City BusinessNews Archives — Page 286 of 400

April 22, 2020 No Responses

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 bandits who sack communities and displace...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

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...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

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...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

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...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

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...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

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...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Increases Hazard Allowance Of Health Workers To N25, 000

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increase in the hazard allowance of health workers in the state public service from N5,000 to N25,000. Sanwo-Olu, through a tweet by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media,...

April 22, 2020 No Responses

Tinubu Mourns Akinjide

National Leader of All Progressives Congress, (APC) Sen. Bola Tinubu has condoled with the family of one-time Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide, over his demise. Tinubu, in a condolence message by his media officer, Mr Tunde Rahman, in Lagos,...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Capital Market Support Committee To Raise N1b

In a bid to support the fight against COVID-19 and its impact on the Nigerian economy, the capital market community has launched an initiative with the aim of raising N1bn within the shortest possible time. This was stated by the...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Coca-Cola Projects 25 Per Cent Drop In Sales

Coca-Cola saw sales volumes of its soft drinks decline by a quarter so far in April, as people stay home to help stem the contagion of the new coronavirus. Consumers appear to have stocked up on drinks to consume at...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Oyakhilome Foundation Innercity Missions Supports Lagos With Food Items

The InnerCity Mission for Children, a non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, has donated food items to the Lagos state government to help soften the effects of the compulsory lockdown in the state whi...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Auto Journalists Mourns Anumudu, Globe Motors Chairman

The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has received with shock, the news of the death of William Anumudu, Chairman/CEO of Globe Motors Holdings Limited, one of the biggest automobile franchise owners including Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai and the Higer b...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Fish Farmers Seek Govt’s Intervention Against Price Hike

The Kwara Fish Farmers Association has warned that the price of fish may rise soon if Governnment fails to give Foreign Exchange to importers. The acting chairman of the association in the state, Mr Buhari Sulyman gave the warning in...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Bridgestone To Suspend Operations In Eleven Plants

Japanese tyremaker, Bridgestone Corp is to suspend operations at its 11 domestic plants, including 8 tyre factories, from late April to early May to cope with dwindling demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.The world’s biggest tyrem...