All posts tagged "headline"

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  IBDEC records N2.4bn loss from energy theft

  The Regional Manager, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Mr. Waheed Salami, has decried the spate of energy theft by consumers in its areas of operations in the western part of the country. He stated that while electricity consumers...

  • Posted June 28, 2015
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  SSANU threatens strike over FG’s privatisation plan

  The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has threatened to withdraw its services from Nigerian universities should the Federal Government go ahead with its plan to stop paying the salaries of teachers of University Demonstration Primary Schools....

  • Posted June 28, 2015
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  Groups move to boost renewable energy projects

  A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Africa Leadership Forum and Privida Energy to facilitate the development of renewable energy projects in order to reduce the cost of electricity for entrepreneurs in the country. Representatives...

  • Posted June 28, 2015
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  Wale Tinubu clinches Africa Executive of the Year’s Award in Paris

  The Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando Plc, c, on Wednesday received the ‘Africa Executive of the Year’ award at the third edition of the Oil and Gas Council’s 2015 Africa Assembly Award dinner, which was held...

  • Posted June 27, 2015
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  Airtel Boss, Ogunsanya calls for review of Mobile Money model

  The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, has called for a review of the current mobile money model, saying a telco-led model will help expand retail banking, thereby driving financial inclusion in...

  • Posted June 27, 2015
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  Oil, gas companies reluctant to hire – Report

  A global hiring survey has revealed oil and gas companies’ reluctance in Nigeria and other oil-producing countries to increase hiring efforts in the near term. Still grappling with market uncertainty, 51 per cent of global hiring managers...

  • Posted June 27, 2015
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  NERC hires 14 to inspect electricity firms

  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Thursday sidestepped the existence of a technical inspector, the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Authority (NEMSA) that was recently signed into law to undertake technical inspections in the country’s electricity industry and...

  • Posted June 27, 2015
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  First Bank CEO calls for naira devaluation after curbs

  Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mr. Bisi Onasanya, has disclosed that Nigeria needs to let the naira devalue as foreign-exchange trading restrictions used to keep the currency stable are starting...

  • Posted June 27, 2015
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  TEF announces training programme for $100m fund

  The Tony Elumelu Foundation says the inaugural training session for the first set of participants in the $100m Entrepreneurship Programme will commence next month. The Founder, TEF, Mr. Tony Elumelu, who stated this at a news conference...

  • Posted June 27, 2015
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  NERC asks Buhari to resolve EMS row

  The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Sam Amadi, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take a stand on the creation of a new agency in the industry, the Electricity Management Services Limited....

  • Posted June 27, 2015
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