All posts tagged "featured"

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  Blueprint for Ajaokuta, Itakpe out soon – Fayemi

  The Federal Government will soon unfold its blueprint for the rehabilitation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company and the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, in Kogi State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, disclosed...

  • Posted December 17, 2015
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  TUC opposes reintroduction of tolling on roads

  The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has described the planned reintroduction of tolls to assist the government in raising funds as an unwelcome development. In a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Council meeting...

  • Posted December 17, 2015
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  Customs generates N13bn in 11 months

  With just two weeks to the end of year 2015, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Oyo/Osun command has declared that N13billion was realised as revenue between January and November this year. The acting Customs Area Controller, Mr....

  • Posted December 17, 2015
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  Angola overtakes Nigeria in crude oil production

  Nigeria’s crude oil production fell by 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November, making the country lose its status as Africa’s top oil producer to Angola, latest data from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has...

  • Posted December 17, 2015
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  NUPENG blames FG for protracted fuel scarcity

  The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has blamed the federal government for the protracted scarcity of petroleum products in the country, describing government explanations as window dressing. The union also said while it...

  • Posted December 17, 2015
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  China seeks increased trade, cultural exchange with Nigeria

  The Chinese government has announced its commitment and readiness to increase the cultural exchange, economic and trade relationships with Nigeria, noting that China-Nigeria cooperation in all fields is developing steadily with both countries’ culture attracting more attention...

  • Posted December 17, 2015
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  Substandard goods: SON to introduce Reference Code for products in 2016

  The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has announced that it has taken additional measures to combat the influx of fake and substandard goods‎ into the country by introducing a reference code on products in 2016. The Director...

  • Posted December 17, 2015
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  FG’s agencies unable to trace solid minerals revenues – NEITI

  The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has said that the relevant government agencies responsible for the management of Nigeria’s solid minerals sector have not been able to trace the whereabouts of billions of naira revenue that...

  • Posted December 16, 2015
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  Dedicated power to be allocated to customers willing to pay more – Fashola

  The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has said that the federal government will encourage the electricity distribution companies to allocate dedicated power to only those consumers who are ready to pay more under...

  • Posted December 16, 2015
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  Buhari promises new measures to make doing business easy

  President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration will soon introduce more policies to further ease the process of doing business in Nigeria. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, said...

  • Posted December 16, 2015
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