All posts by Afolabi Ogunde

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  FIRS Collects N3.81 trillion Taxes after Nine months

  The Federal Inland Revenue Service has disclosed that it has collected N3.81 trillion in revenue for the Federal Government between January and September end of the current fiscal year. The quantum of revenue generated surpasses the 2012...

  • Posted October 29, 2012
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  NCAT Receives N1.2bn Insurance Claims from A&G Insurance Group

  The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology’s (NCAT) has received over N1.2 billion of insurance claim from Composite insurance group, Alliance & General Insurance (A&G) Plc.   The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology’s (NCAT) is a major client...

  • Posted October 27, 2012
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  MTN Nigeria records 5.7 percent subscriber growth

  Reports coming from MTN Nigeria indicate that the Network has reached an all time record of 45.6 million subscribers, which indicates a 5.7 percent growth in the third quarter of 2012. According to a report released by...

  • Posted October 27, 2012
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  Demand for Food in Africa will Double by 2020 – World Bank

  A World Bank report indicates that Africa is capable of growing enough food to feed the continent and averting future food crisis, if cross border restrictions are removed. The report also states that, Africa could generate in excess...

  • Posted October 27, 2012
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  Expert calls on banks to implement Basel II Accord

  In a bid to ensure the soundness and prevent future collapse of the financial system, both the listed banks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and unlisted banks operating in the country have been charged to implement...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  World Bank Moves to Cut down Flaring by 30%

  The World Bank has called on oil producers, both countries and companies, to cut down natural gas flaring by 30 per cent by the year 2017. This declaration was made by the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  Expatriates to Dominate Aviation Sector for Next 10 Years

  The Nigerian aviation sector is dominated by expatriates engaged as pilots and engineers and it has been like that for decades. The situation will not change for the next decade unless Nigeria decides to train about 1,200...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  FG to Issue First 50 million ID cards Free

  The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has promised Nigerians that the Federal Government (FG) will bear the cost of providing the first 50million national identity cards.   This declaration was made by the Director-General, National Identity Management...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  Ribadu Report: Presidency Embarrassed by Report Details Leaked to Media

    Presidential Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati has said the leakage of the Ribadu report to the media was an attempt to embarrass the Federal Government. Abati avoided the pertinent issues contained in the document...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  Innovation Prize for Africa Announces Deadline Extension for $100,000 Prize

  Due to the high demand from African innovators, The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) announced the extension of the deadline for submitting entries to the Innovation Prize for Africa...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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