City BusinessNews Archives — Page 266 of 400

May 25, 2020 No Responses

Honda Reopens 155 Dealerships, 118 Showrooms, 155 Service Outlets

Honda Cars at the weekend confirmed that it has reopened 155 dealerships across India. According to the foremost automaker, the development also includes 118 showrooms and 155 service outlets.Honda also said that it has adopted comprehensive SOPs on safety and...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 313 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 313 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing total infections in the country to 7839. According to NCDC, the new cases are: 148-Lagos36-FCT27-Rivers19-Edo13-Kano12-Ogun...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

Archbishop To Media Practitioners: Be Agents Of Evangelisation

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Adewale Martins, on Sunday urged media practitioners to be agents of evangelisation through their news reporting. The Archbishop made the call in his homily at a virtual Mass celebrated at the Holy Cross...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

Elumelu Moderates As Presidents of Senegal, Liberia, Others Convene At UBA Africa Day Conversations 2020

The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, President of Liberia, George Weah and United States Senator Chris Coons will form part of a high-level leadership panel to be moderated by the Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder of the...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

NBA Lauds Uzodimma Over Repeal Law On Payments Of Pensions To Ex Governors, Speakers

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Orlu Branch, has lauded Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo for the enactment of the law revoking payments of pensions to former governors, Speakers of the state and their deputies. Mr Celestine Agbordike, Chairman of NBA,...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Seeks £1b Loan

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is in talks with the government to secure a loan of more than £1bn, following a drop in sales during the coronavirus pandemic. According to reports, the carmaker has been in discussions for weeks about a...

May 25, 2020 No Responses

Ayade Suspends Activities Of Cross River Transport Agency

Governor Ben Ayade has suspended activities of the Cross River Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency (CRCTRA) for faillure to obey the state’s Tax Exemption Law. The Tax Exemption Law is designed for the low income earners and small scale busine...

May 24, 2020 No Responses

Eid-el-Fitri: Sanwo-Olu Implores Muslims On Path Of Spirituality, Peaceful Coexistence

Goverbor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Muslims to continue on the path of spirituality and peaceful co-existence among every Lagos resident. Sanwo-Olu in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Saturday, congratula...

May 24, 2020 No Responses

Amaechi Mourns Karibi-Whyte

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed profound sadness and pain over the demise of a retired Supreme Court jurist, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. Amaechi, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, referred to the deceased as `a father and a...

May 24, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Reports 265 New Cases Of Coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday recorded 265 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing total infections in the country to 7,526. According to NCDC, the new cases are: 133-Lagos34-Oyo28-Edo23-Ogun22-FCT6-Plateau5-Kaduna3-...

May 24, 2020 No Responses

Chinese Envoy To Nigeria: Develop Creative Industry For Stronger Economy

A Chinese envoy to Nigeria, Mr Li Xuda, advised the Federal Government on Saturday to focus more on developing the creative industry to fortify Nigeria’s economy. Xuda, who is the Cultural Counsellor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of...

May 23, 2020 No Responses

Poultry Farmers Seek Review Of Security At Checkpoints

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has appealed to the Federal and State Governments to urgently reconstitute security operatives manning various checkpoints in the country. This, they said, would ensure smooth and effective implementation of directives ...

May 23, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Niger Gets $25,000 Grant From South Korea

The South Korean Government through the United Nations Habitat Programme (UN Habitat), has given grant of twenty-five thousand dollars (USD $25,000) to support Niger Government in preventing the spread of Coronavirus in the state. This is contained in a statem...

May 23, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Karibi-Whyte

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent his condolences to the government and people of Rivers over the passing of legal icon, author and law professor, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, conve...