Category: News

Union Bank, MobiHealth International Seal  Partnership
October 20, 2022 No Responses

Union Bank, MobiHealth International Seal  Partnership

Union Bank of Nigeria has announced the first banking partnership with globally recognised telehealth services company, Mobihealth International during a signing ceremony held at the United States Embassy in Abuja on Wednesday.   A statement sent to City Business News explained...
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At World Health Summit, Global Leaders Pledge $2.6b To End Polio
October 19, 2022 No Responses

At World Health Summit, Global Leaders Pledge $2.6b To End Polio

Leaders meeting at the World Health Summit in Berlin on Tuesday, pledged an extra 2.6 billion dollars in funding toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end polio.  The historic boost came at an event co-hosted by.....
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Lafarge Pleads Guilty To Supporting Terror Groups
October 19, 2022 No Responses

Lafarge Pleads Guilty To Supporting Terror Groups

French cement maker Lafarge has pleaded guilty in the US to supporting the Islamic State and other terror groups. According to BBC report, the firm agreed to a $777.8m (£687.2m) penalty for payments it made to keep a factory running...
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New Ekiti Governor Freezes All Bank Accounts, Retains Fayemi’s Spokesman
October 17, 2022 No Responses

New Ekiti Governor Freezes All Bank Accounts, Retains Fayemi’s Spokesman

The new Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji has frozen all accounts of the State Government with immediate effect. The Governor has also approved the appointment of Mr Yinka Oyebode, as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS).  Oyebode’s appointment w...
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IPI Nigeria Decries Zamfara Govt Shutdown Of NTA, FRCN, Others 
October 17, 2022 No Responses

IPI Nigeria Decries Zamfara Govt Shutdown Of NTA, FRCN, Others 

The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has condemned the order by the Zamfara State government for the closure of some media organisations operating in the state.  Gov. Bello Matawalle, on Saturday, ordered the immediate shutdown of some public a...
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Sanwo-Olu Increases Students’Bursary By 100 Per Cent  
October 16, 2022 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Increases Students’Bursary By 100 Per Cent  

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved an increment of 100 per cent on bursary payable to students of  Lagos State origin in tertiary institutions across the country. The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, Mr Abdur Rahaman L...
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NCS: National Award To C-G, Three Others, Evidence Of Customs Efficiency
October 16, 2022 No Responses

NCS: National Award To C-G, Three Others, Evidence Of Customs Efficiency

The recent conferment of National Honours on the Comptroller-General, retired Col. Hameed Ali and three officers is an evidence of   Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)  efficiency.   The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Deputy C...
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Romeo Oriogun’s Nomad Wins The Nigeria Prize For Literature  
October 16, 2022 No Responses

Romeo Oriogun’s Nomad Wins The Nigeria Prize For Literature  

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited, has announced Nomad, authored by the poet, Romeo Oriogun, as the winner of the $100,000 prize for the 2022 cycle on Poetry.    Professor Akachi Adimora-Ez...
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LCCI Tasks FG On N1.97tri Q2 Trade Surplus
October 14, 2022 No Responses

LCCI Tasks FG On N1.97tri Q2 Trade Surplus

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has tasked the Federal Government with investments in export infrastructure and other mechanisms to sustain the country’s trade surplus of N1. 97 trillion recorded in the second quarter of 2022.  LCCI presid...
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Presco’s Founder, Vandebeeck, Receives National Award, Lauds Nigeria
October 12, 2022 No Responses

Presco’s Founder, Vandebeeck, Receives National Award, Lauds Nigeria

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Lagos Gets FG’s Approval To Construct Lekki Airport
October 12, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Gets FG’s Approval To Construct Lekki Airport

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Tuesday presented an official Letter of Approval for the construction of the proposed Lekki-Epe International Airport to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. Sirika, on behalf of the Federal Government, presented th...
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FG Confers National Honour On 450 Nigerians, Foreigners
October 12, 2022 No Responses

FG Confers National Honour On 450 Nigerians, Foreigners

The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Sen. George Akume, said 450 out of over 5, 000 nominees received the 2022 National Honours Awards for their various contributions in the country.  Akume said this in his address of welcome...
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Nigeria Decries Low Trade Level With Egypt
October 11, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Decries Low Trade Level With Egypt

Nigeria on Monday decried her low level of trade with Egypt, two economic powers on the African continent.  Nigeria’s ambassador to the northern African country, Malam Nura Rimi, noted that statistics showed that notwithstanding the sizes of the two eco...
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Cotton Farmers Urge FG To Sustain Anchor Borrowers Programme
October 9, 2022 No Responses

Cotton Farmers Urge FG To Sustain Anchor Borrowers Programme

Cotton Farmers in Bauchi State on Saturday called on the Federal Government to encourage cotton farming by sustaining the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) in the country.  The cotton farmers, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency o...
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