All posts tagged "headline"
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Rebasing: Economic growth declines to 5.49%
The National Bureau of Statistics on Friday finally released the result of the rebased Gross Domestic Product stating that in real terms, the economy grew by 5.49 per cent in 2013. The GDP, which was released after...
- Posted July 13, 2014
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NNPC to consult Senate on revenue remittance order
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu has said that the NNPC will continue to consult with relevant committees of the National Assembly until issues relating to its alleged indebtedness...
- Posted July 13, 2014
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Audi Centre, Diamond Bank provide customers low interest credit
The Audi Centre in collaboration with Diamond Bank PLC has inaugurated flexible credit facility for discerning customers, aspiring to buy or own German engineered Audi vehicles at reasonable loan rates. Audi Centre is a subsidiary of Stallion...
- Posted July 13, 2014
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IDC urges telecoms operators to improve services
The International Data Corporation has called on operators and government agencies to address the unacceptable levels of services quality plaguing the telecoms sector. The IDC, Saturday Punch learnt on Thursday, took this step after weighing up the Nigeria Communication...
- Posted July 13, 2014
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Customs agents shut Lagos airport cargo terminal
Customs agents and freight forwarders on Friday shut down the cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over alleged arbitrary charges by foreign airlines. This came a few days after the Customs agents and freight...
- Posted July 13, 2014
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Lafarge Africa to produce 12MT of cement annually
The newly created Lafarge Africa, comprising Lafarge Cement WAPCO Plc and Lafarge South Africa Holdings, will have a production capacity of 12 million metric tonnes of cement when it becomes operational, the company has said. The company...
- Posted July 13, 2014
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Poor storage causing rise in food prices – NISER
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Ibadan, has raised the alarm over the rising food prices, blaming loss of 40 per cent of the nation’s total food production on farmers’ lack of storage facility. At...
- Posted July 13, 2014
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“Investment Forum will unlock our economic potentials” – Okara
As Bayelsa State holds it’s first Investment Summit next week, the state’s Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Mr. Kamela Okara, in this interview with Festus Akanbi said the dialogue with private sector operators will unlock the state’s...
- Posted July 13, 2014
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Debt may collapse power sector – Senate
The Senate Committee on Privatisation has warned that if the huge amount of debt in the power sector is not addressed, it could collapse the power generation and transmission companies in the country. Chairman of the Committee,...
- Posted July 12, 2014
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Jonathan approves appointment of FAAN board, others
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of the Chairman and members of the Governing Boards of the Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) and other federal government institutions, parastatals and agencies. This was contained in a statement signed...
- Posted July 12, 2014