Volkswagen Group in June 2019 recorded 1.6 per cent increase in its global sales, amounting to 974,400 units. The company explained that the number is mostly driven by 15 per cent growth in the Chinese market, where the Volkswagen Group…
FRSC Sokoto Pledges Availability Of Motorcycle, Tricycle Plates
The Zonal Commanding Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in charge of Sokoto. Kebbi and Zamfara states Assistant Corp Marshal Kayode OLAGUNJU mni, has assured operators of motorcycles and tricycles in the states that the states have enough plates…
Ceat Tyre Revamps Capacity, Exports To 100 Countries
By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – Ceat tyre has lined up more investment to ramp up manufacturing capacity across its plants over the next three to four years. Ceat currently exports tyres to around 100 countries. Already, the company has consolidated its position…
UBA Welcomes 120 SMEs, 20,000 Visitors To Abuja
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to host over 20,000 visitors, 100 small and medium enterprises and leading private and public sector players from across Africa, at the continent’s biggest entrepreneurial fair tagged #theUBAmarketplace2019 in Abuja, Nigeria. The…
Nigeria Faults Isha Sesay’s Book On Chibok Girls
The Nigerian Government has faulted the book, “Beneath The Tamarind Tree”, written by ex-CNN Journalist and now a Child Rights activist, Isha Sesay, on the kidnapping of 270 Chibok school girls. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media…
Report: Women More Vulnerable To Injuries In Road Crashes Than Men
Women wearing seat belts are significantly more likely to suffer injury in frontal car crashesthan their belted male counterparts, according to a US study. The study, published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, found belted female auto occupants have 73…
Makinde Declares N50b Assets
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Monday made public his asset, calling on any interested members of the public to verify the same with the Code of Conduct Bureau. The Governor, who visited the Oyo state office of the CCB…
Firms Unveil Cement Carrier Alliance
Germany-based Baltrader and US-based United Bulk Carriers (UBC) have entered into a cooperation agreement to jointly market their respective fleets of pneumatic cement carriers. The two companies will work together under the newly launched Cement Carrier Alliance (CCA). As explained,…
NIS Generates N39.06b Local Revenue
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) generated N39.06 billion in 2018 as against N35.72 billion it generated as local revenue in 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. The bureau said this in its “Immigration Statistics of 2018”, obtained from…
Lagos Cabinet: Sanwo-Olu Picks Tunji Bello, Omotoso, 23 Others
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has nominated 25 persons for commissioner and special adviser. According to the state government, the nominees are the first batch to be considered by the House of Assembly. Among them are two-time commissioner and former…
Experts Raise Concerns Over Brake, Tyre Emissions
With the environmental pollution reaching alarming levels, the UKgovernment’s Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) identified emission from tyres and brakes as a prime contributor to the declining air quality. It mentioned that emissions from car brakes and tyres will still…
Daimler Trucks Tests New Digital Vehicle Systems
Daimler Trucks has taken a new initiative to test and develop the new digital operating menus and apps. The German CV manufacturer has involved the truck drivers to test the digital system on-board the new Mercedes-Benz Actros. The company has…
Singapore Maintains Position As World’s Top Shipping Location
Singapore has topped the 2019 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index for the sixth year running, the Baltic Exchange said. The index provides an independent ranking of the performance of the world’s largest cities that offer port and shipping…
Shell Nigeria Restates Commitment To Economic Growth
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited Joint Venture is to sustain programmes that would galvanise the economic growth of Delta State, Igho Weli, SPDC General Manager, External Relations, has said. In a statement on Saturday, Weli explained that the…