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…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Apapa Property To FG
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 25, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of a property to the Federal Government of Nigeria.The property is located at 26, Tolu Road, Olodi Apapa, Ajeromi-Ifelodun…
FG Pledges To Complete Jos Inland Dry Port
The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will complete the Jos inland dry port project in Heipang , Plateau State, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Akutah Pius, MON, has declared.Dr. Akutah stated…
Gunmen Kidnap 15 Travellers
Gunmen on Thursday abducted not less than 15 travellers in the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the victims were kidnapped along Adoka-Naka Road. Speaking to journalists on the incident, the Secretary of the…
NiMet Workers Call Off Strike
Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have called off their strike after the Federal Government’s intervention. The workers had protested over poor working conditions, grounding flights across the country on Thursday. But after a meeting with the Minister of…
SEC To Nigerians: Report Any Suspected Illegal Investment Schemes
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged Nigerians to report any suspected illegal investments scheme to the commission for proper investigation and necessary action.The Commission said this in a notice issued on Thursday to the investing public, warning that…
NPA, PEBEC To Enhance Port Efficiency, Ease of Doing Business
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on Thursday, launched the Ports and Customs Efficiency Commitee (PCEC) to end N912.5 billion Nigeria lost annually to port inefficiencies.Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the PCEC,…
FG Bans Waivers For Threaded Pipes
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri on Thursday announced a ban on the issuance of waivers for the importation of threaded pipes for use in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.He handed the directive to…
NCDMB Pledges Support For MT Group’s Valves Manufacturing Plans
A delegation from the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday visited MT Valves West Africa Free Zone at Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, to assess the firm’s operations and plans to invest in a 15,000 tons per year…
Comptroller Alkali Resumes At FOU Zone ‘B’ Kaduna
Comptroller Aliyu Alkali has formally assumed the headship of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone B, Kaduna, succeeding Comptroller Ahmadu Shuaibu.Speaking at the handover ceremony held at Kangiwa House on Wednesday, Comptroller Shuaibu described his tenure as a…
NIMASA Pledges CVFF Disbursement By August
In response to a firm directive from the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has pledged to commence the long-awaited disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) by August…
Commissioner: Over 135,000 People Living With HIV In Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has revealed that over 135,000 residents in the state are currently living with HIV, even as the government steps up efforts to improve healthcare delivery and reduce disease prevalence. He disclosed…
Lagos Cameras Detect 470,000 Traffic Violations
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the deployed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras have detected over 470,000 traffic violations. Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho…
FRSC Gets Three New Deputy Corps Marshals
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has received the approval of the appointment of three Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM), to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM), by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,…
Maj Gen Nwachukwu Bows Out As Lt Col Anele Assumes Army PR Command
In a brief but symbolic ceremony, Lieutenant Colonel Onyechi Appolonia Anele has assumed command as the pioneer female Director of Army Public Relations (D APR) in acting capacity, marking a significant milestone in the Nigerian Army’s efforts to promote diversity…