Author: yetty
Man Beats Lover To Death In Bayelsa
A man, Mr Arepamowei Koru, who hails from Ogobiri Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has allegedly beaten his 22-year-old girlfriend, Miss Toma Angolo, to death. The two lovers were said to be cohabiting at the man’s...
Nigeria Confirms 77 Cases Of Lassa Fever In Ondo, Edo, Ebonyi, Others
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 77 new Lassa fever cases and six-related deaths between January 9 and January 15, 2022. In a statement on Wednesday, NCDC explained that the new cases were recorded in 25...
Union Bank Save & Win Palli Promo Grand finale Holds Jan 27
Following a six-month successful run, the second edition of Union Bank’s Save & Win Palli Promo is finally coming to an exciting conclusion.A statement sent to City Business News explained that the grand finale event, which is set to hold...
CBN Raises Interest Rate To 17.5%
Against projections by some experts, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the monetary policy rate by 100 basis points to 17.5 per cent. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end...
PTML Customs Command Generates N229.5b In 2022
Between January and December, 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ports and Terminal Multiservice Ltd. (PTML) Command generated N229.5 billion. The Customs Area Controller PTML Command, Suleiman Bomai said this at a media conference on Tuesday in La...
Edo Refinery Begins Production
Edo State Government-backed Edo Modular Refinery has commenced production at its 6,000bpd plant in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. A statement sent to City Business News on Tuesday explained that the facility with its feedstock can produce 50 ...
Edo, Port of Antwerp, Seal Benin River Port Partnership
The Edo State Government has concluded plans with the Port of Antwerp from Belgium as part of measures to finalize the Benin River Ports project. This was gathered from a meeting of the Benin River Port (BRP) Project Committee with...
Buhari Seeks Senate’s Confirmation Of Ex-I-G Arase As Chairman PSC
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate seeking the confirmation of the appointment of former Inspector-General (I-G) of Police Solomon Arase (retd), as Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC). The request is contained in a letter addressed t...
Emefiele: Stamp Duty Revenue Is N370b Not N89trillion
The total revenue collected as stamp duty in six years between 2016 and 2022 is N370,686 billion, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, disclosed on Tuesday. A House of Representatives member, Alhaji Muhammed Kazaure, ...
Stockbrokers Project Nigeria’s Economic Growth In 2023
Stockbrokers have assured the investing public that the economy has strong potential to bounce back this year. They said this at an event organised by Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) on “The Nigerian Economic Review of 2022 and Outlook ...
