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June 3, 2021 No Responses

Nutritionist: Coconut Water, Natural Remedy For High Blood Pressure

Drinking coconut water will help to reduce high blood pressure, a Public Health Nutritionist, Hajiya Hauwa Suleiman, said on Wednesday. She gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, adding that “coconut water...

June 3, 2021 No Responses

First Bank: Our South East Branches Are Fully Open For Business

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) has reiterated that all its South East branches are fully open for business activities. A statement issued by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications said:“This is to...

June 3, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA Takes Maritime Capacity Building To Schools

Taking its drive for maritime capacity building to the younger generation, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) visited Premier Academy School, Lugbe, in Abuja, to mark this year’s Children’s Day. The Agency donated educa...

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PIND, BASICS-II, KOLPING Train Commercial Seed Entrepreneurs In Niger Delta

The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), in collaboration with the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System, phase 2 (BASICS-II) project, trained 61 Commercial Seed Entrepreneurs (CSEs), drawn from the N...

June 3, 2021 No Responses

Polaris Bank Highlights Digital Banking Platform Benefits

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — Polaris Bank has restated that its newly-launched digital banking platform, VULTe, is a quick self-service innovation aimed at delivering greater value and benefits to existing and new customers of the Bank. The Chief D...

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Akwa Ibom Distributes Rice Seedlings To Farmers

The Akwa Ibom State Government has empowered rice farmers with seedlings as the first planting season progresses to boost rice production. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Glory Edet, who presented the seedlings to farmers in Uyo on Wednesday said th...

June 2, 2021 No Responses

FCTA Partners Investors On Livestock Development

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disclosed plans to partner with investors to boost livestock development and create jobs in the territory. The Acting Secretary, FCTA Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Mr Ibe Chukwuemek...

June 2, 2021 No Responses

Kia Delivers 11,050 Units In May

Kia India, a subsidiary of Kia Corporation, sold 11,050 units in May 2021. On a month-on-month basis the company saw 31% decline in sales as its April sales were at 16,111 units.Sales of Kia Sonet were at 6,627 units. It was followed by Seltos...

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Coventry University Appoints Rwanda’s Former Education Minister To Lead New Africa Hub

Coventry University Group has appointed Rwanda’s former education minister, Professor Silas Lwakabamba as Regional Managing Director for its new Africa Hub in Kigali. The veteran academic will be the most senior representative of the university gr...

June 2, 2021 No Responses

NGX Opens Trading In June With N12b Loss

Sentiments on the nation’s bourse turned negative on Tuesday closing the first trading session in June with a loss of N12 billion, amid losses in Seplat and 16 others. Consequently, the market capitalisation which opened for the month at N20.034...

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Catholic Archbishop Seeks Govt-Citizens Harmony

There is urgent need for the government and people to harmonise their relationship for the peace of the nation, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has said. The Archbishop made the call on Tuesday in Lagos...

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Visiting Sailors Receive COVID-19 Vaccination At Ports

International ship crews arriving at the Port of Long Beach and neighboring Port of Los Angeles have received COVID-19 vaccinations to reduce the spread of the infection among seafarer communities. More than 450 crewmembers from 27 ships have received the...

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Pope Renews Canon Law On Sexual Violence

Pope Francis has tightened up Vatican criminal law and created clearer regulations on the subject of abuse and depictions of sexual violence, among other things. “In order to respond adequately to the needs of the Church throughout the world,’’ Pope...

June 1, 2021 No Responses

NNPC To Acquire Equity In Six Private Refineries

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has revealed that it is currently considering equity participation in a number of private refineries in the country in line with a Federal Government policy directive which ...