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November 1, 2019 No Responses

Kaduna To Export Ginger, Maize

The Kaduna State Government is working toward including ginger and maize as part of its export products in 2020. The Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabiu Sani disclosed this while defending the ministry’s 2020 budget before the House...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

Makinde Suspends ENL’s N65b Road Contract

Citing slow pace of work, Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has suspended construction work on the Ibadan Circular road project.The Governor who made an on-the-spot assessment to the 32 kilometre road on Thursday, expressed his disappointment at the pace of...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

DPR Warns Depot Owners, Oil Marketers Against Diversion, Price Hike

The Department of Petroleum Resources in Cross River has warned depot owners and marketers to desist from diversion of product, saying that anyone caught would face appropriate sanctions.The Operations Controller of DPR in Cross River, Mr Philip Awolu, gave th...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

Med-View Airline To Resume Flight Operations In November

Med-View Airline will be resuming flight operations in the “next few weeks”, its Chief Operating Officer, Mr Michael Ajigbotoso has said.Briefing Journalists on Thursday, Ajigbotoso explained that the airline would return stronger despite the recent challe...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

Alleged Murder: Court Remands Two FRSC Officials In Prison

Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele of Benin High Court on Wednesday remanded in prison custody two Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC) officials, Onotu Joseph, 33, and Francis Igboh, 35, for alleged murder of Mr Samuel Odion. Earlier, Police prosecutor, SP Peter...

October 30, 2019 No Responses

CGC At Onne Port, Explains Seizure Of 87 Containers, N89.7b Revenue Collection

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (CGC), Col Hameed Ibrahim Alli (rtd) on Wednesday visited Area 11 Command, Onne Port to get firsthand account of the clampdown on unauthorized import through the axis....

October 30, 2019 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Declares N23b Profit In Q3

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — For the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, Fidelity Bank Plc has declared Gross Earnings of N161.4billion, an increase of 16.3 percent when compared to ₦138.7 billion reported in the same period in 2018. According t...

October 30, 2019 No Responses

Emefiele:N100b Needed To Revive Cotton, Textile, Garment Sub-sector

More than N100 billion is needed to revive Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) sub sector,the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has said. Speaking after Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony with some critical s...

October 29, 2019 No Responses

Cameron LNG, Firms Seal Expansion MoU

As part of measures to take part in the Cameron LNG Phase 2 project, Sempra Energy and Japanese trader Mitsui & Company Limited have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Under the non-binding MoU, Mitsui would purchase up to one-third...

October 29, 2019 No Responses

Oyo Approves N526m As Running Costs For Primary, Secondary Schools

The Oyo Government has approved the release of N526 million as running costs for its 2,500 primary schools and 640 secondary schools. A statement issued on Monday by Mr Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde explained that...

October 28, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Seeks Future Investments In Riyadh

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Monday for Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to attend the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) organised by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The three-day event will be held under the.....

October 28, 2019 No Responses

FirstMonie Network Hits 500,000 Customer Transactions Daily

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN) FirstMonie network, introduced to boost financial inclusion, presently processes over 500,000 customer transactions daily. The bank’s Managing Director, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, disclosed this at the FBN’s agent banking nat...

October 28, 2019 No Responses

DPR Seals Five Filling Stations

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed five fillings stations in Cross River for selling petrol above the government approved price of N145 per litre and other offences. DPR Operations Controller in Cross River, Mr Philip Awolu, disclosed this....

October 28, 2019 No Responses

Catholic Cleric Urges Journalists To Rebrand Nigeria

Rev. Fr. Christian Anokuru, Head Coordinator, Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, has called on journalists to rebrand the country by reporting fearlessly, as demanded by the ethics of their profession. The priest made the call during Sunday’s Thanksgiving Service ...