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Indians, Greeks take over Nigeria’s coastal shipping
The coastal shipping business in Nigeria has been taken over by foreigners, especially Indians, Greeks and Lebanese. This is contrary to the tenets of the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act (Cabotage), findings by SUNDAY PUNCH have shown....
- Posted September 14, 2015
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Delta lawmakers approve N5.021bn to rejig Asaba Airport
Delta State House of Assembly has given approval for a loan facility of N5.021 billion towards the upgrading of the Asaba International Airport, which was downgraded by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on account of alleged...
- Posted September 13, 2015
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Airtel partners Sidon Media on mobile advertisement app
Airtel Nigeria has partnered Sidon Media Limited to introduce” MyAds PAY”, a mobile advertisement Application that enables subscribers to access products advertisement on their mobile devices while it also doubles as a platform where advertisers can easily...
- Posted September 13, 2015
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Internet usage on Nigeria’s telecoms networks hits 93 million – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the number of internet users on the country’s telecom networks increased to more than 93 million as at July. The commission made this known in its Monthly Internet Subscriber...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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Nigerian airlines spend over N250bn annually on overseas aircraft maintenance
Commercial airlines, charter operators and privately owned jets spend about N250 billion annually on aircraft maintenance and simulator training of pilots, THISDAY investigation has revealed. Airlines, according the checks, pay a minimum of $500, 000 for engine...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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Profit taking hits banking stocks on Nigerian Bourse
The banking sector suffered profit taking thursday making the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Banking Index to close as the sole loser. While other sectoral indices went up, the NSE Banking Index declined due to depreciation in the...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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JP Morgan: Emefiele defends CBN policies
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has dismissed concerns about foreign exchange liquidity, despite JPMorgan’s removal of the country from its influential emerging markets bonds index amid fears about the country’s economic management. The...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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JP Morgan: FMDQ intervenes in bond market, stocks continue decline
Bond yields declined on Thursday, reflecting a rise in value as markets continued to react to the plan by JP Morgan to remove Nigerian government bonds from its Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) by October ending. The...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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Experts predict CBN’s N338bn bailout to States will reflate economy
There are strong indications that the injection of over N338 billion into the economy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the form of a workers’ assistance scheme for the states, popularly known as bailout, would...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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Nigeria, others lose N6.5tn in mobile money transfer
Nigeria and other African nations have lost $33bn (N6.5tn) in mobile money remittance from international and cross border transfer, the World Bank has said. The bank stated this on Thursday in a report entitled ‘Africa’s Mobile Money’,...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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Aviation fuel didn’t cause crashes – Marketers
Sahara Group has absolved itself and other petroleum product marketers of the accusation that the aviation fuel they supplied to airline operators caused majority of the crashes experienced in the country in recent times. The firm, on...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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Rice sellers blame low patronage on smuggling
The volume of rice entering Nigeria from Cotonou, Republic of Benin, has increased and local dealers are complaining about their inability to compete. According to a dealer who spoke with our correspondent, rice that comes in from...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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SON seizes fake phones worth N150m
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has impounded over 1000 cartons of phones in Kano and arrested a Chinese woman, owner of the fake phone warehouse, Yi Fang Communication. According to a statement from the organisation, the state’s...
- Posted September 12, 2015
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Our revenue will double with RIMS introduction – NPA boss
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Habib Abdullahi has said revenue generated revenue is set to double in the months ahead following the introduction of “Integrated Revenue Invoicing Management System (RIMS)” by the Authority. RIMS,...
- Posted September 12, 2015