Category: News

Lagos Mulls Total Ban On Commercial Motorcycles  
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Mulls Total Ban On Commercial Motorcycles  

The Lagos State Government is considering a total ban of commercial motorcycles in all local government areas of the state.   The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso made this known at a stakeholders forum organised to...
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My Husband Is Too Lazy, Woman Tells Court  
August 16, 2022 No Responses

My Husband Is Too Lazy, Woman Tells Court  

A businesswoman, Tawakalitu Sanusi, has asked a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 15 year-old marriage to estranged husband, Olaide whom she described as ‘’too lazy.’’   Sanusi said she is further frustrated by her husband’s...
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Unity Bank Targets Underbanked Women With ‘Yanga Market’ Campaign  
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Unity Bank Targets Underbanked Women With ‘Yanga Market’ Campaign  

Unity Bank Plc has deployed a new marketing campaign targeted at reaching millions of women entrepreneurs, especially the underbanked across Nigeria with its new retail product, the Yanga account. A statement sent to City BusinessNews Online on Tuesday explain...
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UK To Cut Taxes On Imports From Developing Countries
August 16, 2022 No Responses

UK To Cut Taxes On Imports From Developing Countries

The UK is to cut import taxes on hundreds more products from some of the world’s poorest countries to boost trade links. The Developing Countries Trading Scheme comes into force in January and builds on a scheme the UK was...
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Buhari Congratulates Kenya’s President-Elect, William Ruto
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Kenya’s President-Elect, William Ruto

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the General Elections.  In a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday, the president also commended the people of Kenya fo...
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NIWA Unveils Watercraft Ambulance
August 16, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Unveils Watercraft Ambulance

The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA),  Dr George Moghalu, has deployed a new ambulance boat to the Lagos area office to enhance search and rescue. Moghalu, in a statement on Monday, explained the watercraft ambulance which wou...
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Oil Prices Tumble As China Economy Stutters 
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Oil Prices Tumble As China Economy Stutters 

Oil prices slumped nearly five percent Monday on data showing China’s economic recovery stuttering under Covid-19 restrictions and a slumping property sector. Stock markets mostly steadied and the dollar traded mixed as investors welcome signs of cooling US ...
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Court Adjourns Case Against Plateau Govt, Jaiz Bank
August 16, 2022 No Responses

Court Adjourns Case Against Plateau Govt, Jaiz Bank

A Plateau State High Court on Monday adjourned the continuation of the hearing in a suit filed by a member representing Jos East /Jos Federal Constituency, Dachung Bagos, challenging Gov. Simon Lalong over the planned signing of an agreement with...
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Customs Impounds 478 Jerry Cans Of Petrol In Kebbi  
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Customs Impounds 478 Jerry Cans Of Petrol In Kebbi  

The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS), Kebbi Area Command has seized 478 jerry cans containing 11,950 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol that were about to be smuggled out of Nigeria.   In a statement on Monday, Nasiru Manga, spokesperson...
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SON Inaugurates Training Center, Laboratory, Regional Office In Kano  
August 15, 2022 No Responses

SON Inaugurates Training Center, Laboratory, Regional Office In Kano  

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has inaugurated a training center, laboratory and regional office at Khalifa Isiyaka – Rabiu housing estate in Kano metropolis.   During the inauguration, the Director-General of the organisation, Malam Faruk ...
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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Increases To 19.64% In July
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Increases To 19.64% In July

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 19.64 per cent on a year-on-year basis in July, 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has revealed .   Prince Semiu Adeniran, the Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, Nat...
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Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines

A Professor of Virology, Sunday Omilabu, has urged the Federal Government to put efforts in place to acquire smallpox vaccines in the fight against monkeypox.   Omilabu, who spoke in an interview aired on Arise TV on Sunday, said research had...
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Customs To Deploy Drones, Body Cameras, Others
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Customs To Deploy Drones, Body Cameras, Others

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says plans are ongoing to deploy drones and other technologically advanced facilities to the country’s borders in its bid to curb smuggling.  The Public Relations Officer of Customs, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, tol...
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Catholic Archbishop Tasks Youths On Living Positive Lives Of Influence
August 15, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Archbishop Tasks Youths On Living Positive Lives Of Influence

The Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin, has urged youths to live positive lives of influence that could portray the image of the country positively across the globe.  Abegunrin made the call at the closing of a...
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