All posts by David Abellegah

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  Capacity building key to National Development – NOTAP

  Understanding the role of Innovation, Science and Technology to the development and transformation of economies, the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) had stressed on the need to encourage capacity building, since it is key...

  • Posted January 4, 2013
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  Airlines using old aircraft faces imminent business collapse

  Since the June 3, 2012 Dana Air crash, airlines with relatively old planes have lost a good number of their clients. It was gathered that the Dana Airplane that crashed was 22 years old. Passengers now avoid...

  • Posted January 4, 2013
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  Budget: Senate Committee approves N1.6b for NAPEP

  The National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) is to work with N1.6billion this year. The Chairman Committee on National Planning, Economic Affairs, and Poverty Alleviation, Senator Barnabas Gemade who spoke in Abuja on Wednesday, said his committee has...

  • Posted January 3, 2013
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  FG to provide 10 million mobile phones worth N60b to rural farmers

  The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs Ibukun Odusote yesterday said the Federal Government is working on providing 10 million mobile phones to farmers by the end of March. She said the handsets were produced in...

  • Posted January 3, 2013
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  FG to support domestic operators with 30 new aircraft

  The Federal Government has concluded all arrangements to acquire 30 aircraft to enhance safer and valued aviation operation within the country. This development was disclosed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s (FAAN) Corporate Communications General Manager...

  • Posted January 3, 2013
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  FG fails to meet $50bn external reserve target as State Governors battle for $1bn ECA fund

  The Federal Government’s earlier plans to build the country’s external reserves to $50bn by December 31, 2012 have failed as the year ended with $44.26bn as its reserve. The Central Bank of Nigeria reported that the reserves...

  • Posted January 2, 2013
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  Export promotion: Non-oil exporters receive N254bn spur from FG

  The Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Yerima Lawan Ngama on Tuesday disclosed that the Federal Government has released N254.09 billion to Manufacturers and producers of export commodities in the country through the Export Expansion Grant (EEG)....

  • Posted January 2, 2013
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  Power generation in the country has hit 4,502MW for the first time – FG

  The Federal Government had on Monday announced that power generation has hit 4,502 megawatts, the highest in recent time. It said Nigeria has never had it this good. This was disclosed by the Minister of information Mr....

  • Posted January 2, 2013
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  Jonathan extends agreement with Global ScanSystem for destination inspection contracts

  In a bid to fulfil his 2013 promises, President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the provision, installation, operation, and management of x-ray scanning equipment and software for the inspection of goods. Earlier, the President had an agreement with...

  • Posted January 1, 2013
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  FG has a budget for fuel subsidy in 2013, no fuel price increment – NNPC

  The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday said there would be no increment in petrol price next year. In the face of the present artificial scarcity created by the oil marketers, NNPC urged Nigerians to remain calm...

  • Posted December 31, 2012
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