All posts by Ifreke Inyang

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  NCAA may demolish masts, buildings on flight paths

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has frowned on unauthorised structures erected by persons and organisations on flight paths. According to the NCAA, these structures which include telecommunications masts, towers and high rise buildings are built without obtaining...

  • Posted July 7, 2014
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  Shareholders set to approve Lafarge’s business consolidation

  Shareholders of Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc (Lafarge WAPCO) will next Wednesday give their approval to the proposal by Lafarge Group to consolidate its operations in Africa. Lafarge had last month announced its intention to  create a...

  • Posted July 6, 2014
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  Odumodu wants African free trade area established

  The President of African Region Standards Organisation, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, has called for the establishment of African Continental Free Trade Area by 2017. Odumodu, who is also the Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, said this during the...

  • Posted July 6, 2014
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  Lagos commercial drivers get Monday deadline to register

  Commercial vehicle drivers operating under the aegis of the National Union of Road Transport Workers have up until Monday to comply with the state government’s directive to get accreditation for their business. As part of its efforts...

  • Posted July 6, 2014
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  Stanbic IBTC’s Mobile Money provides platforms for engagement

  The recent partnership between Save the Children, an NGO, and Stanbic IBTC, to enhance maternal mortality rates in the northern part of Nigeria shows the attractiveness of Nigeria’s mobile money payment system in overcoming challenges. Adebayo Adebola...

  • Posted July 6, 2014
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  Niger promises to support investors, boost food production

  Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu on Saturday said the state had become the destination for most local and foreign investors due to the favourable investment climate created by the government and the prevailing peace in all parts...

  • Posted July 6, 2014
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  NAMA refutes critics’ claims on vehicle price increase as baseless

  The Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association (NAMA) has described as baseless stories currently making the rounds that the implementation of the revised automotive policy, which began on Tuesday, could result in disproportionate price increase of vehicles. The association...

  • Posted July 6, 2014
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  Food: FG targets 250 million Nigerians in 2050

  The Federal Government has said that it will reduce hunger in the country and ensure that over 250 million Nigerians get access to food in year 2050. To achieve the objective, the government has initiated the National...

  • Posted July 6, 2014
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  NCAA to sanction aviation agencies, operators for non-compliance

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it would sanction airlines, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) if they fail to effectively carry...

  • Posted July 6, 2014
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  FBN Insurance to launch takeover bid for Oasis

  FBN Insurance, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, has said it will launch a bid next week to buy out the 28.8 per cent minority stake in Oasis Insurance that it does not already own, in a...

  • Posted July 5, 2014
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