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…
Ekiti Budgets N375b For 2025
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 presented a budget estimate of N375,790,077,618.15.Presenting the Appropriation Bill before members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly at the Assembly Complex, Ado- Ekiti, Oyebanji explained that the budget estimate…
NADDC Boss In Morocco, Highlights Auto Sector’s Investment Opportunities
In line with the investment promotion drive of Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP), the Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin on Tuesday, 29th October, 2024 presented the investment opportunities that abound in…
NLNG Appoints Sofia Horsfall As New External Relations Manager
Photo Caption:L -R: Sofia Horsfall, Andy Odeh, and Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has appointed Sofia Horsfall as the new General Manager, External Relations with effect from November 1, 2024.Sophia will take over from Andy Odeh who…
Access Bank Unveils ‘Power Of 100 Africa’ To Celebrate Women
Access Bank has announced the launch of The Power of 100 Africa initiative, aimed at honoring women driving change across various sectors in Africa. Building on the success of the 2015 Power of 100 book, which celebrated influential Nigerian women,…
NDDC Restates Support To Police, Other Security Agencies
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says the Commission will not relent in providing the needed support to the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies in the region to enable them to…
Shippers’ Council: Non-Implementation Of Cargo Tracking Notes Cost Nigeria $500m Annually
The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Barr Pius Akutah, on Monday, disclosed that Nigeria is losing $500million annually due to the non-implementation of the International Cargo Tracking Notes (ICTN).Akutah disclosed the development during an investigative hearing on the circumstances…
NASENI, Imose Rollout Made-In Nigeria Laptops, Tablets
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and Imose Technologies Ltd, an indigenous Nigerian company, are rolling out made-in-Nigeria laptops and tablets for use by Nigerians.City Business News reports that the 14-inch laptops and 10.5-inch tablets are manufactured…
Northern Govs Faults Proposed Tax Reform Bill
The Northern Governors Forum has kicked against the proposed Tax Reform Bill that was forwarded to the National Assembly. It stated that the proposed tax bill is against the interests of the North and other sub-nationals. In a communique read…
Chukwuma Applauds Fintiri For Buying IVM Vehicles As NIPR Volunteers To Promote Innoson Brand
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd (IVM), Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, CON, has urged governors and other public office holders to borrow a leaf from their counterpart in Adamawa State who has adopted a policy of buying…
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Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) President, Dr. Ike Neliaku (right), congratulates Innoson Vehicle Chairman, Chief (Dr.) Innocent Chukwuma, CON, after presenting to him the NIPR Diamond Anniversary Award during a facility tour of the IVM auto plant in Nnewi…
Rodri Beats Vinicius, Bellingham To Win 2024 Ballon d’Or
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has emerged the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award, beating competition from Real Madrid trio of Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Dani Carvajal. The Spanish international becomes the second Premier League Player to win the…
United Capital Emerges Biggest Winner At 2024 BAFI Award
United Capital Group dominated the 2024 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards, securing five major awards and solidifying its position as a top-tier financial services powerhouse. City Business News report that the Pan-African investment and financial services group…
Senate Begins Screening Of Ministerial Nominees Tuesday
The Senate is set to begin screening of seven ministerial nominees recently announced by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday This follows the earlier request to the Senate by President Tinubu to confirm the new ministerial nominees. The Special Adviser to…
NDDC To Pay 10,000 Youth Internship Beneficiaries from December
The Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has announced that the 10,000 selected beneficiaries of the Commission’s Youth Internship scheme will begin to receive N50,000 monthly stipend from December 2024.Ogbuku announced this while being decorated as…