All posts tagged "headline"

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  Dangote, Elumelu champion FDI in Africa

  Nigerian entrepreneurs are pushing the frontiers of Foreign Direct Investment on the African continent. Banker, Tony Elumelu, whose $100m entrepreneurship foundation has already benefited young people in 54 African countries and businessman, Aliko Dangote, whose investments `...

  • Posted September 5, 2015
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  UBA profit rises 40% as half year earnings hit N167billion

  Pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa Plc, has announced its audited 2015 half year financial results. The results showed strong growth in earnings and profits, as the Bank continued to benefit from its determination to...

  • Posted September 5, 2015
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  SMEDAN key to economic development – Osinbajo

  The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said promotion of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs)  was one surest way of achieving economic development. The vice-president said this at a meeting with the officials of the Small...

  • Posted September 5, 2015
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  World Bank seeks $135bn for African projects

  The World Bank has asked for the support of members of the African Caucus, in order to raise funds to replenish the International Development Association. The Bank’s Vice-President for Development Finance, Mr. Joachim Von Amsberg, made this...

  • Posted September 5, 2015
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  e-Fraud: CBN re-appoints Digital Encode as technical partner

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has re-appointed a leading indigenous information security firm, Digital Encode Limited, as the sole technical partner to the Nigerian Electronic Fraud Forum. NeFF, an initiative of the CBN, was set up for...

  • Posted September 5, 2015
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  Lagos pledges support for manufacturing sector

  Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has pledged support for the manufacturing sector noting that it holds the key to sustainable economic growth and development in the state. According to a statement obtained on Thursday from the...

  • Posted September 5, 2015
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  Profit taking depresses NSE index by 1.6%

  Profit-taking by investors caused the equities segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange to close on a negative note for the second straight session on Tuesday. The NSE All-Share Index dipped by 1.6 per cent or 477.09 basis...

  • Posted September 5, 2015
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  Arik Air rated 3-star by Skytrax

  Skytrax has released its annual world airline star ratings, ranking airlines by the quality of their front-line product and service standards. Nigeria’s Arik Air made 3-star ratings alongside 119 other airlines in the world. Arik Air is...

  • Posted September 5, 2015
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  NIMC extends mandatory use of NIN to January 2016

  The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the Issuing Authority for National Identification Number (NIN), has extended the date for the commencement of the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN), from September 1, 2015 to January...

  • Posted September 4, 2015
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  We saved $287m in Port Harcourt Refinery turnaround maintenance – Kachikwu

  The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has said Nigeria has saved over $287 million from the turnaround maintenance (TAM) of the Port Harcourt Refinery, Eleme. Kachikwu made...

  • Posted September 4, 2015
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