City BusinessNews Archives — Page 280 of 369

January 29, 2020 No Responses

Kano Assembly Approves Ganduje’s N15b Loan Request

Kano State House of Assembly has approved Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s request for Local Government Councils in the state to access N15 billion loan for funding the state’s free and compulsory education programme.This followed the adoption of the report of the...

January 29, 2020 No Responses

Guinness To Boost Water Supply In Edo, Kano, Others With N480m

Guinness Nigeria Plc has pledged to provide N480 million for the provision of clean drinking water for communities in five states. According to its Sustainable Development Manager, Mrs Titilola Alabi, the beneficiaries of the 10-year project are: E...

January 28, 2020 No Responses

Union Bank To Divest From UK Subsidiary

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has entered a share sale and purchase agreement to divest its 100% equity stake in Union Bank UK Plc. (UBUK).The Bank explained on Tuesday that the development is aligned with Union Bank’s strategy to geographically...

January 28, 2020 No Responses

SHACMAN Trucks GM, TSS Officials Visit Dangote Group, Tour Refinery

The General Manager of Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Import & Export Co. Ltd, Mr. Tian Chao has commended Dangote group for their trust and support. The SHACMAN Trucks GM and Transit Support Services Ltd (TSS) officials recently visited the biggest...

January 28, 2020 No Responses

NYK, Toyota, Others Seal Partnership On First Dedicated RoRo Terminal In Egypt

Japanese shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) will participate in a consortium that would set up and operate a dedicated automotive terminal at East Port in Egypt.On December 19, 2019, NYK and its partners Bolloré Africa Logistics and Toyota....

January 28, 2020 No Responses

Fadama Project: Ondo Farmers Cultivate 2,238ha Of Cassava, 472ha Of Rice

Between 2014 and December, 2019, farmers in Ondo State cultivated not less than 2,238ha of cassava and 472ha of rice through the Fadama lll AF Project. . The State Project Coordinator, Mr Olusiji Olatunde made the disclosure at the Implementation...

January 28, 2020 No Responses

Suzuki Announces Price Hike

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) on Monday announced 4.7 per cent price hike for select models with effect January 27, 2020.According to the company, the rise in prices will be on Swift, Alto, WagonR, S-Presso and Ertiga.The company identified input...

January 27, 2020 No Responses

NAHCO, Cabo Verde Airlines Seal Partnership

By ebosele@hotmail.com The national airline of Cape Verde, Cabo Verde Airlines, has chosen foremost West Africa ground handling operator, NAHCO, to handle its operations in Nigeria.Cabo Verde is a passenger and cargo airline based in Cape Verde. It connects f...

January 27, 2020 No Responses

Kia To Unveil Eleven Electric Vehicles, Deploys $25b

As part of ongoing expansion agenda, Kia Motors has revealed its long term strategy called ‘Plan S’ under which it aims to spearhead the global transition to electric vehicles and mobility solutions by 2025.Under this plan, the South Korean automak...

January 27, 2020 No Responses

Zenith Bank Empowers SMEs, Partners Facebook On Digital Workshop

Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to support local Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with the introduction of the ‘Zenith Bank SME Digital Workshop’ to provide free digital training for busine...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

Kobe Bryant, Basketball Legend Dies at 41 alongside daughter, Gianna

Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Super Star is dead. He died alongside his 13 years old daughter, Gianna. They both died in an helicopter crash on their way to the Mamba Academy near Thousand Oaks, California, for a...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Goes Tough on Illegal Fund Managers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has restated it’s determination to go after illegal fund managers and ensure they are made to face the full wrath of the law.Acting Director-General of the SEC, Mary Uduk, who stated this in an...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

NCC Boss: Professionalism Key To Quality Service Delivery

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is paying special attention to professionalism because of its strategic role in quality service delivery, Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta has said. Danbatta spoke on Saturday in Abuja at the investiture...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

Lassa Fever: NCDC Confirms 29 Deaths, 195 Reported Cases In Eleven States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported in 11 states of the federation. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, who disclosed this in a statement...