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Saudi Arabia Triples VAT, Suspends Allowance
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Saudi Arabia Triples VAT, Suspends Allowance

Saudi Arabia is tripling its value added tax (VAT) as part of austerity measures to support its coronavirus-hit economy. The government in Riyadh also said it will suspend its cost of living allowance to shore up state finances. The oil-rich...
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Dangote Cement Donates 25 Vehicles To Ogun Security Trust Fund
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Dangote Cement Donates 25 Vehicles To Ogun Security Trust Fund

Dangote Cement PLC has donated 25 operational vehicles, equipped with security features, to the Ogun Security Trust Fund (OSTF). Presenting the vehicles to OSTF in Lagos, Mr Emmanuel Ikazoboh, Independent Non-Executive Director, Dangote Cement Plc, said the do...
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Monarch Seeks Support For Cocoa, Coffee, Kolanuts Farmers
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Monarch Seeks Support For Cocoa, Coffee, Kolanuts Farmers

The Gangwari Ganye of Ganye Chiefdom, Adamawa State, Alhaji Umaru Sanda,  has urged the Federal and Adamawa  Governments to provide subsidy for Cocoa, Coffee, Kolanuts and other agricultural produce farmers in his domain. The first class traditional ...
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Nigeria Records 248 New Cases Of Coronavirus
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 248 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday recorded 248 new cases of Coronavirus and 17 deaths, bringing the total figure of confirmed cases across the country to  4,399.  This is the highest daily figure of deaths reported from...
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South Korea Begins Work On Small LNG Vessel
May 11, 2020 No Responses

South Korea Begins Work On Small LNG Vessel

South Korea has started building a small liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel as part of a project backed by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. A steel-cutting ceremony to mark the construction of the 500 cubic meter capacity LNG bunkering...
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Stallion Group Partners Morsun Mobile Clinics On Free Medical Treatment In Lagos
May 11, 2020 No Responses

Stallion Group Partners Morsun Mobile Clinics On Free Medical Treatment In Lagos

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com Stallion Empowerment Initiative (SEI), the charity arm of Stallion group has sealed partnership with Morsun Mobile Clinic to offer free medical consultations and drugs to Lagos State residents.  A statement issued at the...
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Kwara Returns 200 “Almajiri” To Katsina
May 10, 2020 No Responses

Kwara Returns 200 “Almajiri” To Katsina

The Police Command in Kwara State on Saturday returned no fewer than 200 suspected Almajiri to Katsina State.This was contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ajayi Okasanmi, in Ilorin.Okasanmi explained that....
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Tambuwal Supports Late Guardian Correspondent Family With N500,000
May 10, 2020 No Responses

Tambuwal Supports Late Guardian Correspondent Family With N500,000

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto State Council has commended Governor Aminu Tambuwal for supporting the family of late Guardian Correspondent, Mr Eric Meya with N500,000  . Meya died on April 29, this year at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University....
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Nigeria Reports 239 New Coronavirus Cases
May 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 239 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 239 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4151. The NCDC also said that 11 new patients have been confirmed dead...
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Poultry Farmers Lament 40% Drop In Resources
May 9, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Lament 40% Drop In Resources

Poultry farmers across the country have lost between 35 and 40 per cent of their resources due to restriction of movement as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) President, Mr Ezekiel Ibrahim, has said  In a...
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Nigeria Records 386 New Coronavirus Cases
May 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 386 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 3912. The NCDC also said that 10 new patients have been confirmed dead to...
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Lagos Announces Road Closure In Apapa
May 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Announces Road Closure In Apapa

The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of Creek Road from Mr Biggs to Warehouse road junction in Apapa area of the state, for construction. The State Ministry of Transportation, in a statement on Friday by Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola,...
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Uber Loses $2.9b In Q1
May 9, 2020 No Responses

Uber Loses $2.9b In Q1

For the first quarter of 2020,  Uber lost $2.9 billion as its overseas investments were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.  Meanwhile, the company is looking to its growing food delivery business and aggressive cost-cutting to ease the pain.T...
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Lagos Predicts 120,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases By July
May 8, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Predicts 120,000 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases By July

The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state may record between 90,000 and 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) by July. Abayomi, who made this known during a media briefing on COVID-19 update on Friday...
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