City BusinessNews Archives — Page 287 of 400

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Pirates Kidnap Eight Container Crew Members In Cotonou

Eight crew members of the Portuguese-flagged containership, Tommi Ritscher are believed to have been taken by a group of pirates that boarded the ship on April 19, 2020 while the vessel was within the Cotonou anchorage area, West Africa. The...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Extends Closure Of Airports, Records 665 COVID-19 Cases

The Nigerian Government on Monday announced the extension of the closure of airports in the country by two weeks. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this on Monday, said the decision was due to the coronavirus pandemic. He tweeted,...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

JAMB Releases 2019 Provisional Admission List

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has published the 2019 provisional matriculation list of admitted candidates on the official website of the board. The board disclosed this in its weekly bulletin made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Lauds Ecobank’s Support For Relief Efforts

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo- Olu has commended Ecobank Nigeria for donating food items to support the state government’s relief efforts to mitigate the effects of the lockdown on citizens due to the coronavirus. The Lagos State Commissione...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Trump To Suspend All Immigration To US

United States President, Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US to fight the coronavirus. On Twitter, he cited “the attack from the Invisible Enemy”, as he calls coronavirus, “as...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

FBN Holdings Explains N4.3trillion Deposits, N28.7billion Profit In Q1

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com For the First Quarter ended March 31st, 2020, FBN Holdings attained Customer Deposits of ₦4.3 trillion, up 6.7% when compared to the ₦4.0 trillion recorded in December 2019. In...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Cross River Test-Runs Cable-Car

In a bid to revive the Obudu Ranch Resort, the Government of Cross River has carried out repairs and maintenance of the cable-car at the resort. Mr Bobby Ekpeyong, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Obudu Ranch Resort, during...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: FRSC Begins Production, Distribution Of Customised Face Masks

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has commenced the production and distribution of customised face masks for its personnel across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Kazeem said...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

DiamondXtra: Access Bank To Reward Customers

Access Bank Plc is set to splash millions of Naira on lucky customers who will emerge winners in the forthcomingDiamondXtra monthly draw scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. According to Adaeze Ume, Group Head, Retail Products and Seg...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Dana Air To Keep Middle Seats Empty

In line with the social distancing guideline on Covid-19, Dana Air on Monday announced that it will keep the middle seats on all its aircraft empty upon resumption of flights. The Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Obi Mbanuzuo, said Dana Air wil...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Market Indicators Resume Week With 0.01% Loss

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened for the week on Monday with a marginal drop of 0.01 per cent. Speficially, the All-Share Index lost 1.18 points or 0.01 per cent to close at 22,920.41 from the 22,921.59 achieved...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

NSC Deploys Staff To Terminals

The management of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has assigned its officers to various shipping companies and terminals to assist in ensuring that all safety and health regulations are strictly complied with. According to NSC, the development is i...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Heritage Bank Adopts ‘Business Continuity Strategy ”

Heritage Bank Plc has disclosed that the safety and wellbeing of its customers and employees are amongst the most pressing business needs, as the world grapple with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on human lives, businesses and economies. In...

April 20, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Kano State Shuts Down Rice Mill

The Kano State Government has closed down Tiamin Rice Mill along Zaria Road due to complaints of air pollution. The notice is contained in a circular issued by the state Ministry of Environment and addressed to the Managing Director of...