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Saturday, 25 July 2026

LAMATA Engages AfDB On Green Line Rail Project

LAMATA Engages AfDB On Green Line Rail Project

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), has advanced plans for the Lagos Rail...
Nigeria’s $2b Renewable Energy Investment Yields Only 76,000 Jobs, REA Flags Local Capacity Gap

Nigeria’s $2b Renewable Energy Investment Yields Only 76,000...

Dr. Abba Aliyu, Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has disclosed that Nigeria’s renewable energy workforce participation remains significantly low, with...
NUC Grants Operational Licence To Maria Assumpta University, Owerri

NUC Grants Operational Licence To Maria Assumpta University,...

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri has achieved a major milestone with the official issuance of an operational licence for Maria Assumpta...

LAMATA Engages AfDB On Green Line Rail Project

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), has advanced plans for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Green Line with a high-level stakehol...

Nigeria’s $2b Renewable Energy Investment Yields Only 76,000 Jobs, REA...

Dr. Abba Aliyu, Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has disclosed that Nigeria’s renewable energy workforce participation remains significantly low, with the sector generating only about 70,000...

NUC Grants Operational Licence To Maria Assumpta University, Owerri

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri has achieved a major milestone with the official issuance of an operational licence for Maria Assumpta University, Owerri, by the National Universities Commission...

Minister Inaugurates Committee To Draft VAT Modification Order

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele has inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the VAT Modification Order 2026, charging members to develop a modern framework that will...

EFCC Hands Over Recovered N108m To Firm

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, handed over the sum of N108 million to a company, Greenwich Planet Sun King Nigeria Limited, in Lagos.The ...

Capital Market/Banking

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CSCS Declares First Ever Interim Dividend

The Board of Directors, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has approved an interim dividend of ₦1.00 per ordinary share for the six months ended 30 June 2026, marking the first interim dividend in the Compan...

ABC Transport Boosts Group-Wide Fleet Renewal With 2026 Luxury Coaches

ABC Transport Plc, Nigeria’s foremost provider of premium intercity transportation and integrated logistics services, has officially launched a comprehensive Group-wide Fleet Renewal Programme with the arrival of t...

UBA Business Series To Spotlight Customer Feedback

By ebosele@hotmail.com – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced plans to host the latest edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series, with a focus on helping businesses transform customer feedback into tec...

UBA Wins National Sustainability Award For ESG Leadership

THE United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has won the best financial services company award at the 2026 National Sustainability Achievements Awards.A statement by the bank on Monday explained that UBA received the award durin...

Tinubu Tasks Afreximbank On Africa’s Industrialisation

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday tasked the leadership of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to intensify efforts to mobilise and deploy the continent’s vast human, financial and natural resources f...

Maritime

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NIMASA DG Reaffirms Commitment To Green Shipping, Maritime Decarbonisation

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to advancing maritime decarbonisation, promoting green shipping practi...

PTML Customs Unveils MIS File Tracker To Boost Digital Transformation

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has taken another significant step in its digital transformation journey with the official launch of the Management Information System (MIS) File Tracker at the PT...

TransQuest Symposium To Drive Dialogue On Nigeria’s Blue Economy Future

Leading figures in Nigeria’s maritime, Customs and transport sectors will converge in Lagos on Saturday, July 25, 2026, for the TransQuest Anniversary Transport Development Symposium and Awards, where stakeholders ...

SIFAX Group Tasks Young Nigerians To Shape Africa’s Blue Economy...

SIFAX Group has challenged young Nigerians to take the lead in shaping the future of the country’s maritime industry, stressing that the nation’s ambition to emerge as Africa’s blue economy hub depends largely on a...

NIWA To Upgrade Dilapidated Jetties, Phase Out Unsafe Boats

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Barrister Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, has reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to upgrading dilapidated infr...

NADDC Sensitises Auto Dealers On Registration Portal In Lagos

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s automotive industry through digital innovation with the commencement of the South- West Zone of...

Jetour Nigeria Unveils RELY R8 Premium Pickup For Rugged Performance,...

Jetour Nigeria has expanded its product lineup with the launch of the RELY R8, a premium pickup truck designed to combine rugged off-road capability with advanced technology and SUV-level comfort for the Nigerian market....

Jetour Nigeria Strengthens Market Dominance, Wins Auto Brand Of The...

Jetour Nigeria has emerged Auto Brand of the Year at the 12th Nigeria Transport Lecture and Awards hosted by Transport Day Media in Lagos.The high-profile event gathered top-tier stakeholders from the transport, logistic...

ABC Transport Boosts Group-Wide Fleet Renewal With 2026 Luxury Coaches

ABC Transport Plc, Nigeria’s foremost provider of premium intercity transportation and integrated logistics services, has officially launched a comprehensive Group-wide Fleet Renewal Programme with the arrival of t...

NADDC Automotive Training Centre Graduates 100 Trainees In Kebbi

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has commissioned the NADDC Automotive Training Centre (ATC) in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, and graduated 100 participants of the NADDC/Padson Group Nigeria Li...

Energy

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Nigeria’s $2b Renewable Energy Investment Yields Only 76,000 Jobs, REA...

Dr. Abba Aliyu, Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has disclosed that Nigeria’s renewable energy workforce participation remains significantly low, with the sector generating only about 70,000...
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Dangote Refinery completes $2.5b Private Equity Placement

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP) has successfully completed a landmark Private Equity Placement that raised approximately $2.5 billion in new equity, following a highly successful offering.City Bu...

NCDMB, Chevron, Tomba Strengthen Local Capacity with Storage Tank Training

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and Tomba Resources Nigeria Limited (TRNL), has commenced the Nigerian Content Hum...

PTD Faults NAFDAC On Diesel-In-Edible Oil Tanker Claims

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) Branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has dismissed reports alleging that two tankers designated for transporting edible vegetable oil were intercept...

31 Firms Secure 37 Oil, Gas Blocks

By ebosele@hotmail.com No fewer than 31 companies have emerged successful bidders for 37 oil and gas blocks following the conclusion of Nigeria’s 2025 Licensing Round held at the Transcorp Event Centre, Abuja, on J...

Photo News

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Starzs At 40 Photo News:

L-R: Managing Director/CEO, Starzs Investments Company Limited (SICL), Ms. Iroghama Ogbeifun, General Manager, Corporate Communications, NCDMB, Dr. Obinna Ezoebi, Former Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development ...

Starzs At 40

Managing Director/CEO, SICL, Ms. Iroghama delivering her opening remarks during the company’s milestone 40th anniversary celebration and Gala Night themed Transforming Lives, 40 years on held in Port Harcourt, Rivers S...

Photo News

R-L: Publisher, City Business News Online, Moses Ebosele, Founder of ABC Transport Plc, Mr Frank Nneji, former Corps Marshall, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and President, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transpor...

City Business Photo News

Publisher, City Business News Online, Moses Ebosele (left), welcomes former Corps Marshall, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and President, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi to the ...

Photo News

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso (Left), presents a souvenir to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, during the Minister’s working visit t...

Security/Safety

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Tinubu Approves Army Expansion To 12 Divisions, Recruitment Of 28,000 Personnel

Tinubu Approves Army Expansion To 12 Divisions, Recruitment...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has approved the expansion of the Nigerian...
NIWA, NSIB Forge Alliance To Curb Boat Accidents

NIWA, NSIB Forge Alliance To Curb Boat Accidents

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) have pledged to collaborate as part of measures to enhance...
FRSC Recovers Two Suspected Stolen Vehicles Through NVIS

FRSC Recovers Two Suspected Stolen Vehicles Through NVIS

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recorded another major breakthrough in the fight against vehicle-related crimes with the recovery of two suspected...

Agriculture

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BOI Secures €60m EIB Facility To Boost Nigeria’s Cocoa Value...

Photo Caption:L-R: Ayo Sotinrin, MD/CEO, Bank of Agriculture; Massimo De-Luca, Head of Cooperation of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS; Olasupo Olusi, MD/CEO, Bank of Industry (BoI); Abubakar...

Nigeria’s Food Safety Challenge Rooted In Farmer Ignorance, Says Garuba

By Onyeka Ezike – The founder of Voice of the Farmers, Afeez Olumide Garuba, has identified inadequate farmer education and poor adherence to safe agricultural practices as major factors fueling the growi...

Dangote Reaffirms Commitment To Africa’s Food Security Through Fertiliser Investments

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed his commitment to boosting food security across Africa through large-scale fertiliser investments, declaring that the continent has the capacity to ...

Education

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NUC Grants Operational Licence To Maria Assumpta University, Owerri

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri has achieved a major milestone with the official issuance of an operational licence for Maria Assumpta University, Owerri, by the National Universities ...

Eleven Poets Jostle For $100,000 Nigeria Prize For Literature

Eleven outstanding poetry collections have emerged on the longlist of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, selected from 223 received for the competition.The announcement, by the chairman of the Advisory Board for...

Educationist, Mayor Ojeifo Dies At 73

The education community in Edo North is mourning Mr. Mayor Tajudeen Ojeifo, a retired vice principal and respected teacher, who died on Saturday, June 27, 2026. He was 73.In a statement issued on behalf of the ...