All posts by Ifreke Inyang

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  Cassava farmers in Kebbi to secure N500m loan

  The Kebbi chapter of the Nigeria Cassava Growers Association says it is collaborating with local government councils to secure a N500-million loan for cassava growers and processors. The association’s Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Nasiru Magaji, in a statement...

  • Posted January 5, 2014
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  Operators laud NNPC over steady supply of petroleum products

  Some operators of petrol stations  have commended the NNPC and its subsidiaries for the steady supply of petroleum products across the nation during the festive period. They spoke in different interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria,...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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  Ban on rice’ll increase local production — Stakeholders

  For local rice production to increase in the country, stakeholders have called for the ban of imported rice as they express displeasure over the N365 billion spent every year on rice importation into the country’s markets. An...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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  Nigeria now losing 40,000 barrels of crude daily

  Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State on Thursday said the Federal Government had succeeded in bringing down the volume of crude oil being lost to thieves in the country to about 40,000 barrels from 100,000 daily. Uduaghan...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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  Jonathan to inaugurate solar power programme today

  The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja commenced its Operation Light Up Rural Nigeria project. The inauguration of the project, which was initially planned to be performed by President Goodluck Jonathan in Durumi, a suburb in Mpape...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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  December salary: Civil servants tackle Okonjo-Iweala, AGF

  The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria on Thursday described as incorrect and unfortunate the statement credited to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Jonah Otunla, that all...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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  Post-Sanusi CBN policy worrying investors – Analysts

  Economic analysts on Thursday reiterated the mounting concerns of investors over how the economy will be managed when the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, leaves this year. Sanusi, whose tenure expires in...

  • Posted January 4, 2014
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  Nebo assures consumers of steady power supply

  The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has given the assurance that work is being done to normalise electricity supply to parts of the country that experienced shortage recently. He gave the assurance in a statement issued...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  NIMASA vows to curb crude oil theft in 2014

  The increasing  criminality in Nigeria’s territorial waters such as illegal bunkering, crude oil theft, smuggling, and piracy would be effectively curbed in the next one year. Lt-Col. Abu Kefas (rtd), Chairman of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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  Naira value likely to drop this year – Rewane

  The Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, has said that the naira will come under intense pressure this year. Rewane said in an interview with our correspondent that the new members of the Monetary...

  • Posted January 3, 2014
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