City BusinessNews Archives — Page 282 of 400

April 29, 2020 No Responses

IMO, Customs, Others Seal Partnership On Maritime Digitalization

A new partnership between the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the World Customs Organization (WCO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has been signed to support the increased maritime digitalisation. When ships...

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Henshaw, Oboli Task FG On Fight Against Piracy

Veteran actress, Kate Henshaw and ace filmmaker, Omoni Oboli, want the Federal Government to accelerate the fight against piracy to enable the creative sector contribute more to the country’s economy.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Henshaw and...

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INEC Deploys Additional 39 Vehicles To Task Force For COVID-19 Contact Tracing, Surveillance

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed 39 additional vehicles to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVlD-19 in contact tracing, surveillance, laboratory and infection prevention in Kano and Plateau. In a statement iss...

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Covid-19: FRSC Supports Presidential Task Force With Five Ambulances, Medical Personnel

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the release of five basic life support ambulances together with teams of medical personnel of the Corps and 30 active Close User Group lines, to the Presidential Task...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

NSC Photo News

Ms. Ifeoma Ezedinma, Director, Regulatory Services, Nigerian Shippers’ Council Chief John Aluya, Vice President, Lagos Zone, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi, Re...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

FG Delivers 110 Trucks 0f Grains To Kano

The Federal Government has delivered 110 trucks of grains to Kano State to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 in the state.Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, in a stat...

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COVID-19: Okomu Oil Palm Donates Food Items To 21 Communities In Edo.

The Management of Okomu Oil Palm Plc in Udo, near Benin in Edo State, on Tuesday commenced the distribution of food items to 21 communities within its plantations spread across three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Managing Director...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

Akwa Ibom Reviews 2020 Budget

The Akwa Ibom Government has reviewed its 2020 budget downward in line with the current economic realities occasioned by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. This was one of the decisions taken at the end of the...

April 29, 2020 No Responses

FMDQ Admits United Capital, Sterling Bank CP Notes To Its Platform

FMDQ Exchange has announced the approval and admission of the United Capital Plc and Sterling Bank Plc Commercial Paper (CP) notes to its trading platform. The company said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday that it admitted...

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Export Restrictions: Fighting COVID-19 With Hands Tied

By Pamela Coke-Hamilton and Ralf Peters — COVID-19 is a harsh test not only to the world’s healthcare systems, but also to our trading relationships. We are at a point where the world has already lost hundreds of thousands of...

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Mitsubishi Motors Seeks $2.8b Loans

Mitsubishi Motors has requested 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion) in financing from domestic and foreign lenders as the coronavirus pandemic clouds the outlook for the auto industry This total includes 200 billion yen from Japanese private- and public-sector fina...

April 28, 2020 No Responses

UNCTAD Unveils Ten-Point Road Map For Seaports, Customs, Transporters

As countries adopt radical measures to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, international trade and transport systems are under tremendous stress. Early evidence shows that international trade is collapsing, threatening access to goods and critical su...

April 28, 2020 No Responses

Quarantine Centres: Hotels In Abuja, Lagos Reject Govt Request

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geofrey Onyeama, on Tuesday said most hotels in Abuja and Lagos refused to be used as Quarantine centres for Nigerian returnees. Onyeama also said the affected hotels had rather preferred to be empty than accommod...

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Ikpea Condoles With Buhari Over Abba Kyari’s Death

Chairman and managing director of Lee Engineering Group and Allied Companies Limited Chief (Dr) Leemon IKPEA has consoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff Mallam Abba Kyari. Mr Kyari died from Covid-19 related complications....