All posts tagged "headline"

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  Depletion of foreign reserves increases pressure on naira

  As the nation’s foreign reserves fell to $40.406 billion last Thursday, economic affairs commentators warned at the weekend that Nigeria is getting to a stage when it may have to make a choice between a depleted foreign...

  • Posted March 3, 2014
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  Marketers await arrival of fuel cargoes this week to end scarcity

  Some independent marketers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol, are selling the products above the official pump price and ex-depot price as queues in filling stations across the country worsen, THISDAY has gathered. However, the...

  • Posted March 3, 2014
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  NEPC canvasses companies’ involvement in export

  The Nigerian Export Promotion Council has urged companies with the Nigerian Industrial Standard certification to get involved in export, saying that the acceptance of locally made products has increased in the foreign markets. NEPC stated that about...

  • Posted March 3, 2014
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  FG gives power firms tariff conditions

  The proposal for an upward review of electricity tariff by power investors will only be granted after they have satisfactorily met certain conditions, including the provision of sufficient pre-paid meters for consumers, the Federal Government has said....

  • Posted March 3, 2014
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  Ekiti partners firm on tourism development

  The Ekiti State Government in collaboration with Centre Stage Communications Limited has expressed its readiness to improve tourism in the state in line with the public-private partnership policy. The Managing Director, CSC, Dr. Richie Adewusi, in an...

  • Posted March 3, 2014
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  Nigerian businesses to feature in Cannes Festival

  Organisers of the Young Lions Competition in Nigeria and representatives of Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, CHINI Productions, have said that Nigerian businesses would feature prominently in Cannes Festival this year. The company also released the list...

  • Posted March 2, 2014
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  Eko DISCO to invest $42b in five years to stabilize power delivery

  Eko Electricity Distribution Company of Nigeria Plc, Lagos, on Thursday, said it is determined to stabilise power supply in its area of operation, with plans to invest over $42 billion in infrastructure over the next five years as...

  • Posted March 2, 2014
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  Power Sector Reform: Electricity mess persists as consumers lament extortion

  Unlike previous governments without genuine, determined efforts to solve the age-long electricity crisis which had plagued the country, the current administration of President Goodluck Jonathan seemed to have taken the bull by the horns with his transformation...

  • Posted March 2, 2014
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  Anambra attracts direct foreign investment of N30b – Obi

  The Anambra State government says it has attracted non oil direct foreign investment of over N30 billion for the first quarter of this year. Governor Peter Obi gave the figure Friday in Awka when a delegation from the...

  • Posted March 2, 2014
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  NESREA to crack down on illegal borehole drilling

  The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency has threatened to crack down on illegal borehole drilling in the country, to ensure safe drinking water for the populace. The agency said borehole drillers should henceforth present drilling...

  • Posted March 2, 2014
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