Metro Archives — Page 10 of 13

February 12, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Sokoto Sets For 2020 Argungu Fishing Festival, Cautions Against Overloading

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),Sokoto Zone is mapping out strategies aim at ensuring free flow of traffic and ensuring safety of lives and property during the forthcoming Argungu International Fishing Festival taking place in the first week of March...

February 10, 2020 No Responses

Minister To Contractors: Make Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway Passable Before Rainy Season

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has ordered the contractors handling the dualisation of the Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway to endeavour to complete one side of the road before the rainy season sets in.Fashola gave the directive in Benin on...

February 10, 2020 No Responses

Zenith Bank Projects Women Empowerment With Z-Women

Zenith Bank Plc has introduced a new product, Z-Woman, which is focused on empowering female business owners.Z-Woman account holders stand a chance to enjoy loans of up to N10 million at a single-digit interest rate, free digital skills training, and...

February 6, 2020 No Responses

Oyetola To Present Staff Of Office To Alapomu On Friday

All is set for the coronation ceremony of Oba Kayode Adenekan Afolabi as the new Alapomu of Apomuland in Osun State.At a press conference on Thursday in Apomu, the Asiwaju of Apomu, Chief Olaitan Alabi, said the town is one...

February 3, 2020 No Responses

Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Lagos Issues Travel Advisory

The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) on Monday issued travel advisory to motorists and commuters ahead of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon scheduled for Saturday within the Lagos metropolis.The travel advisory is contained in a statement by the Director...

January 27, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Bans Commercial Motorcycles, Tricycles On Major Highways

Lagos State Government has announced the restriction and ban of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in six local government areas of the state with effect from Feb. 1.The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made this k...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Cautions Personnel Against Corrupt Practices

The Oyo State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs Uche Chukwurah has warned officers and men of the corps to refrain from taking bribes from motorists or risk being sacked.Chukwurah gave the warning on Sunday at a thanksgiving...

January 26, 2020 No Responses

Medical Centre Confirms Three Cases Of Lassa Fever, Records One Death

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja in Kogi, has confirmed three cases of Lassa fever with one recorded death at the facility in the last one week.Dr Bernard Ododo, Head of Clinical Services of the medical centre, disclosed this in...

January 25, 2020 No Responses

MTN Empowers 2,000 Retailers With Special Kiosks

MTN Nigeria is to empower over 2,000 retailers across the country with its “Kiosk as a Service” scheme.The “Kiosk as a Service” is a scheme that empowers retailers with an omnibus stall that enables each retailer to provide MTN’s bouquet...

January 16, 2020 No Responses

Group Backs Panel On NDDC’s Property, Contracts Verification

A group, South South Emerging Leaders Forum (SELF), has expressed support for a 50-member committee recently inaugurated to audit property and verify contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).In a statement signed by its Coordinator Mr...

January 16, 2020 No Responses

Katsina Bans Use Of Motorcycles, Tricycles

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed an Executive Order restricting the use of motorcycles and tricycles between 7pm and 6am across the state with effect from January 20. The state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Alhaji A...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

EEDC Stops Collection Of Cash Above N3000

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) is to stop receiving cash payments above N3,000 from electricity consumers as from February1, 2020.In a statement issued on Wednesday by Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, explained that customers mak...

January 10, 2020 No Responses

Onne Customs Surpasses 2019 Revenue Target by 112%

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers State generated ₦107.3billion from duty paid on imported goods in 2019.A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Ifeoma Onuigbo Ojekwu, explained that the figure surpasses the an...

January 5, 2020 No Responses

Police Confirm Five Persons killed in Kaduna Gas Explosion

The Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the death of five persons in the gas explosion at Sabon Tasha in Kaduna metropolis on Saturday afternoon. The Command’s Public Relations Officers, DSP Yakubu Sabo, made the confirmation in a press statement issued...