City BusinessNews Archives — Page 208 of 370

July 11, 2020 No Responses

FG Donates Grains To 64,613 Households In Edo

The Federal Government has donated assorted grains as palliatives to no fewer than 64, 613 households in Edo, to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Retired AVM Muhammadu Muhammed, the Director-General of the National Emergency Management...

July 11, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 575 New Cases Of Coronavirus, 20 Deaths

Nigeria on Friday announced 575 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 31,323. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also confirmed 20 deaths caused by the virus. According to NCDC, Lagos reported 224 new cases, fol...

July 11, 2020 No Responses

NSC Lauds Stakeholders’ Commitment To Ibadan Inland Dry Port

The Executive Secretary /Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has commended stakeholders’ commitment to the actualization of Ibadan Inland Dry Port. Reacting to ongoing meetings and negotiations, Bello said all parties ex...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

MTN Nigeria, Vitafoam, Others Lift Market Capitalisation By N15b

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Directs Release Of 50% Of Capital Expenditure, Signs N10.8tr Revised 2020 Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the revised N10.8 trillion 2020 budget, and directed the release of at least 50 per cent of the approved 2020 revised capital expenditure to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The News Agency of...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Olugbade: Barge, Off Docks Will Aid Port Decongestion

Captain Ibraheem Olugbade, Executive Director, SIFAX Off Dock, has urged all the stakeholders in the maritime sector to adopt the option of barge transportation for the movement of consignments from the Lagos ports. Olugbade said the challenges of congestion a...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Group Lauds Passage Of Sexual Harassment Bill

The Media Women Forum has describes the Sexual Harassment Bill recently passed by the Senate as a welcome development as it would prevent sexual harassment and exploitation of female students by lecturers in the Nation’s tertiary institutions. The bill ,w...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

ILO Welcomes COVID-19 Seafarers’ Rights Agreement

The International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis .It welcomed a joint statement signed by more than a dozen countries that gives ...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Stakeholders Implore US, UK, UAE, Others On Crew Change Crisis

Thirteen countries have committed to facilitating crew changes and achieving key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial summit hosted by the UK government July 9, 2020. This step is said to represent a significant progres...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Again, Canada-Abuja Evacuation Flight Stalled

The special evacuation flight for Nigerian citizens in Canada earlier scheduled for Friday has been stalled. The Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa, in a statement, explained that the decision was based on request by the intending evacuees. According to the...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Mining Firm Drags Ebonyi To Court, Seeks N500m Compensation

A mining company, Crushed Rock Industries Ltd., on Thursday, dragged Ebonyi State Government before the Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding N500 million damages over alleged unlawful shutdown of its quarry site. In an originating summon with suit number: FHC/...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 499 New Cases Of Coronavirus

Nigeria has recorded 499 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total figure to 30,748. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) explained through its twitter handle on Thursday that the 499 new cases were reported in 24 states as follows: Lagos (...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Venue SUV Gets Intelligent Manual Transmission

Hyundai Motor has announced intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT) for the Hyundai Venue compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). According to the auto firm, this is the first-in-industry dual-Pedal Intelligent M...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

CMA CGM Introduces New Rules To Prevent Trafficking

French container shipping major CMA CGM has unveiled new steps to fight illicit trafficking in protected species and said it is tightening its shipment control procedures. The shipping and logistics group is reinforcing its procedures for shipping protected sp...