All posts by Ifreke Inyang

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  Otedola, Transcorp to take over Ughelli and Geregu power plants

  The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has named the preferred bidders for some of the five power generation plants that are to be privatised with the ongoing reforms of the power sector. A consortium which included Transcorp...

  • Posted September 25, 2012
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  MAN seeks stoppage of importation, as FG facilitates N450b for agriculture

  The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has charged the federal government to formulate policies to stop the importation of goods and services, where the country has comparative advantage. Chairman of the association and former Minister of Industry,...

  • Posted September 25, 2012
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  Intra-African trade: Experts call for more action, less talk

  Can Africa trade itself out of poverty? This was the question and focal point of deliberations when the Africa Trade Forum (ATF II), opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday. Trade Experts from across the African continent...

  • Posted September 25, 2012
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  Crude oil exports to hit 6-month high in November

  Nigeria’s crude oil exports are due to hit a six-month high in November as almost all its oilfields pump near recent peak levels, provisional loading programmes showed on Monday. The Federal Government will sell around 2.12 million...

  • Posted September 24, 2012
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  Nigeria approves $6m for new ECOWAS Parliament Office

  Nigeria has approved $6 million to build a new office for the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Speaker, ECOWAS Parliament, said on Monday. Addressing the second ordinary session of the parliament in Abuja, Ekweremadu said the Federal...

  • Posted September 24, 2012
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  FG warns companies against hiring contract workers

  Federal Government has said it will penalise companies which engage workers on contract basis. Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, said this while delivering a lecture, ‘Towards Sustainable Industrial Peace in Globalised Era: Issues, Challenges...

  • Posted September 24, 2012
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  New Sandgrouse Market in Lagos to cost N1.5bn

  Lagos State Government has concluded plans to rebuild the popular Sangrouse market in Lagos Central Business District into an ultra-modern facility, using a Public-Private-Partnership arrangement, writes Bennett Oghifo The Sandgrouse market is hemmed between Simpson and Louis...

  • Posted September 24, 2012
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  “We can balance our income with our expenses” – Chelsea confident of meeting up with FFP rules

  Chelsea chief exeuctive Ron Gourlay has insisted that the club are in a positive position to adapt to Uefa’s impending Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. The newly instated rules state that, from the 2013-14 season, European football’s...

  • Posted September 24, 2012
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  Oil Theft Allegation: NIMASA, Capt. Ihenacho on Warpath

  The invasion and occupation of Integrated Oil & Gas company owned by the former Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho, by armed operatives for allegedly receiving stolen cargo loaded with diesel, is causing ripples in the nation’s...

  • Posted September 23, 2012
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  Olukayode Oyeleye: Empowering youths through agro-business

  In December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 64/134 proclaiming August 12 of every year as the International Year of Youth. The celebration commenced on August 12, 2010 and it has since been observed as...

  • Posted September 23, 2012
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