All posts by Ifreke Inyang

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  Confusion surrounds proposed take-off of national carrier

  The proposed take-off date of the national carrier being planned by the Federal Government has sparked confusion and anxiety in the aviation industry. Our correspondent learnt that stakeholders had been kept guessing about the details of the...

  • Posted December 18, 2013
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  NCC begins testing of emergency call centres

  Testing has begun at two emergency call centres constructed by the Nigerian Communications Commission for the operation of emergency services in the country. The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, who confirmed this in an...

  • Posted December 18, 2013
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  Dangote Sugar to employ 150,000 workers

  Dangote Sugar has said it will create 150,000 jobs at its new sugar plantations located in Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa, Taraba, Kogi and Kwara states. The newly appointed Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Group, Mr. Graham Clark, was...

  • Posted December 18, 2013
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  Why Nigeria was sanctioned on stance against financial crimes — Egmont

  Facts have emerged on why the international watchdog and standard bearer on Financial Intelligence Units’ compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorism, the Egmont Group of FIUs  withdrew Nigeria’s FIU access to the Egmont Secured Web. It said...

  • Posted December 17, 2013
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  FG creates 130,000 new jobs under SURE-P – Agawai

  The Federal Government has created 130, 000 new jobs under the SURE-P since its inauguration in February 2012. Deputy Chairman, SURE-P Fund, Gen. Martin Agwai (Rtd), stated this in Kaduna today in a message to the opening...

  • Posted December 17, 2013
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  Power investors blame staffing problems for poor performance

  The new owners of the recently privatised power plants are still complaining. This time, the investors declared that the unresolved staffing issues in the industry remained a major challenge impeding their smooth operations. The power investors had...

  • Posted December 17, 2013
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  FG secures N15.36tn investment commitment

  The Federal Government on Friday said it had, within the last two years, secured an investment commitment of $96bn (N15.36tn) from both local and foreign investors. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, stated...

  • Posted December 17, 2013
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  Food prices raise inflation to 7.9%

  The National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday released the Consumer Price Index for the month of November. The report, signed by the Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale, said inflation rate in the country rose to...

  • Posted December 17, 2013
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  FG targets N18.6tn revenue in three years

  The Federal Government hopes to earn and share the sum of N18.61tn among the three tiers of government within the next three years through the Federation Account. While N5.929tn is being targeted from the net distributable Federation...

  • Posted December 17, 2013
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  FG releases fresh import guidelines

  In a bid to curb importation of fake products into the country, the Federal Government has issued fresh guidelines for cargo clearance at the ports and borders post nationwide. A memo dated December 3, the Minister of...

  • Posted December 16, 2013
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