yetty, Author at City Business News

June 5, 2020 No Responses

UBA Rewards 100 More Customers With N100,000 Each

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has rewarded another set of 100 loyal customers with a total of N10m in the UBA Bumper account draw. A statement sent to City Business News (www.citybusinessnews.com) on Friday explained that the 100 customers...

June 5, 2020 No Responses

Again, Messi Misses Training

FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi sat out Friday’s training session as he has a small thigh strain, the Spanish league champions have said. Barca returned to full training on Monday for the first time in three months ahead of the...

June 4, 2020 No Responses

NSE Succumbs To Profit Taking, Loses N50b

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indicators succumbed to profit taking on Thursday, dropping by 0.38 per cent. Speficially, the All-Share Index dipped 95.91 points, representing a dip of 0.38 per cent to close at 25,312.05 compared with 25,407.96 poste...

June 4, 2020 No Responses

FBNQuest Educates Nigerians on estate planning, wealth transfer

FBNQuest Trustees, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, is offering expert guidance on estate planning as an important requirement for successful wealth transfer. In a statement on Thursday, Mr Adekunle Awojobi, FBNQuest Managing Director, explained that through ...

June 4, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Group Unveils New Campaign To Support Seafarers

The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new flagship campaign to address the severe welfare issues facing seafarers worldwide in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Flying Angel campaign is a top priority for the organisation as crews remain...

June 4, 2020 No Responses

NPA To Receive 17 Ships With Petroleum Products, Wheat, Frozen Fish, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is expecting 17 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods. NPA explained on Thursday through its publication, Shipping Position, that the ships are expected to arrive at the Lagos Ports between June...

June 4, 2020 No Responses

Group Donates Hygiene Packs To NUJ

The management of Amaecom Global has donated some hygiene packs to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council to support the fight against COVID-19 in the country. Chairman of Amaecom, Amachi Ofomata, presented the hygiene packs to the NUJ...

June 4, 2020 No Responses

Kaduna Explains Safe Reopening Modalities

Kaduna State Government is working out modalities on safe reopening of the state. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Jafaru Sani, said this shortly after a closed door meeting with traditional rulers chaired by Gov. Nasir El-Ra...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves Refunds of N148b To Rivers, Ondo, Bayelsa, Others

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved refund of N148billion expended on federal roads by Rivers, Cross River, Ondo, Bayelsa and Osun states. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai M...

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 Presiden...

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...