All posts by Ifreke Inyang

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  PHCN workers’ severance payment begins this week – FG

  The Federal Government has said workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria will start receiving the pay cheques for their severance benefits from this week in preparation for the conclusion of the privatisation of the power...

  • Posted August 1, 2013
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  Electricity: 10 firms battle for Afam, Kaduna today

  Ten firms prequalified and approved by the National Council on Privatisation will on Wednesday (today) fight for the right to acquire majority stakes in two electricity firms, Afam Power Plc and Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company. Afam Power...

  • Posted August 1, 2013
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  FG to set up $16b petrochemical plant at Koko FTZ

  THE setting up of Petrochemical plant and Gas processing facilities to be cited at the Koko Free Trade Zone  FTZ, capable of generating 16 billion dollars investment is in the pipeline, says Delta State Commissioner for Transport,...

  • Posted August 1, 2013
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  NCC probes claims of operators frustrating number porting

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is investigating claims that telecom operators are frustrating efforts by subscribers to port from one network to the other. NCC’s Director Public Relations, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Tony Ojobo, who...

  • Posted August 1, 2013
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  Jonathan asks African leaders to improve economic relations

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday called on African leaders to take steps towards fulfilling their often declared commitment to improving trade and economic relations among countries on the continent. A statement by the Special Adviser to the...

  • Posted July 31, 2013
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  FG to set new service standards for MDAs

  The Federal Government has unveiled plans to set new service standards for Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government. The move, which is part of series of reforms currently being carried out in the public service, will help...

  • Posted July 31, 2013
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  PIB hearing: PENGASSAN, NUPENG fault Senate over exclusion

  Oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers have condemned their exclusion from  the public hearing organised by the...

  • Posted July 31, 2013
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  Power crisis ends soon as FG increases gas supply – Alison-Madueke

  The Federal Government has given the assurance that the end is near for the nation’s current power crises, as more gas will be released to feed the power generating plants in the country. The assurance was given...

  • Posted July 31, 2013
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  LPG price soars as NIMASA/NLNG dispute ends

  The dispute between the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company, NLNG, over levy may have ended, but the impact lingers as the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also...

  • Posted July 31, 2013
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  Banks’ loans to agric sector has risen by 3.7% – CBN

  The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said that Deposit Money Bank’s (DMB’s) credit to the agricultural sector has risen to over 3.7 per cent. A statement from the CBN reveal that the  figure, which is for 2012,...

  • Posted July 30, 2013
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