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January 13, 2023 No Responses

Edo Confirms Four New Cases Of Lassa Fever

Edo State has recorded four more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed persons in the state to 28. Briefing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, said the four...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

Bermuda Stock Exchange To Host WFE Annual Meeting In 2023

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has announced Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) as host of the industry’s General Assembly & Annual Meeting in 2023. A statement sent to City Business News explained that the meeting, now in its 62...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

SIFAX ICT Records 8,736 Hours Zero Lost Time Injury

SIFAX Inland Container Terminal, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group attained 8,736 hours of zero lost time to injury (LTI) during operations at the terminal in 2022. This was disclosed by Mr. Paul Linden, Managing Director, SIFAX Inland Container Terminal,...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

SAHCO Seeks Duty Waiver For Ground Handling Operators

The Managing Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc, Mr Basil Agboarumi, has called on the Federal Government to grant duty waiver on operational equipment for ground handling companies operating in the nation’s airports. Agboaru...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

Apapa Customs Generates N1.02tri Revenue In 2022

Between January and December, 2022, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, generated N1.02 trillion. The customs area controller, Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, explained on Thursday that the amount was unprecedented in the history of revenue gene...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

Heirs Life Assurance Opens 11 Additional Offices

Heirs Life Assurance (HLA) has opened 11 additional retail offices nationwide to serve its growing number of customers. A statement signed by Mr Timileyin Adebiyi, Communication Manager, HLA attributed the company’s rapid expansion to ...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

Potter: Managing Chelsea Is the Hardest Job In Football

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has described running the team as “probably the hardest job in football”. Potter however said he was not looking for sympathy as he tries to salvage the English football club’s season amid an injury crisis and...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

Kia Wins Good Design Awards

Kia Corporation has received four prestigious accolades in the 2022 GOOD DESIGN Awards transportation category for its 2023 Niro, Concept EV9, EV Infotainment System, and Magenta Design Infotainment System. The all-new Kia Niro...

January 12, 2023 No Responses

Expert Decries High Kidney Disease Burden In Nigeria

President, the Nigerian Association of Nephrology, Dr Adanze Asinnobi, has expressed worry over the increasing number of Nigerians suffering from chronic kidney disease. Asinnobi, spoke at the association’s Scientific Conference and Annual Gen...

January 12, 2023 No Responses

GS4, Geely Coolray, Suzuki S-Presso, Jostle For Car-Of-The-Year Award

The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has announced finalists for its 2022 Nigeria Auto Industry Awards scheduled for January 25, 2023 at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. NAJA Auto Awards is an annual event that celebrates auto brands ac...

January 12, 2023 No Responses

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Emerges MotorTrend Person Of The Year

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair, Euisun Chung, has been honored with the MotorTrend Person of the Year award, having secured the number one position in MotorTrend’s esteemed 2023 Power List. The MotorTrend Power List ranks the 50 most influential p...

January 12, 2023 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo Highlights Success In 2022

With an overall tonnage of more than 1.7 million tonnes in 2022, Qatar Airways Cargo serves more than 170 destinations, of which 70 have a dedicated freighter service, ten more than in the pre-Covid period, Qatar Airways Cargo can boast...

January 12, 2023 No Responses

Wakanow Appoints Adenike Macaulay As CEO

The Board of Directors and Management of Wakanow Group has appointed Mrs. Adenike Macaulay as Chief Executive Officer of Wakanow Nigeria effective January 2023. A statement sent to City Business News described her as a transformational leader with severa...

January 12, 2023 No Responses

Edo Confirms 26 Cases Of Lassa Fever

Edo State has recorded three more confirmed cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases on admission to 26. Addressing Journalists in Benin City, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, who decried the rising cases of...