31.41Lagos

Monday, 10 February 2025

headlines
  • DSS Partners EFCC On Terrorism Financing - The Department of State Services, DSS has called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, regarding intelligence sharing, especially in the area of terrorism financing in Enugu State.This call was made recently in Enugu when Mr. Humphrey Ohikhuare, Enugu State Director, DSS paid a courtesy visit...
  • Energy Expert To Tinubu: End Petrol Import, Prioritise Local Refining - Energy expert, Dan Kunle has warned that the continued importation of petrol and diesel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and certain marketers, despite the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s capacity to meet domestic demand, is a disservice to the country.  Recent reports indicate that NNPC, Oil Marketers, Spent N5.5tn...
  • Atiku Cautions Against Misappropriation Of $1.07b Health Budget - Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that snakes, termites, monkeys, rodents and other mysterious animals must not be allowed to swallow the $1.07 billion earmarked for the health sector in the 2025 budget proposal. In a statement on Sunday, Atiku noted that bizarre claims of animals swallowing public money...
  • Frequent Sex Doesn’t Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk, Says Expert - The Assistant Chief Medical Officer and General Practitioner at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Dr Sam Adegboye, has debunked the claim that frequent sexual activity reduces the risk of prostate cancer in men. The Physician debunked the claim in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
  • GOCOP, Zenith Bank Legal Adviser Pay Tribute To Sundiata Post CEO’s Father, High Chief Amuchie - The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and Mr. Mike Osilama, Legal Adviser, Zenith Bank Plc, have paid tribute to High Chief Emmanuel Ikonne Amuchie, the late father of Dr Max Amuchie, Chief Executive Officer of Sundiata Post Media Ltd and North Central Zonal Co-ordinator of GOCOP. GOCOP, the umbrella...
DSS Partners EFCC On Terrorism Financing

DSS Partners EFCC On Terrorism Financing

The Department of State Services, DSS has called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, regarding intelligence sharing, especially...
Energy Expert To Tinubu: End Petrol Import, Prioritise Local Refining

Energy Expert To Tinubu: End Petrol Import, Prioritise...

Energy expert, Dan Kunle has warned that the continued importation of petrol and diesel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and...
Atiku Cautions Against Misappropriation Of $1.07b Health Budget

Atiku Cautions Against Misappropriation Of $1.07b Health Budget

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that snakes, termites, monkeys, rodents and other mysterious animals must not be allowed to swallow the...

DSS Partners EFCC On Terrorism Financing

The Department of State Services, DSS has called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, regarding intelligence sharing, especially in the area of terrorism financing in Enugu ...

Atiku Cautions Against Misappropriation Of $1.07b Health Budget

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that snakes, termites, monkeys, rodents and other mysterious animals must not be allowed to swallow the $1.07 billion earmarked for the health sector in the 2025 budget pro...

GOCOP, Zenith Bank Legal Adviser Pay Tribute To Sundiata Post...

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) and Mr. Mike Osilama, Legal Adviser, Zenith Bank Plc, have paid tribute to High Chief Emmanuel Ikonne Amuchie, the late father of Dr Max Amuchie, Chief Executive Officer o...

Shippers’ Council Boss Bags Best Regulator Award

The Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr Akutah Pius Ukeyima has bagged the best Regulator Award of the Year 2024.The award was presented to Shippers’ Council boss at the Top 10 Magazin...

Medical Doctor Bags Seven Years Imprisonment For N127m Fraud

A Federal High Court, sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided over by Justice Rosemary Oghogho-rie has convicted and sentenced Dr. Geraldine Orok Ita to prison for fraud.Ita was prosecuted by the Uyo Directorate ...

Capital Market/Banking

[ View All ]

Ecobank Super Reward Promo Winners Get N42m

Ecobank Nigeria, an affiliate of Ecobank Group, has awarded a total of N42 million to its customers through the Super Reward “Millionaire Geng Promo.” This six-month promotion, which ran from July 1 to Decemb...

Access Bank Appoints Uche Orji As Non-Executive Director

Access Holdings Plc has appointed Mr. Uche Orji as an Independent Non-Executive Director of  its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, effective from January 7, 2025, following the approval of the Central Bank ...

Katsina Gov Visits NGX Group, To Leverage Capital Market Opportunities

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) hosted the Executive Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, CON, at the Exchange, marking a significant step toward advancing the state’s economic vision through capital ma...

EFCC, NGX RegCo To Strengthen Partnership

NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), the independent regulation subsidiary of Nigerian Exchange Group, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have called for enhanced partnership to enhance market surveil...

CBN To Commence Payment Of Forex Backlog

The Governor of the Central Bank, Olayemi Cardoso has disclosed that the forensic verification to clear all pending foreign exchange backlogs is now completed and payments will commence soon. Speaking during the launch o...

Maritime

[ View All ]

Shippers’ Council Boss Bags Best Regulator Award

The Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr Akutah Pius Ukeyima has bagged the best Regulator Award of the Year 2024.The award was presented to Shippers’ Council boss at the Top 10 Magazin...

NIWA: GMs, Area Managers Sign Performance Bond 

As part of efforts to enhance safety on Nigeria’s waterways, General Managers (GMs) and Area Managers of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) have signed a performance bond with the Managing Director, Mr. Bol...

Shippers’ Council Implore Stakeholders On Challenges

To successfully tackle factors associated with rising operational cost in the shipping industry  and the need to further stimulate Nigeria’s economic growth, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) recently co...

IGP Appoints New Force Marine Officer, To Unveil 25 Gunboats

As part of measures to improve security and combat crime along inland waterways, the Inspector General of Police(IGP), Dr Kayode Egbetokun has appointed CSP Chima Ogarashi as the new Force Marine Officer (FMO).CSP Chima ...

NPA Increases Tariff, Assure Port Competitiveness

Faced by the exigency of bringing Nigerian Ports up to speed with those of its peers in terms of infrastructure and equipment, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has secured necessary approvals for an upward review in it...

NADDC Flags Off Mechatronics Training For Technicians

To ensure skill upgrade in the Nigeria Automotive Industry, the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) on Tuesday commenced Specialized Mechatronics Training and Heavy Duty Training in the six geopoli...

NADDC Team In Ondo For Mechatronics Training, Visits Gov

A delegation from the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), led by the Director General, Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Orimisan A...

Third Party Insurance Enforcement Begins Nationwide

In line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Nigeria Police Force has reiterated the enforcement of the Mandatory Third Party Insurance from February 1st, 2025.According to the Pol...

NADDC, SON, EAA Strengthen Ties On Vehicle Safety, Standards

To enhance road safety and promote environmental sustainability, the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), and Excellent Automotive Assessment (EAA) have...

Coscharis Motors Resumes Tuition-Free Training Academy

Coscharis Motors has reopened its training academy for admission into its one year training programme in automobile technical engineering, which is free of all cost at its CG Eko, Ikeja outlet as part of its corporate so...

Energy

[ View All ]

Energy Expert To Tinubu: End Petrol Import, Prioritise Local Refining

Energy expert, Dan Kunle has warned that the continued importation of petrol and diesel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited and certain marketers, despite the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s capa...

Dangote Refinery Exports Jet Fuel To Saudi Arabia

Dangote Refinery has achieved a significant milestone by successfully exporting two jet fuel cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer and a leading integrated oil and gas company globally. Saudi Aramco...

NLNG Photo News

L-R: The Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria LNG, Philip Mshelbila; Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and Nigeria LNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Dr Sophia Horsfall a...
FG To Raise N35b For Ajaokuta Light Steel

Nigeria Generates $831.14b From Oil, Gas In 24 Years

Nigeria generated over $831.14 billion in revenue from the oil and gas sector between 1999 and 2023, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has declared.  NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Ogbon...

Dangote Refinery Crashes Ex-Depot Price Of PMS To N890

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N950 to N890 per litre, effective from Saturday, February1, 2025. A statement sent to City Business ...

Photo News

[ View All ]

NLNG Photo News

L-R: The Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria LNG, Philip Mshelbila; Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and Nigeria LNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Dr Sophia Horsfall a...

Photo News

A barrier at Carter Bridge, inward Ijora Olopa has been knocked down for the second time within 24 hours.To minimize disruptions, traffic has been diverted to the Iddo/Oyingbo route.According to the Lagos State Traffic M...

Katsina Gov Visits NGX Group, To Leverage Capital Market Opportunities

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) hosted the Executive Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, CON, at the Exchange, marking a significant step toward advancing the state’s economic vision through capital ma...

Photo News

The Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria LNG, Dr. Philip Mshelbila (4th from right), along with General Managers Nnamdi Anowi (Production), Joseph Alagoa (Corporate Services), and Dr. Sophia Horsfall (External Relations & ...

Photo News

President Bola Tinubu with Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on Tuesday.

Security/Safety

[ View All ]
DSS Partners EFCC On Terrorism Financing

DSS Partners EFCC On Terrorism Financing

The Department of State Services, DSS has called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, regarding intelligence sharing, especially...
IGP Appoints New Force Marine Officer, To Unveil 25 Gunboats

IGP Appoints New Force Marine Officer, To Unveil...

As part of measures to improve security and combat crime along inland waterways, the Inspector General of Police(IGP), Dr Kayode Egbetokun has appointed...
Tinubu Mourns 17 Zamfara Pupils

Tinubu Mourns 17 Zamfara Pupils

President Bola Tinubu has sent heartfelt condolences to parents, guardians, and families who lost loved ones in a fire outbreak that stretched into...

Agriculture

[ View All ]

Expert Projects Growth For Presco, Okomu Oil In 2025

Former President of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) and Managing Director, Arthur Steven Asset Management Limited (ASAM), Olatunde Amolegbe, has projected growth for the Oil Palm Industry in 2025.Amol...

South Korean Technical Team Installs Rice Mills In Bayelsa

In furtherance of the bilateral relationship between both parties, a technical team from the Republic of South Korea has completed installation of modern rice processing mills in Bayelsa State.A statement issue...

Edo Earmarks N70b For Agric Sector In 2025

To address food insecurity and make Edo sufficient in food production, Governor Monday Okpebholo has earmarked over N70 billion for agriculture in the newly-signed Edo 2025 budget. The 2025 budget tagged, “Re...

Education

[ View All ]

Court Jails Ex-JAMB Staff For Fraud

Justice Bayo Taiwo of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan has convicted and sentenced one Olayiwola Oguntade to prison for fraud.Oguntade, a former staff member of the Joint Admission and Matriculation ...

Nigeria Prize For Science, Literature Open Submissions For 2025  

The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature have opened submissions for their 2025 awards.  A statement sent to City Business News at the weekend explained that this year, the Scienc...

SIFAX Partners UI Dental Students On Outreach

SIFAX Group has reaffirmed its commitment to community development and healthcare accessibility by sponsoring the University of Ibadan Association of Dental Students (UADS) 2024 Mega Outreach. The event, held o...