City BusinessNews Archives — Page 212 of 403

October 23, 2021 No Responses

AIICO Insurance Director Resigns

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Executive Director of AIICO Insurance Plc in charge of Retail Business, Mr. Olusola Ajayi has resigned from the Board of the Company. A notice sent to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) and obtained by City Business News explained that the...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

SON Issues 13 Manufacturers MANCAP Certification

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Thursday awarded its Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certification to 13 manufacturing companies in Kano state. In his speech, the Director-General of SON, Malam Faruk Salim, represented ...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

NIMASA DG Rallies Support For Nigeria’s IMO Category C Reinstatement

By ebosele@hotmail.com — Ahead of the December International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council Election, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called on the international maritime co...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

TotalEnergies Accused Of Downplaying Climate Risks

French oil company TotalEnergies knew at least 50 years ago about a link between burning fossil fuels and global warming, researchers have said. An article from 1971 in the company’s magazine, Total Information, mentioned partial melting of ice caps, res...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

AfDB, MTN Sign $0.5m Grant-Agreement

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement worth $500,000 dollars with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN, for a study on the economic, religious and social factors hampering access to finance by women...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria, Turkey Trade Volume To Expand By $5b

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Nigeria, Turkey trade volume will be expanded by five billion dollars, immediately, to further boost socio-economic ties between the two countries. Erdogan stated this when he addressed newsmen at the end of a clos...

October 20, 2021 No Responses

CSCS Board Renews Jalo-Waziri’s Appointment For Another Four Years

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Board of Directors, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has renewed the appointment of Mr Haruna Jalo-Waziri as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. A...

October 19, 2021 No Responses

NPA Upgrades Control Tower

The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is poised to ensure optimal utilisation of its facilities across the nation’s seaports, Acting Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko has said. He made this known in a statement on Monday ...

October 14, 2021 No Responses

Eto: TTP Implores Stakeholders On Traffic Procedures, List Gains

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — To consolidate on the gains recorded by the Truck Transit Parks (TTP), owners of Eto App, the management of the company has appealed to all stakeholders to abide by laid down procedures. Eto App is an...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Decry High Cost Of Inputs

Poultry Farmers under the aegis of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Alimosho, Lagos State have lamented the rising cost of poultry inputs. The farmers in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) highlighted some challenges fac...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

FIRS Boss: Only 41m People Pay Tax In Nigeria

The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has said that only 41 million pay taxes in Nigeria out of the over 200 million population in the country. Nami made the disclosure at the ‘Public Presentation and Breakdown of the Highlights...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

SMEDAN Awards 150 Licenses To Business Service Providers

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has awarded Practicing Licences to 150 qualified Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs), under its Certification and Accreditation Framework.. Amb. Mariam Katagum, Minister of Sta...

October 7, 2021 No Responses

Maureen Chigbo Emerges As GOCOP President

The Publisher of Realnews, Maureen Chigbo, has emerged as the new president of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) for the next two years. She takes over from the publisher of The Eagle Online Mr. Dotun Oladipo after he...

October 1, 2021 No Responses

Agriculture Stakeholders Seek Elimination Of Middlemen

Some agriculture stakeholders have called for the elimination of middlemen activities across all crop value-chain to curb hike in food prices. They made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos in...