All posts tagged "headline"

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  Kaduna residents accuse refinery of pollution

  Some residents of Tsaunin Kura GRA, Unguwan Bulus, Kantin Aga and Unguwan Matari in Kaduna State have expressed worry over poisonous substances being emitted from the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. The residents complained that the pollution was...

  • Posted April 10, 2014
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  Stanbic, Rencap, Cordros lead on Nigerian Bourse

  Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited led the top 10 stockbroking on the Nigerian bourse for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.  While the top 10 broking firms accounted for 61.2 per cent of the value of transactions...

  • Posted April 10, 2014
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  Outrage greets Arik’s apology to suffocating passengers

  The management of Arik Air has described passengers who protested the 55-minute suffocation onboard its airplane on March 31, as “unruly.” The passengers,  including R&B artiste Banky W, who were travelling from Lagos to New York aboard...

  • Posted April 10, 2014
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  Reps, Nyako, NLC dismiss new GDP figures

  Reactions have continued to trail the rebasing of the country’s Gross Domestic Product, which put the 2013 figures at $509.9bn. While the House of Representatives, Nigeria Labour Congress and the Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre, as...

  • Posted April 10, 2014
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  NRC uncovers N1bn pension fraud, forwards report to Tukur

  The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has uncovered N1 billion missing from the corporation’s pension funds over a period of three years. A source told THISDAY yesterday that some NRC officials, including top management staff members, had been...

  • Posted April 8, 2014
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  CBN clears former bank chief

  Respite may have started coming  the way of some former bank officials whose clearance had been delayed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following the green light given to a former Executive Director of Union Bank...

  • Posted April 8, 2014
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  GDP rebasing will not solve economic problems – Analysts

  The National Bureau of Statistics has just changed the base year for calculating the nation’s Gross Domestic Product to 2010 from 1990. This is meant to reflect changes in the economy of Nigeria, and more accurately assess...

  • Posted April 8, 2014
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  Telecoms to Contribute 15% to GDP by 2015 – Juwah

  The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Eugene Juwah, has expressed optimism that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector will contribute about 15 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), by 2015. This...

  • Posted April 8, 2014
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  Aero commences operations in Asaba Airport

  Aero Contractors, one of the country’s leading airlines, will today begin scheduled flights at Asaba Airport with Lagos and Abuja as the initial routes. The new operation brings to three the number of airlines operating flights from...

  • Posted April 8, 2014
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  Profit-taking may reduce gains this week — Analysts

  The equities section of the Nigerian Stock Exchange may not record significant rise this week, capital market analysts have said. The analysts based the prediction on possible profit-taking by investors, who may want to cash in on...

  • Posted April 8, 2014
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