All is now set for the City Business News Summit scheduled to hold November 8, 2023 at Oriental Hotels, Lagos State.Expected at the Business Summit titled: “Repositioning Nigerian Economy: 2023 And Beyond” are financial experts, regulators, Industrialists, among others.A statment issued…
Mandilas Group Tasks Stakeholders On Sustainable Cold Chain Industry
Mandilas Group Limited has joined ongoing clamour to curtail post-harvest losses and expansion of the cold chain industry in Nigeria. According to the Group, a vibrant cold chain industry will help preserve and protect the supply of food and…
FRSC Conducts Clearance Operations In Jalingo, Cautions Illegal Park Operators
The Taraba Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Saturday, conducted a clearance operation at the Roadblock area of Jalingo to achieve ease in traffic flow. Sector Commander, Selina Williams, who supervised the operation, told Journalists that…
Shortage Of Midwives May Increase To One Million By 2030, Says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that shortage of midwives will trigger an increase of one million by 2030 with serious implications for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organsation (WHO) Regional Director for…
Progressive Lawyers Oppose Proposed APC South West Presidential Aspirants’ Meeting
Progressive Lawyers for Osinbajo (PLO) has kicked against the proposed meeting of South West Presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by some leaders of the region. In a statement on Thursday, the Convener of…
OPEC Raises Nigeria’s Production Quota To 1.772mbpd For June
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has raised Nigeria’s oil production quota from the 1.735 million barrels per day (mbpd) target approved in May 2022 to a new target of 1.772mbpd for June 2022. A statement issued…
Tinubu Approves Scholarship Scheme For Caribbean Students
President Bola Tinubu has approved a new scholarship scheme for students from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to study in Nigerian universities, beginning from the next academic year. Speaking at a joint press conference in Gros Islet on…
NAHCO, Delta Airlines Brainstorm On Cargo Security, Operational Efficiency
To foster enhanced collaboration between both organizations, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Plc) hosted a business meeting with Delta Airlines, on Monday, June 30, 2025, at its Head Office in Lagos. The agenda centered on strategies for improving…
Sifax Group Boss, Afolabi, Congratulates CGC Adeniyi On Election As WCO Council Chairperson
SIFAX Group chairman, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, has congratulated Adewale Adeniyi MFR, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, on his landmark election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council. In a letter personally signed, Dr Afolabi described Adeniyi’s…
Oyetola Tasks NPA Board On Reform-Driven Governance
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).A statement explained that the event, which took place at the Ministry’s Conference Room in Abuja, on…
NDLEA Arrests Ex-Footballer Over Alleged Attempt To Smuggle Cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an ex-international football player and his businessman partner over an alleged attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA…
Marine Debris: The Danger Ahead
Welcome address by the President, Shipping Correspondents’ Association Of Nigeria (SCAN), Moses Ebosele, at the 2025 SCAN summit, held on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos. Distinguished guests, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, permit me to welcome you…
NPA’s Commitment To Cleaner Marine Ecosystem
An address delivered by the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, at the 2025 Shipping Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (SCAN) summit titled: Marine Debris: The Danger Ahead, held Thursday, June 26, 2025 at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos….
Coscharis Motors Unveils Geely Ultra-modern Service Workshop, Aftersales
Coscharis Motors, the exclusive representative of the Geely automotive brand in Nigeria, has inaugurated a state-of-the-art after-sales workshop, exclusive to Geely vehicles in Nigeria.This workshop aims to enhance the customer experience and improve after-sales service for Geely car owners.The expansive…
Shippers Council, AMATO To Tackle Inland Transport Challenges
Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the nation’s Port Economic Regulator, has paid a visit to the Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration and address key challenges affecting inland cargo transportation. The NSC delegation was…
Tinubu, Shettima, Others Mourn Dantata
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have mourned the passing of Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, an elder statesman, business mogul, and philanthropist. Dantata, who passed away at 94 in the early hours of Saturday, was a renowned and…
Shippers’ Council Boss Visits NAN
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Akutah Pius, MON, recently led a delegation of the Council’s management staff on a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja….
WISTA Nigeria Celebrates Appointments Of Female Maritime Leaders In Ghana, Nigeria
WISTA Nigeria Celebrates Appointments Of Female Maritime Leaders In Ghana, Nigeria The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria, on Saturday, commended the appointments of Jemilat Mahamah as Chairman of the Board of the Ghana Maritime Authority and Ms….
Adeniyi Emerges World Customs Organisation Chairperson
Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has been unanimously elected as the Chairperson, World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council.City Business News reports that WCO Council is the highest decision-making body in global customs administration.The election was held during the concluding session…
Tinubu For BRICS Summit In Brazil
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, June 28, 2025, on a two-nation visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil, his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has said. Onanuga stated that the president would first visit Saint Lucia on a state visit…