City BusinessNews Archives — Page 80 of 371

December 27, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds 1,458.709kgs Of Illicit Drugs

The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 1,458,709kgs of illicit substances. A statement on Tuesday by the agency’s Press Officer, Shuaibu Omalem, explained that the seized illicit drugs included cocaine, heroin, cannabis, tramadol, methamphetamine and...

December 27, 2023 No Responses

Seplat Energy Bags LaPRIGA’s Reputable Brand Of The Year Award

Seplat Energy Plc has been named ‘Reputable Brand of the Year’ at the Lagos PR Industry Gala & Awards (LaPRIGA) 2023 organised by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). The Company emerged as winner...

December 27, 2023 No Responses

HARVEST OF AWARDS AS UBULU EZEMU HONOURS OUTSTANDING INDIGENES

It was a harvest of awards and honours for some Ubulu-Uku indigenes who have demonstrated excellence in certain areas of human endeavours. The awards were presented to the winners at the 4th edition of Ubulu Ezemu Award 2023 which was...

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Plane Held Over Trafficking Lands In India

A plane carrying hundreds of Indian nationals who were held for days at an airport in France over human trafficking fears has arrived in India. BBC report that the chartered Airbus A340, which had been flying from the United Arab...

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Experts Laud Lagos Govt On Economy, Budget

Lagos State government has been commended for its efforts on the economy and the 78 percent performance of the year 2023 Budget as of September. Business experts and economists gave the commendation at a Round Table organised by the Economic...

December 26, 2023 No Responses

Kaigama: Pope Did Not Approve Blessing For Same-Sex Couples

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has said that media reports claiming that the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, had approved blessings for same-sex couples, was untrue. Kaigama made the clarification in his homily during the Christmas Mass he...

December 25, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Reiterates Commitment To Ease Burden On Most Vulnerable Nigerians

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Nigerians on the 2023 Christmas celebration, saying the season is a special time for all citizens. In a statement he personally signed on Sunday, the President enjoined Nigerians to remember the armed forces who...

December 25, 2023 No Responses

Netcore Cloud Lauds Adoption Of Marketing Technology In Nigeria

Netcore Cloud, a leading Global Martech Company with AI/ML-powered marketing automation and customer engagement platform seeking to revolutionize how marketing and product teams engage with customers has hailed the adoption and untilization of marketing techno...

December 25, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Shuts Quilox Night Club

Citing safety and other environmental infractions,the Lagos State Government has shut down Quilox Night Club located in Victoria Island. Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Lagos State Safety Commissio...

December 24, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Releases Impounded Trucks

The Lagos State Government has released trucks impounded by the Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) during a special operation on Friday, 22nd December, 2023. City Business News report that the trucks were impounded for impeding traffic flow on the Cele-Apap...

December 24, 2023 No Responses

GOCOP Felicitates Egua On Appointment As Director, Special Duties, NCAA

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has felicitated Mr. Horatius Egua over his appointment as Director, Special Duties at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).Mr. Egua, a pioneer member and Zonal Coordinator, North-East of GOCOP, was among ...

December 24, 2023 No Responses

Ecobank Reassures Customers Of 24-Hour Digital Banking Services

Ahead of the Yuletide holidays, Ecobank Nigeria has reassured that customers will be able to shop seamlessly and carry out all their transactions via the Ecobank Digital platforms, which include the Ecobank Cards, Ecobank Mobile app, USSD *326#, Ecobank Online...

December 24, 2023 No Responses

Anthony Joshua Beats Otto Wallin

Anthony Joshua put in a terrific performance to beat Otto Wallin inside the distance but Deontay Wilder’s shock points loss to Joseph Parker on the same bill scuppered plans for the long-awaited heavyweight showdown. Briton Joshua boxed magnificently in ...

December 23, 2023 No Responses

Firm Seals $3.1b Deal For 11 LNG Carriers

A maritime firm, Shipowner Capital Product Partners has sealed agreement for the acquisition of 11 newbuild Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier vessels worth $3.1billion. World Maritime News report that each vess...