Minister – Page 49 – City Business News

January 21, 2024 No Responses

BYD Takes Delivery Of First Car Carrier

BYD, a China-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer that overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest EV seller in 2023, has taken delivery of its first car carrier which is dual-fueled. The maiden voyage ceremony for BYD Explorer No.1, the 7,000 CEU...

January 21, 2024 No Responses

Electric Mini Cabs Debuts In Lagos

The Ikoyi Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State, has announced plans to roll out 200 electric mini cabs as part of the council’s empowerment programme for 2024. Briefing Journalists, Chairman of the Council, Fuad Atanda-Lawal explaine...

January 20, 2024 No Responses

CBN To Hold First MPC Meeting Under Cardoso

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to hold its first Monetary Policy Committee meeting under the tenure of Mr. Olayemi Cardoso as Governor on Monday, February 26 and Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The announcement follows a two-day strategic session...

January 19, 2024 No Responses

Shippers Council Boss Lauds Ports & Cargo On Investment, Dedication

The newly appointed Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Pius Ukeyima Akutah (MON)has expressed satisfaction over the impact Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, the flagship company and subsidiary of SIFAX Group has had on...

January 19, 2024 No Responses

FG Relocates FAAN HQ To Lagos

The Federal Government (FG) has relocated the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos. The relocation was officially announced by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in a memo dated 15...

January 19, 2024 No Responses

FAAN Explains Relocation Of Headquarters To Lagos

RE: RELOCATION OF FAAN CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FROM ABUJA TO LAGOS The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria notes the inquiries some Nigerians have made regarding the directive of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON,...

January 18, 2024 No Responses

NSC Decries Rail Tracks Vandalism

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has expressed concern over the vandalism and theft of railway tracks connecting inland ports across the country. The council’s Executive Secretary, Pius Akutah, raised the concern on Tuesday while inspecting the Funtua ...

January 18, 2024 No Responses

Poisonous Plantain Chips: Lagos Alerts Residents

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has raised an alert to consumers of the popular fried plantains, commonly known as “Plantain Chips.” The State Government through the agency urges the public to be vigilant and wary of any...

January 17, 2024 No Responses

Joint Tax Board Seeks Partnership With Nigeria Customs

As part of measures to enhance effective tax management in Nigeria, Secretary of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr. Olusegun Adesokan, on Tuesday paid a visit to the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. The visit aimed at soliciting...

January 16, 2024 No Responses

Ministers Harp On Use Of Scanners At Seaports

As part of efforts to ensure ports efficiency and competitiveness, the ministers of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali and CG Customs, Bashir Adeniyi met on Monday and agreed that physical inspection of cargo...

January 15, 2024 No Responses

LAMATA Cautions Commuters Against Payments Into Personal Accounts

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has advised commuters in the State to only use authorised Bank Accounts to pay for transport services. A statement signed by the Consultant, Corporate Communication of LAMATA, Mr. Kolawole Ojel...

January 13, 2024 No Responses

Dangote Refinery Begins Production

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Dangote Refinery, the largest single-train refinery in the world commenced production on Friday, January 12, 2024. Earlier scheduled to begin operations in June 2023, the oil refinery received its first crude ...

January 13, 2024 No Responses

AVIATION: THE CRITIC AND THE WITCH

By Michael Achimugu — There are a million flowery word combinations I could say to sound like an intelligent person. But today is not a day for semantic gymnastics. The aviation industry can be sobering but we must, here and...

January 13, 2024 No Responses

NGX Extends Gain By N244b

Positive sentiments persisted on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd., (NGX) on Friday with the All-Share Index extending growth by 0.54 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index improved further by 445.56 points points or 0.54 per cent to close at 83,042.96, against....