All posts tagged "government"

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  Fayemi is starving local government of funds – PDP

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has blamed the inability of local governments in the state to complete their five-kilometre road projects on what is said was “the stifling of the local governments of funds...

  • Posted February 6, 2013
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  Southwest Grassroots Business and Investment Forum begins on Wednesday

  The Southwest Grassroots Business and Investment Forum for regional growth takes off tomorrow in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The four-day programme will take place at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding on the hilltop...

  • Posted February 5, 2013
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  FG may dump Ribadu’s report on oil industry

  There are strong indications that the Federal Government has commenced moves to kill the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task force headed by ex-boss of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu. Three months after the...

  • Posted February 5, 2013
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  Governor Dickson presents N500m cheque to pensioners in Bayelsa

  Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has kick started the payment of pensions and gratuity to the retirees in the state with the presentation of N500m cheque in fulfillment of his promise. Presenting the cheque to the state...

  • Posted February 4, 2013
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  MASSOB introduces ‘Biafran Income Tax’

  The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday said it will start collecting Biafran Income Tax from Ndigbo, beginning from February 16, 2013. The new move by MASSOB was contained in a...

  • Posted February 4, 2013
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  Squandering of $67b reserves: Ezekwesili stands firm

  AMID denials and counter-allegations, former Vice President of the World Bank, Ms. Obiageli Kathryn Ezekwesili, has renewed her charge of government frittering $67 billion reserves, including accruals to the Excess Crude Account (ECA), in the last six...

  • Posted February 3, 2013
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  Federal Government commences review of revenue allocation formula

  The Federal Government has commenced the review of existing revenue allocation formula among the three tiers of government, and the new formula is expected to be ready by the end of the year. Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation...

  • Posted February 3, 2013
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  Contractors abandon N800m schools’ projects in Benue

  Benue state Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr Godwin Adah, said contractors have abandoned over N800 million science and technical schools’ projects in Anyiin and Otukpa areas of the state. The commissioner said this on Friday in...

  • Posted February 2, 2013
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  Adebija says labour market needs major intervention

  Trainer and Chief Executive Officer of Ashton & Layton Nigeria, Gbenga X-adebija, has lamented the dilapidated labour market, which he said results from declining educational standard in the country. He described the market as one that requires major...

  • Posted February 2, 2013
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  Faulty credit system is killing SMEs, local manufacturers – Okeke

  Over the years, investigation had revealed that apart from the epileptic power supply that has affected business operations at every level in this country, poor credit facility has been a major challenge of local manufacturers. In this...

  • Posted February 2, 2013
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