Top Gear Names Kona Electric Best Small Family Car

Top Gear Names Kona Electric Best Small Family Car

Kona Electric has been acknowledged as the Best Small Family Car in the inaugural TopGear Electric Awards, after it completed a 1,600-kilometers road trip across 9 European countries.  A statement explained that Hyundai Motor’s fully electric SUV was not only...
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Nigeria Bans Inter-State Movement Of COVID-19 Patients

Nigeria Bans Inter-State Movement Of COVID-19 Patients

Nigeria has banned inter-state movement of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, explained on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 that all persons diagnosed with the virus would hencefo...
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FAAC  Shares N780.926b Revenue To FG, States, LGs

FAAC Shares N780.926b Revenue To FG, States, LGs

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N780.926 billion as March Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States, Local Governments and relevant Agencies in the country. Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director, Information, Press and Public Rela...
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Toyota South African Projects 15-20% Drop In Production, Explains Zero Sales In April

Toyota South African Projects 15-20% Drop In Production, Explains Zero Sales In April

The president and Chief Executive Officer of South African unit of Toyota, Andrew Kirby, on Wednesday projected between 15-20 per cent drop in production in 2020.   Kirby told a virtual media briefing that Toyota South Africa, which produces between...
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JLR Introduces Plug-In Hybrid Technology To Range Rover Evoque, Discovery Sport

JLR Introduces Plug-In Hybrid Technology To Range Rover Evoque, Discovery Sport

Jaguar Land Rover has introduced new plug-in hybrid technology to Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport. The company explained on Wednesday that the latest plug-in hybrid system can switch to an electric-only mode for shorter rides. Also, this...
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Lockdown: South Africa Deploys 70,000 Troops

Lockdown: South Africa Deploys 70,000 Troops

More than 70,000 extra troops will be deployed in South Africa to help enforce a lockdown intended to stop the spread of coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. South Africa has had 3,465 confirmed coronavirus cases – second only to...
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How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state.  The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...
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Shippers Council Implores Haulage Operators On Reduced Freight Rates At Seaports

Shippers Council Implores Haulage Operators On Reduced Freight Rates At Seaports

Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has urged haulage operators to reduce the freight rates to decongest the nation’s seaports amid COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Secretary, Mr Hassan Bello made the appeal at a meeting with truck owners under the aegis of...
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How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state.  The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...
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NAFDAC Shuts Down Yoghurt Factory

NAFDAC Shuts Down Yoghurt Factory

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Borno State office has shutdown an illegal facility engaged in the production of unregistered yoghurt. The information was  disclosed in a statement signed by the state Acting Coord...
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European Football Leagues to Lose €4.1bn Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

European Football Leagues to Lose €4.1bn Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus lockdown has already left a huge impact on the sports industry, causing thousands of sports games, competitions and professional leagues to be cancelled or postponed.  European football is no exception, with cancelled matches, empty stadiu...
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Tinubu Mourns Anumudu, Commiserates With Family, Imo State, Others

Tinubu Mourns Anumudu, Commiserates With Family, Imo State, Others

The National Leader of the APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with family members and associates of Chief Willie Anumudu on the death of the businessman. Anumudu, Chairman of Globe Motors Ltd., died in Lagos on April 21. Tinubu, in...
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Free Trade Zones: NEPZA Insists On 60 Per Cent Jobs For Host Communities

Free Trade Zones: NEPZA Insists On 60 Per Cent Jobs For Host Communities

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) is to ensure that its policy on allocation of 60 per cent of jobs in Free Trade Zones to host communities is fully implemented. Acting Managing Director of NEPZA, Mr Bitrus Dawuk, gave...
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Five Star Logistics Donates N20m Protective Materials To NPA

Five Star Logistics Donates N20m Protective Materials To NPA

Five Star Logistics Limited has supported the fight against coronavirus at the seaports with the donation of hand sanitizers and facemasks worth N20million, a statement said on Tuesday. Mr Rigo Nazarri, General Manager, Comet Shipping Agencies, a sister-compan...
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