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  • Academy to Train 1000 Nigerians on Renewable Energy

    Renewable Energy Academy of West Africa   has said it planned to train 1000 Nigerians in Renewable Energy application and entrepreneurship by 2012 in support of the much needed infrastructural development and youth employment in the region. Chief...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • New NSE DG Promises Better Times for Investors

    The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema, assumed duty Monday and  promised better times for stakeholders and investors in the capital market. Onyema, who was officially  introduced to...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • Power: MAN Urges FG to Shelve Nuclear Option

    The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Federal Government to shelve its proposed plans of using nuclear resources to generate electricity. Vice Chairman of MAN, Chief Gbadebo Giwa, made the plea at the second edition...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • NSE Terminates Staff Gratuity Scheme

    Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has stopped the payment of staff gratuity with effect from March 31, 2011, a move that is already creating tension among workers of the exchange. THISDAY gathered that the management of the exchange...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • Counterfeit phones hazardous to Nigerian environment —Nokia…As Nokia set to penetrate new markets

    Climate change is no doubt a global challenge already. While its causes are traceable to various “anti-nature” human activities, Nokia said last week in Lagos, hinting that Nigeria might be preparing for unpalatable case scenarios by importation...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • Wilson, a goal getter – Fan

    Milk MDThe Managing Director of FanMilk Plc, Mr Jens Erick Mollenback, has described the outgoing Corporate Affairs Manager of the company as a ‘goal getter.’ Mr Mollenbach,who said this during a send-off party for the outgoing corporate...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • MTN boss resigns

    The  Board of Directors of MTN Group Limited has said that  following Mr Phuthuma Nhleko’s stepping down as Group President and CEO, he has resigned from all boards of the cellular network company. The board said Nhleko,...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • Ribadu’s plan for the economy

    The presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that he will focus on nine major policy themes that would enable the nation address and effectively manage the difficulties that its citizens...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • Eni boss contacts Libyan rebels on energy future

    Eni’s chief executive has contacted rebels in Benghazi about energy cooperation, as the Italian oil and gas group moved to protect its role as the leading foreign oil operator in Libya.     Eni’s efforts were supported...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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  • Ivorian cocoa weather good, crisis disrupts harvest

    Cote d’Ivoire’s weather last week was ideal for the development of the April-to-September mid-crop with both rain and sunshine, but political instability has disrupted the harvest, farmers and analysts said on Monday.   This year’s mid-crop cocoa...

    • Posted April 5, 2011
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