City BusinessNews Archives — Page 354 of 369

April 16, 2019 No Responses

Defence Ministry, First Bank, MTN, DPR, Others Win Toyota Awards

Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) has honoured First Bank with Evergreen Customer award with a reward of brand new Toyota Yaris. Speaking at a ceremony held in Lagos to honour Toyota Customers, TNL Chairman, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo described First Bank as...

April 16, 2019 No Responses

CSCS Attains Thomas Murray A+ Rating

Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has been upgraded by Thomas Murray, the global post-trade risk and custody specialists, from A to A+, which denotes a ‘Low’ Overall Risk. A statement explained that the overall Assessment of ‘A+’ refl...

April 15, 2019 No Responses

Financial Literacy: SEC Nigeria Seeks More Collaboration Among Regulators

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed its readiness to strengthen its collaboration with other regulators in the financial industry in Nigeria, in its financial literacy campaign. This the Commission said, is in a bid to ensure that ...

April 14, 2019 No Responses

World’s Largest Plane Makes First Flight

The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative p...

April 14, 2019 No Responses

Emefiele To Investors: Nigeria Ready For Business

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured investors and the international community that the country has gone through a successful election and was ready for investments. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, in Washington DC, at the weekend, held an...

April 14, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss Elected Vice Chair Of IMO Committee

The International Maritime Organisation, (IMO) has unanimously elected Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, as vice chairperson of its Facilitation Committee (FAL) for a one-year period (2019-2020). The IMO is ...

April 13, 2019 No Responses

NIMASA DONATES RELIEF MATERIALS TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN NIGER

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in continuation of its nationwide donation of relief items to victims affected by flood in some 20 states of the country has made presentation to the people so affected in Niger State....

April 13, 2019 No Responses

CBN Boosts Anchor Borrowers Programme With N174. 48B

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has so far cumulatively disbursed N174. 48 billion through 19 financial institutions under its Anchor Borrowers Programme since 2015. The Director, Corporate Communications Department of the bank, Mr Isaac Okoroafor st...

April 13, 2019 No Responses

World Bank To Invest $15b In African Human Capital Projects

The World Bank has said it will invest 15 billion dollars into human capital projects in Africa by the year 2023. Hafez Ghanem, World Bank Vice President for Africa said this in a statement issued in Nairobi. “The projects are...

April 12, 2019 No Responses

SIFAX Group Unveils Financial Services Subsidiary, Appoints Abitoye GM

In order to take full advantage of emerging opportunities in the financial sector in the country and across the West African territory, SIFAX Group has launched a new subsidiary, Sky Capital and Financial Allied International Limited. The new subsidiary is...

April 12, 2019 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation Hosts European Commission, Finance Institutions, Others In Brussels

At a time when Europe’s relationship with Africa is high on foreign policy and developmental agenda and with the European Union beginning to deliver on its 2017 External Investment Plan, targeted at attracting investment and job creation in Africa, the...

April 12, 2019 No Responses

Nigerian Airports Records 17.23m Passengers In 2018

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that a total of 17.23 million passengers passed through Nigerian airports in 2018. The NBS said this in its Air Transportation Data for 2018 posted on its website. The report said international...

April 11, 2019 No Responses

NPA Boss To Women: Battle Challenges With One Voice

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has advised women to tackle challenges in the work place with one voice. Presenting a paper at the just concluded 3rd World Maritime University Conference, Bala Usman explaine...