All posts tagged "headline"

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  WEF is one aspect of our efforts at economic diplomacy – Okonjo-Iweala

  As Nigeria hosts the World Economic Forum on Africa, Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, told Kunle Aderinokun that the forum will translate to additional investments in the country What does...

  • Posted May 5, 2014
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  Power: Investors demand electricity tariff increase

  Power investors have said the current electricity tariff structure is inimical to growth and called for its review. The investors, who played host to the members of the House Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation in Lagos during...

  • Posted May 5, 2014
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  Why power plants lack sufficient gas — Presidency

  The challenge of inadequate gas supply faced by power generation companies in the country is purely commercial, the Presidential Task Force on Power has said. The Chairman, PTFP, Mr. Beks Dagogo-Jack, in an interview with our correspondent...

  • Posted May 5, 2014
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  Bello bows to pressure, resigns from Mainstreet Bank’s board

  Haunted by the controversial deal linked to him at Unity Bank Plc, which he once presided over as the bank’s chief executive, Falalu Bello, who was later appointed as the Executive Chairman of Mainstreet Bank Limited, resigned...

  • Posted May 5, 2014
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  Operators give recipe for viable local airline service

  Nigerian operators have accused government of creating a hostile environment for air transportation in the country, arguing that the inability of Nigerian flag carriers to operate large fleet and compete with world’s mega airlines is because government...

  • Posted May 5, 2014
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  Adequate power will solve 50% of SMEs’ problems – Oniyitan

  The Chief Executive Officer, W-Holistic Business Solutions Ltd, Mrs. Olanrewaju Oniyitan, spoke with Kunle Aderinokun about how the small and medium enterprises could help catalyse inclusive growth in the Nigerian economy How can Nigeria best use the...

  • Posted May 5, 2014
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  Higher oil receipts stabilise Forex reserves at $111.90 per barrel

  As price of Bonny Light, Nigeria major oil export climbed to the $111.9 mark at the weekend, economic analysts said the coast is clear for the Federal Government to sustain the momentum of foreign reserves accretion and...

  • Posted May 5, 2014
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  Aviation unions set for two-day warning strike

  Aviation unions on Sunday in Lagos said they would be going on a two-day national warning strike over the recent merger plan by the Federal Government of some agencies in the industry. The unions are the Air Transport Services Senior...

  • Posted May 5, 2014
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  Okonjo-Iweala gives reason for GDP rebasing

  Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance on Friday said the essence of rebasing Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was to ascertain the actual size of its population. Okonjo-Iweala made this known at a workshop on: “A...

  • Posted May 4, 2014
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  Nigeria’s revenue grew by 14.4% in 3rd quarter of 2013 – AfDB

  African Development Bank (AfDB) says Nigeria’s federally collected revenue appreciated by 14.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2013. The Nigerian revenue profile for the period under review is contained in AFDB’s Economic Review on Nigeria...

  • Posted May 4, 2014
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