All posts tagged "headline"

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  Ajimobi applauds SMEDAN, advocates capacity building

  Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has lauded the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)’s activities in respect of promoting and developing Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in the State. He made the commendation...

  • Posted October 5, 2015
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  Group commends NNPC GMD over new management appointments

  A non-political organisation, Change Nigeria Vanguard (CNV) has condemned the recent attack on the new management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over its recent appointments by the Group Managing Director, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu In...

  • Posted October 4, 2015
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  Lending rate hits new low on CBN liquidity

  The Nigerian overnight lending rate halved to three per cent on Friday to a three-month low after the Central Bank of Nigeria injected liquidity into the banking system by paying off Treasury bills, traders said. A total...

  • Posted October 4, 2015
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  Steel industry operating at 30% capacity –MAN

  Many steel plants in the country are currently operating below 30 per cent of their production capacity, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said. MAN’s Director-General, Mr. Remi Ogunmefun, at a stakeholders meeting conveyed by steel manufacturing...

  • Posted October 4, 2015
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  PHED blames technical challenges for blackout in Rivers, others

  The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company has explained the reason for the recent power outage experienced by its customers in Rivers, Bayelsa and Cross Rivers states. The PHED said on Friday that the blackout in Bayelsa, Cross...

  • Posted October 4, 2015
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  Investors gain N232bn in three days

  Investors in the equities segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange saw the value of their stocks rise by N232bn in the first three days of this week as increased activities towards the end of the month boosted...

  • Posted October 3, 2015
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  Weak institutions, bane of Nigerian economy – Utomi

  A professor of political economy and management expert, Pat Utomi, on Thursday said weak institutions had been a drag on the nation’s economic progress, stressing the need to get down to diversifying the base of the economy....

  • Posted October 3, 2015
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  Stakeholders want standardisation of Nigerian products

  Stakeholders from the organised private sector have called for the standardisation of made-in-Nigeria products in order to make them acceptable outside the country. The stakeholders made the call at a seminar organised by the Nigerian Association of...

  • Posted October 3, 2015
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  CPC warns farmers against pesticide mishandling

  The Consumer Protection Council has advised farmers and users of pesticides and other agro-allied chemicals against improper handling because of the grave health implications. The Director-General, CPC, Mrs. Dupe Atoki, who gave the advice in an address...

  • Posted October 3, 2015
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  LCCI to host SMEs at trade fair

  The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has finalised arrangement to host the 29th edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair. The Chamber has also announced that as part of the fair, it would host a Micro,...

  • Posted October 3, 2015
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