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Wednesday, 18 September 2024

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  • Adeleke Vows To Revive, Complete Osun Airport - Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed his determination to revive and complete the almost 12 year old Osun Airport project to exit Osun as the only state in the South West without an airport.He made the declaration at the flag off of the upgrade of Ibadan Airport to Ladoke...
  • ONSA, CSCS To Host 4th Cybersecurity Conferences - Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) Plc has announced the forthcoming 2024 Cybersecurity Conference, organized by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and CSCS.A statement sent to City Business News on Wednesday explained that the event will take place at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on October 17,...
  • Humanitarian Crises: Why Nigeria Needs Collective Response, By UN Rep, Fall - Mohamed Malick Fall is the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. In this exclusive interview, he speaks on the need for a collective response to humanitarian crises in Nigeria, obstacles to humanitarian interventions, and the work of the United Nations, among others. UN OCHA Nigeria’s Head of Public...
  • NAFDAC Shuts Down Cosmetics Factory - The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State. In a post on its X handle on Tuesday, NAFDAC disclosed that the factory was shut down after its operatives...
  • Floods: NDDC To Builds Six Multi-Purpose Emergency Shelters - The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has disclosed that the Commission in building six multi-purpose emergency shelters in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the event of flood in the Niger Delta region. Ogbuku, who spoke during a...
Adeleke Vows To Revive, Complete Osun Airport

Adeleke Vows To Revive, Complete Osun Airport

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed his determination to revive and complete the almost 12 year old Osun Airport project to exit...
ONSA, CSCS To Host 4th Cybersecurity Conferences

ONSA, CSCS To Host 4th Cybersecurity Conferences

Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) Plc has announced the forthcoming 2024 Cybersecurity Conference, organized by the Office of the National Security Adviser...
Humanitarian Crises: Why Nigeria Needs Collective Response, By UN Rep, Fall

Humanitarian Crises: Why Nigeria Needs Collective Response, By...

Mohamed Malick Fall is the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. In this exclusive interview, he speaks on the need for...

Adeleke Vows To Revive, Complete Osun Airport

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed his determination to revive and complete the almost 12 year old Osun Airport project to exit Osun as the only state in the South West without an airport.He made the decl...

ONSA, CSCS To Host 4th Cybersecurity Conferences

Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) Plc has announced the forthcoming 2024 Cybersecurity Conference, organized by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and CSCS.A statement sent to City Business Ne...

Humanitarian Crises: Why Nigeria Needs Collective Response, By UN Rep,...

Mohamed Malick Fall is the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. In this exclusive interview, he speaks on the need for a collective response to humanitarian crises in Nigeria, obstacles to hum...

Floods: NDDC To Builds Six Multi-Purpose Emergency Shelters

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has disclosed that the Commission in building six multi-purpose emergency shelters in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states for Interna...

NNPCL/TotalEnergies’ $550m Ubeta Upstream Gas Project Takes Off

The $550 million upstream gas project between the NNPC Ltd and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field has taken off, the Presidency announced on Tuesday.Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verhei...

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ONSA, CSCS To Host 4th Cybersecurity Conferences

Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) Plc has announced the forthcoming 2024 Cybersecurity Conference, organized by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and CSCS.A statement sent to City Business Ne...

UBA Appoints Nweke New DMD

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has appointed Mr. Chukwuma Nweke as new Deputy Managing Director (DMD) effective from October 1st 2024.In a statement on NGX signed by its secretary and legal counsel, Bili Odum, UBA ...

Access Bank Set To Host 2024 Corporate Customers Forum

Access Bank is set to host ‘Corporate Customer Forum 2024’, on September 19, 2024 at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos State.Under the theme “Nigeria’s Economic rebirth: Hopes and implications”, the ev...

NDIC, BOI, BDAN, Others Back 2024 FICAN Conference

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Bank of Industry (BoI), the United Bank for Africa, Access Holdings plc and a host of other banking and financial institutions have...

United Capital Trustees Appoints Michael Thomas As MD/CEO

United Capital Trustees, a subsidiary of United Capital Group has appointed Michael Abiodun Thomas as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. A statement explained that the appointment follows a rigorous appro...

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NIMASA, BoI To Strengthen Collaboration, Capacity In Maritime Sector

As part of efforts to enhance capacity in the Nigerian maritime sector, the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have initiated discussions on poten...

Shippers Council Task Operators On Investment In Dockworkers’ Welfare

The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr. Pius Akutah, has encouraged Nigerian seaport terminal operators to prioritize the investment in welfare of dockworkers. Akutah, who was speaking at...

Maritime Workers To FG: Renew Licenses For Terminal Operators 

Maritime Workers under the aegis of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have expressed their displeasure over the continuous delay in the renewal of the licenses of the terminal operators at the nation’s seaports....

AMES Marine Technical Summit Focuses On Growth Areas For Marine...

President of the Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors (AMES), Engr. Israel Obadan, has said that the association’s forthcoming marine technical summit would focus on key discussions to proffer growth solutions...

CNG: NADDC Harps On Specialized Training For Auto Technicians

Specialized Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) training is aimed at ensuring capacity building and skills upgrade for technicians and youths to enable them cope in the ever dynamic automotive industry.This was declared by the ...

CIG Motors To Train 25 YABATECH Students In China

CIG Motors Nigeria has announced plans to sponsor 25 Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) students to China for 18-month automotive training programme. Speaking at the just concluded two-day programme  aimed a...

CNG: NADDC DG, Experts Rally Young Nigerians To Embrace Initiative 

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in partnership with the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives, Monitoring, and Delivery has concluded a two-day programme aim...

Nasarawa To Establish CNG-LNG Conversion Centres

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has said Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) vehicle conversion centres will be established in the three senatorial zones of the state. He disclosed this a...

Ogun To Unveil 100 CNG Buses

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans to unvei 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses.The Governor, who disclosed this in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Monday, explained th...

Energy

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CNG: NADDC Harps On Specialized Training For Auto Technicians

Specialized Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) training is aimed at ensuring capacity building and skills upgrade for technicians and youths to enable them cope in the ever dynamic automotive industry.This was declared by the ...

NNPC Replies Dangote Refinery, Restates N898 Per Litre Transaction

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), on Monday morning insisted that it bought Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as Petro from Dangote refinery at N898 per litre. In a statement issued on...

Dangote Refinery Faults NNPCL On N898 Per Litre Price

Our attention has been drawn to a statement attributed to NNPCL spokesperson, Mr. Olufemi Soneye, that we sell our PMS at N898 per litre to the NNPCL.This statement is both misleading and mischievous, deliberately aimed ...

Dangote Refinery: Lagos Pledges Effective Traffic Management

The Lagos State Government has pledged comprehensive traffic management strategies as part of measures to guarantee uninterrupted traffic flow along the Lekki-Ajah corridor, given Dangote Refinery’s commencement of...

CNG: NADDC DG, Experts Rally Young Nigerians To Embrace Initiative 

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in partnership with the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives, Monitoring, and Delivery has concluded a two-day programme aim...

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L-R: Boeing’s Field Service Representative, Mr. Kingsley Jarvis; Director General (DG), Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo and Boeing’s Director, Global Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Middle E...

Security/Safety

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NAFDAC Shuts Down Cosmetics Factory

NAFDAC Shuts Down Cosmetics Factory

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at Benue...
Nigeria Creates Disaster Relief Fund For Flood Victims

Nigeria Creates Disaster Relief Fund For Flood Victims

President Bola Tinubu on Monday announced a disaster relief fund in Maiduguri, Borno State, to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other...
Stop Filming Accident Scenes, Chi-Nwaoha, Celebrity Marshal Leader, Advises Nigerians

Stop Filming Accident Scenes, Chi-Nwaoha, Celebrity Marshal Leader,...

The National Head, Celebrity Special Marshals Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Julie Chi-Nwaoha has appealed to all state chapters of...

Agriculture

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LAGOS LAUNCHES GREENHOUSE REGISTRY 

As part of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote a sustainable environment, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), in collaboration with TPHG Technologies Limited, recently&...

Lagos, Chinese Firm Seal MoU On Agric Productivity

Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Chinese food processing company, Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co. Limited, to increase productivity in the rice value chain and enhance foo...

50,000 Target: Firstbank , NCF Extend Tree Planting To FCT

FirstBank, in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has launched a major tree-planting initiative to enhance Nigeria’s vegetation cover.According to the bank, the tree planting exercise...

Education

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CIG Motors To Train 25 YABATECH Students In China

CIG Motors Nigeria has announced plans to sponsor 25 Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) students to China for 18-month automotive training programme. Speaking at the just concluded two-day programme &nb...

Three Finalists Jostle For Nigeria Prize For Literature 

THE Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced the finalists for the 2024 edition of the Prize. The shortlisted books in alphabetical order of their titles are: A Father’s Pride by...

Edo Grants Waiver To Nigeria’s First Loyola Jesuit University

The Edo State Government through the Ministry of Physical Planning, Housing, Urban and Regional Development has granted approval to Jesuit Education Worldwide for the development of the first Loyola Jesuit Univ...