this meant was that every Sunday, our living room was filled to the brim with neighbours and their children […]

MultiChoice Nigeria Commits N1.2 Billion to Support Nigeria’s Fight Against COVID-19

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a number of initiatives to support the Federal and Lagos Governments’ efforts in ameliorating the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak in Nigeria. The leading entertainment and media company’s contribution in the fight against Covid-19 includes cash support of N200m and N50m to the Federal and Lagos State Governments respectively, the donation […]

10 Key Highlights of the President’s Speech

  President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, addressed the nation on Sunday, 29th March 2020 on the COVID-19 situation in Nigeria and his government’s on-going efforts to tackle and contain the pandemic. In his address, he also announced new directives and orders. Below are key highlights from the speech:     Update on number of COVID-19 cases […]

MTN Focusses On Network Continuity And Takes Precautionary Steps To Safeguard Its Employees, Suppliers And Customers From COVID-19

Following official confirmation of Covid-19 cases in some of our markets, MTN Group has taken a series of precautionary measures to ensure continuity of services and the safety of its stakeholders including employees, customers, communities and suppliers against the potential outbreak. A key priority for MTN is to ensure business continuity.  Our services over this […]

COVID-19: Mandatory Work From Home Effective Tomorrow Thursday

Greetings everyone, I really do hope your day is going on well, in spite of everything that’s happening. I wanted to quickly give you some updates about the decision we are taking around how we will work going forward, because of the uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, in addition to the already frustrating system occasioned by the […]