All posts by Ifreke Inyang

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  SON begins review of standards for LPG cylinders

  The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has said that it would pursue the requalification exercise for Liquefied Petroleum Gas cylinders in the country The Director General, SON, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, disclosedis in Lagos that it has become imperative...

  • Posted April 27, 2013
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  NSCDC, IPMAN fight pipeline vandalism

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the South-West has tasked the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria to provide logistic support in tackling pipeline vandalism. The NSCDC made the call in Ibadan on Wednesday during...

  • Posted April 27, 2013
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  Why we must change our perception of Micro-finance sector – Ehigiamusoe

  Godwin Ehigiamusoe, Managing Director, Lift Above Poverty (LAPO), a financial institution that provide financial services particularly to women. In this interview with Saturday Vanguard Business, he reveals why people’s perception on Micro-finance sector must change and the...

  • Posted April 27, 2013
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  Mining lease allocation: Communities want minister, SPDC probed

  Oil producing communities in Delta State have protested what they described as “fraudulent allocation of oil mining leases,” and called on the National Assembly to commence investigation into the matter. The protesters, who besieged the gates of...

  • Posted April 26, 2013
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  Eurozone: Foreign partners starve Nigerian banks of credit

  The crisis in the eurozone has continued to take its toll on Nigerian banks as their international counterparts have cut down credit lines given to them. Our correspondent gathered from senior officials in the banking sector that...

  • Posted April 26, 2013
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  Nigeria saves N4.2trillion on manufactured goods importation – Aganga

  Nigeria has recorded a significant improvement in its import trade figures as it saved N4.2tn in 2012 owing to a decrease in the importation of manufactured goods. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga,...

  • Posted April 26, 2013
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  Finance Ministry abandons Customs warehouse for 7 years

  Over seven years after the award of contract for the construction of a government warehouse for seized goods at the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Abeokota by the Federal Ministry of Finance,...

  • Posted April 26, 2013
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  Punish oil thieves, Northern govs tell FG

  Governors of the 19 Northern states, yesterday regretted that President Goodluck Jonathan has not punished those who allegedly stole the nation’s oil money, warning that the situation portends danger for the country. Speaking when the Ambassador Ibrahim...

  • Posted April 26, 2013
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  Naira remains firm against dollar at WDAS

  The Naira on Wednesday remained firm against the dollar at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) biweekly Wholesale Dutch Auction System (WDAS). The apex bank disclosed this on its Website after the conclusion of the auction. It...

  • Posted April 25, 2013
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  Vision 2020 may not be attained — Minister of National planning

  The Minister of National Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, has expressed fear that the country may not attain its developmental aspiration as outlined in the Vision 2020 document. Usman said the desire for Nigeria to be among the...

  • Posted April 25, 2013
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