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  • Mortgage sector will account for 15% of GDP – Kumo

    In this interview with James Emejo, Managing Director/Chief Executive, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Mr. Gimba Ya’u Kumo, discusses his ambition to boost the mortgage sector contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to about...

    • Posted August 11, 2014
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  • Fashola harps on long term business models for sustainable economy

    Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has stressed the need for entrepreneurs in the country to develop long- term business models and innovative business strategies to achieve a more sustainable economy. Fashola spoke at the opening ceremony...

    • Posted August 10, 2014
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  • Rights Group to SON: Rescind ultimatum to cement manufacturers within 7 days

    A Human Rights Group, Alliance Against Monopoly (AAM), has given the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) seven days to rescind its 60 days ultimatum to cement manufacturers to comply with its directive on product labelling and traceability...

    • Posted August 10, 2014
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  • UNEP report: We want to do an exhaustive clean-up of Ogoniland – Alison Madueke

    The issue of environmental degradation in Ogoniland has been a protracted one. Their crusade for social justice appears to have merely created an intractable stalemate. It is indeed a protracted challenge dating back several administrations. But I...

    • Posted August 10, 2014
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  • NSE index rises by 0.64%

    The stock market closed on a positive note on Thursday, lifting the major market indicators for the third straight session. At the end of the day’s activities, the Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index rose by 0.64...

    • Posted August 10, 2014
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  • Fake mobile phones dominate African market –SON

    The Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, has said that about 80 per cent of mobile phones at the said largest technology market in Africa (Computer Village in Lagos) are fake products. Odumodu...

    • Posted August 10, 2014
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  • PSA Peugeot Citroen, PAN Nigeria sign assembly agreement

    PSA Peugeot Citroën and PAN Nigeria Limited have signed an agreement to assemble and sell cars in Nigeria. The Peugeot 301 will be the first vehicle to be assembled under the pact in the second half of...

    • Posted August 10, 2014
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  • Tobacco stakeholders scrutinise control bill

    The issue of whether or not the National Tobacco Control Bill would enjoy the support of all stakeholders was laid to rest at the one day public hearing organised by House of Representatives joint committee on Health...

    • Posted August 10, 2014
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  • Stanbic IBTC to raise N30bn fresh capital

    Stanbic IBTC, the Nigerian arm of South Africa’s Standard Bank, plans to raise up to N30 billion in tier-2 capital. The bank disclosed this in a presentation on its website yesterday. According to Reuters, the Chief Executive...

    • Posted August 9, 2014
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  • PWC Report: Nigeria’s infrastructure spending to hit $77bn by 2025

    Global capital project and infrastructure spending is expected to grow to more than $9 trillion annually by 2025, up from $4 trillion in 2012, according to a new report,‘Capital Project and Infrastructure Spending: Outlook to 2025’, just...

    • Posted August 9, 2014
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