All posts tagged "featured"

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  Lagos to arraign 28 tax defaulters

  The Lagos State Government says it is set to prosecute no fewer than 28 alleged tax defaulters in the state. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, on Monday said the...

  • Posted April 13, 2016
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  World Bank lowers growth projections for Nigeria, others

  The World Bank on Monday lowered its 2016 sub-Saharan African growth forecast to 3.3 per cent from a previous forecast of 4.4 per cent in October, citing plunging global commodity prices. The bank said the commodity price...

  • Posted April 13, 2016
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  Ikeja Electric warns against cash payment to staff

  The Ikeja Electric has cautioned customers against making cash payments to its staff and unveiled new multiple payment channels to enable customers make convenient and seamless payments and purchase of tokens. The company’s Head of Corporate Communications,...

  • Posted April 13, 2016
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  Agriculture can’t survive on high lending rates – Emefiele

  The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Monday maintained that the agricultural sector would not survive on high commercial interest rates from banks and called for recommendations on how to better...

  • Posted April 13, 2016
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  Despite pressure to shelve strike, NLC insists on protest

  Despite the pressure mounted by the federal government to make the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) shelve its planned one-day nationwide strike, the NLC monday insisted that the strike would go ahead notwithstanding the plea by various interest...

  • Posted April 13, 2016
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  Sokoto moves to boost rice, wheat farming

  Sokoto state government is to give priority to the production of rice, wheat and tomatoe to boost the economy of the state, the Chairman of the State Comittee for the Revitalisation of Agriculture, Alhaji Chiso Dattijo has...

  • Posted April 13, 2016
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  Nigeria’s oil production rises marginally

  Nigeria produced a total of 66.49 million barrels (mb) of crude oil and condensate for the month of January 2016, representing an average daily production of 2.14 million barrels per day. This represents an increase of about...

  • Posted April 12, 2016
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  How Calabar-Lagos rail project was left out of Budget

  More facts have emerged on how the funds proposed for the Calabar-Lagos railway project in the 2016 budget estimates were taken out of the Appropriation Bill by the National Assembly. THISDAY learnt that in the amended budget...

  • Posted April 12, 2016
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  Cocoa farmers await government policy support

  One year on from the election of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria is still awaiting the promised policies to boost the cocoa sector, whose growth is seen as vital to offset a slump in oil revenue that has...

  • Posted April 12, 2016
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  Dangote commences work on Okpella cement plant

  Dangote Cement Plc on Saturday began the construction of a new cement plant in Okpella, Edo State. The new cement plant and others in the pipeline, estimated to cost $1bn, are expected to increase the $3bn the...

  • Posted April 12, 2016
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