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February 4, 2025 No Responses

Diri Harps On Agge Seaport As FG’s Team Visits Bayelsa

‎Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has restated his administration’s commitment towards actualising the deep seaport project at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state.Governor Diri gave the assurance when he received the federal government’s Joint Project...

February 4, 2025 No Responses

EFCC, Nigeria Customs, NFIU, Train Law Enforcement Officers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have organized a two-day empowerment Workshop for fifty law enforcement officers drawn from various a...

February 4, 2025 No Responses

NADDC Team In Ondo For Mechatronics Training, Visits Gov

A delegation from the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), led by the Director General, Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa.During the visit, the NADDC DG...

February 4, 2025 No Responses

Alleged $6b Fraud: EFCC Re-arraigns Agunloye

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 3, 2024 re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye on seven- count amended charges bordering on fraudulent award of contract and official corruptionbefore ...

February 4, 2025 No Responses

Edo Records N10b IGR In January

Executive Chairman, Edo State Internal Revenue Service (IGR), Hon. Oladele Bankole-Balogun has revealed that the Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) recorded over N10billion in the month of January, 2025.Bankole-Balogun revealed the development when he paid a ...

February 4, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Generates $831.14b From Oil, Gas In 24 Years

Nigeria generated over $831.14 billion in revenue from the oil and gas sector between 1999 and 2023, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has declared. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Ogbonnaya Orji, stated this on Monday when he...

February 4, 2025 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns CEO For Alleged N144m Hajj Pilgrims Fraud

The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the Chief Executive Officer, MB Lugga Global Travels and Tours Limited, Mustapha Mohammed before Justice TG.Ringim of the Federal High Court sitt...

February 3, 2025 No Responses

Ebola: Nigeria On High Alert

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda. Dr Jide Idris, the Director‐General, said this on Sunday in an interview...

February 3, 2025 No Responses

Ecobank Super Reward Promo Winners Get N42m

Ecobank Nigeria, an affiliate of Ecobank Group, has awarded a total of N42 million to its customers through the Super Reward “Millionaire Geng Promo.” This six-month promotion, which ran from July 1 to December 31, 2024, saw customers of the...

February 3, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Prize For Science, Literature Open Submissions For 2025

The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature have opened submissions for their 2025 awards. A statement sent to City Business News at the weekend explained that this year, the Science Prize is looking for innovations in...

February 2, 2025 No Responses

Okpepholo Appoints Ex-NIMASA Staff, Ikpea-Enaholo, DG Of EDHIC

Edo State Governor, Sen. Monday Okpepholo, has appointed Augusta Ikpea-Enaholo as the Director-General of the Edo State Health Insurance Commission (EDHIC).Ikpea-Enaholo has held key positions in public and private sectors, including serving as Principal Legal...

February 2, 2025 No Responses

Dangote Refinery Crashes Ex-Depot Price Of PMS To N890

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N950 to N890 per litre, effective from Saturday, February1, 2025. A statement sent to City Business News explained that the price adju...

February 2, 2025 No Responses

Access Bank Appoints Uche Orji As Non-Executive Director

Access Holdings Plc has appointed Mr. Uche Orji as an Independent Non-Executive Director of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, effective from January 7, 2025, following the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (‘CBN’). A statemen...

February 1, 2025 No Responses

Third Party Insurance Enforcement Begins Nationwide

In line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Nigeria Police Force has reiterated the enforcement of the Mandatory Third Party Insurance from February 1st, 2025.According to the Police, the initiative aims to reinforce ro...