yetty, Author at City Business News

June 3, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Boss Tasks Personnel On Lockdown Enforcement

The Corp Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has tasked Commanding Officers to approach the enforcement of the Presidential directives with all vigour. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on the...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

Nigerian Content Board intervenes in NLNG, Macobarb N970m Rift

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has waded into the N970 million dispute between the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), and a Nigerian company, Macobarb International.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the N970 million ...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds N253m Smuggled Items

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Kebbi State confiscated various smuggled items valued at N253 million betweem February and May, 2020. The Kebbi Area Comptroller of Customs, Yusuf Garba, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi on...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

Opinion: Hidden Pandemic Of Domestic Violence Alongside COVID-19

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General — Waking up to screams, thuds, angry shouting and the sickening sound of someone crashing into a wall, a table, a door. This is the cruel reality of many children and young people across...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

DPR Hands Over Nine Vessels To Navy, EFCC

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said nine vessels allegedly involved in oil theft had been handed over to the Nigerian Navy and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Sarki...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

NPA Donates Desktops, Printers, Others To Diaspora Commission

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday in Abuja donated some office items to Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to assist the agency in meeting its mandate. Mr Edward Kabir, General Manager, NPA Abuja Liason Office, presented 20 desktops, 10 ...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

NPA Renews Engagement With Customs On Deployment of Scanners At Seaports

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has renewed clamour for the deployment of scanners at the nation’s seaport as part of measures to fast track cargo evacuation. &nbs...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Decorates Three Newly Promoted Senior Officers

The Federal Road Safety Corps on Tuesday in Ilorin decorated three of its senior officers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the low key event held at the RS8 Zonal Command Headquarters, Ilorin. The Zonal Commanding Officer, Assistant...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

Health Workers’ Fund Supports Over 60 Frontline Workers

The N1 billion Health Workers Fund set up to support frontline health workers combating the COVID-19 pandemic has supported more than 60 frontline health workers since it launched in March. Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, Chairman, Governance Board of the Fund, dis...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

DSTV: Reps C’ttee Vows To Implement Pay-As-You-Go Package

The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating non implementation of pay-as-you-go package by DSTV and other satellite providers in the country has assured Nigerians of justice. Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Unyime Idem, gave the assuran...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

UPDC Lists N16b Rights Issue On NSE

UACN Property Development Company (UPDC) Plc on Tuesday, listed N16 billion rights issue of 15.96 billion ordinary shares at N1 per share on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). With the listing, the company became yet another beneficiary of the Exchange’s&nbs...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

Nigerian Breweries, GTBank, Zenith, Top Activity Chart As NSE Sustain N48b Growth

Transactions in the shares of Nigerian Breweries topped the activity chart on the floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday with 50.46 million shares valued at N2.22 billion. Guaranty Trust Bank followed with 40.45 million shares worth N1.01 bill...

June 1, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria To Empower 77,400 Young Farmers

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has announced plans to empower 77,400 young farmers in agricultural business across Nigeria. Addressing Journalists on Monday in Abuja, Executive Secretary of NALDA,Mr Paul Ikonne, explained that the...

June 1, 2020 No Responses

PPPRA Reduces PMS Pump Price To N121.50 Per Litre

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol to N121.50 per litre from N123.50. The agency disclosed this in a letter to marketers with reference number A.4/9/017/C.2/V/...