All posts by Ifreke Inyang

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  SON worried over importation of N1trillion fake products

  NIGERIANS spent over N1 trillion on the importation of fake and sub-standard products last year, the Director-General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Joseph Odumodu has said. Odumodu disclosed this Thursday in an interview with the News...

  • Posted February 15, 2013
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• Nigeria loses N6b daily on import to worsening piracy rating

  Following claims by the international community that it has substantially addressed sea piracy in the Gulf of Aden, Nigeria now risks taking over from Somalia as the worst state in terms of piracy. This, it is feared,...

  • Posted February 15, 2013
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  Southern senators seek support for PIB

  Senators from the southern part of the country have embarked on a move to save the beleaguered Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in the National Assembly. Daily Independent findings revealed that the Senators have decided to engage the...

  • Posted February 15, 2013
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  NUPENG, PENGASSAN call off plans to shut down oil operations in Niger Delta

  NIGERIA Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, have called off its plans to shut down oil operations in Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross River...

  • Posted February 15, 2013
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  House of the Week: A Spectacular N75m Four Bedroom Duplex For Sale in Apo, Abuja

  Our property of the week is this stunning 4 Bedroom House located at Cliffland Estate in Apo, Abuja. This fabulous and unique duplex with four bedrooms, exquisitely finished with a lovely selection of tiles, POP ceiling and...

  • Posted February 15, 2013
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  Nigeria can stop rice importation by 2015 – AfDB official

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed optimism that Nigeria can stop the importation of rice by 2015, if the right things are done. Dr Patrick Agboma, the AfDB’s Chief Operations Officer, said on Wednesday in Abuja....

  • Posted February 14, 2013
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  FG orders PHCN to import prepaid meters

  The Federal Government has directed the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, (PHCN), to import commercial number of new pre-payment meters for distribution to consumers nationwide. The importation of the meters is aimed at ending the exploitation of...

  • Posted February 14, 2013
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  FG uncovers 45,000 ghost workers, save N100billion

  The Federal Government has so far uncovered 45,000 ghost workers in its bid to eliminate waste in its expenditure. Minister of State, Finance, Dr. Yerima Ngama, said this on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the outcome of...

  • Posted February 14, 2013
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  Railway workers threaten indefinite strike over promotions, others

  Workers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Wednesday threatened to embark on indefinite strike on Monday if their demands were not met. The workers’ unions had written a letter to the management on Monday and given it till Friday to...

  • Posted February 14, 2013
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  Alleged N13.9bn debt: You are lying, AMCON tells Babalakin

  Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Wednesday, said that claims by Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, SAN, that he was not indebted to the agency, was untrue and accused him of lying to the whole...

  • Posted February 14, 2013
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