All posts tagged "headline"

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  Microsoft to grow investments in Nigeria, targets SMEs

  Software and devices firm, Microsoft, has said it will grow its investment in skills acquisition, innovation support and provision of Internet access in Nigeria. The firm had already signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Ministry...

  • Posted March 16, 2014
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  Alade Urges Students to Imbibe Savings Culture

  The acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Sarah Alade Thursday challenged students to imbibe a savings and investment culture in order to secure their future. Alade, who personally took students of Model Secondary...

  • Posted March 16, 2014
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  External reserves tumble by $5bn in 11 weeks

  The Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to keep defending the falling naira from the nation’s external reserves has put the reserves in free fall, tumbling by a whopping sum of $5bn in 11 weeks, according to statistics...

  • Posted March 16, 2014
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  Dangote, others to speak at Lagos economic summit

  Two former Presidents–Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia and Pedro Pires of Cape Verde; and foremost industrialist and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will be among the local and international speakers at the coming 7th Lagos Economic...

  • Posted March 16, 2014
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  Nigeria lost $12bn to oil theft in 2013 – Shell

  Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday said Nigeria was losing over $1bn monthly to the activities of oil thieves. The oil major said the monthly $1bn oil theft figure was estimated and added that the country might be...

  • Posted March 16, 2014
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  Why we need investment in livestock sector — Mafindi

  With over 40 years experience in agriculture with special interest in animal husbandry, Alhaji Isa Tafida Mafindi, Yerimam Muri, has finally set up an abattoir of an international standard in Abuja. In this interview with JIMOH BABATUNDE,...

  • Posted March 16, 2014
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  Customs hands over seized antiquities to NCMM

  The Area Controller of Customs in Seme, Mr Willy Egbudin, had handed over seized antiquities, valued at N2.8 million, to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public...

  • Posted March 16, 2014
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  Airtel, Etisalat are biggest gainers of number porting in 2013

  Etisalat and Airtel were the biggest beneficiaries of the mobile number porting introduced in April 2013, according to industry data released this week by the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The porting activities of mobile network...

  • Posted March 15, 2014
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  $6bn deal: Senate committee’s report ready next week

  The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, said on Thursday that the report of forensic audit of the accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation as it related to the $6bn third-party financing deal would...

  • Posted March 15, 2014
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  30 million Nigerians still live in darkness – FG

  The Federal Government said yesterday that over 30 million Nigerians are yet to be connected with the national electricity grid. Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo who disclosed this while declaring open, the Nigerian Renewable Energy Private...

  • Posted March 15, 2014
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