WHO, COVAX Partners Laud G7 Decision To Share 870m COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

WHO, COVAX Partners Laud G7 Decision To Share 870m COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

World Health Organisation (WHO) and COVAX partners on Sunday applauded G7 nations’ commitment to sharing 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to assist end the acute phase of the pandemic.  WHO, in a statement, commended G7 countries for the commitment...
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Bayelsa Starch Factory Ready For Commissioning

Bayelsa Starch Factory Ready For Commissioning

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com    — A 60-metric tonnes cassava starch factory built by the Bayelsa State government will be inaugurated soon. Governor Douye Diri disclosed this on Saturday during an inspection tour of the factory located at Ebedebiri ...
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Danbatta Seeks Stakeholders’ Support For Ubiquitous ICT Adoption

Danbatta Seeks Stakeholders’ Support For Ubiquitous ICT Adoption

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com —  Photo Caption: Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC (Centre), during the commissioning of the computer laboratory  The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commis...
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‘Dangote Fertiliser Delivers 120 Trucks Daily’

‘Dangote Fertiliser Delivers 120 Trucks Daily’

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com  — Dangote urea fertiliser currently pushes out a minimum of 120 trucks per day across the country to meet local demands and exports.  Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects and Portfolio Develop...
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GIG Deploys Electric Vehicles In Nigeria

GIG Deploys Electric Vehicles In Nigeria

Foremost logistics company, GIG Logistics Limited, has made history by becoming the first fleet company in Nigeria to deploy electric vehicles in its operations. Founded in 2012, GIG Logistics is an arm of the GIG Group, a company that started...
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Buhari Approves N15trillion Infrastructure Firm

Buhari Approves N15trillion Infrastructure Firm

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com — President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of Infraco Plc, a world-class infrastructure development vehicle wholly focused on Nigeria with a capital structure of N15 trillion. The president revealed thi...
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NDLEA Intercepts 100,000 Bottles Of Codeine Syrup At Onne Port

NDLEA Intercepts 100,000 Bottles Of Codeine Syrup At Onne Port

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has intercepted and seized no fewer than 100,000 bottles of codeine syrup with a total weight of 15,325 kgs at the Onne seaport, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr...
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FG Suspends Salaries Of 331 Civil Servants

FG Suspends Salaries Of 331 Civil Servants

The Federal Government has suspended the salaries of 331 civil servants for failure to update their Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) as was directed.  Mr Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Career Management office, made t...
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First Bank’s Sponsored Movie, Ayinla Premiers In Lagos

First Bank’s Sponsored Movie, Ayinla Premiers In Lagos

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com  — First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its lead sponsorship of the movie titled ‘Ayinla’, which is billed to premiere on Sunday, 13 June 2020. A statement issued by First Bank explained that the movie is s...
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Full Text Of President Buhari Democracy Day Speech

Full Text Of President Buhari Democracy Day Speech

Fellow Nigerians,    I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria.   2. As with all democracies we will always be...
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June 12: Lagos Tasks Public Officers On Dividends Of Democracy

June 12: Lagos Tasks Public Officers On Dividends Of Democracy

Governor  Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Friday urged public office holders to deliver dividends of democracy to the citizens, as Nigerians celebrate June 12 Democracy Day.  Sanwo-Olu gave the advice on Friday during his Democracy Day mess...
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G7 Leaders To Unveil Global Anti-Pandemic Action Plan

G7 Leaders To Unveil Global Anti-Pandemic Action Plan

G7 leaders are to commit to using all their resources in an effort to ensure the devastation caused by a pandemic like Covid-19 is never repeated. On the second day of their summit in Cornwall, they will issue a declaration...
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Delta Empowers 350 Oil Palm Farmers

Delta Empowers 350 Oil Palm Farmers

Delta State Government on Thursday distributed 120,000 improved oil palm seedlings to support 350 farmers to cultivate 800 hectares of oil palm plantations across the state.  The State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa flagged off the exercise by distrusting oil pa...
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SON Certifies 28 Products For 19 Firms

SON Certifies 28 Products For 19 Firms

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has issued Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificates for 28 products belonging to 19 companies in Niger State for conforming with  the Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS).  Director Ge...
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