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  • NCP to protest against extortion of electricity consumers

    Dr Tanko Yunusa, National Chairman, National Conscience Party (NCP), on Wednesday said that the party would hold a protest on Feb. 7 on the issuance of “crazy bills’’ to some electricity consumers in the country. Yunusa made...

    • Posted February 6, 2014
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  • Government, USAID seal pact on agric export expansion

    The Federal Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Agency for International Development to expand the exportation of agricultural products by 30 per cent within the next three years. The Executive Director/Chief...

    • Posted February 6, 2014
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  • FG to double GDP share for manufacturing sector

    The Federal Government is planning to more than double the contribution of the manufacturing sector to its economy in the next three years through policy stimulus and investments, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun...

    • Posted February 6, 2014
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  • Generator dealers will soon run out of business – FG

    The Federal Government on Tuesday said generator dealers cashing in on the nation’s current power supply challenges, would be out of business in a couple of months. According to the government, the gas supply constraint that has...

    • Posted February 6, 2014
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  • External reserves fall by $1.8bn

    The nation’s external reserves have fallen by $1.8bn within a period of eight weeks, according to the latest statistics from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN had said that depletion in the foreign reserves and Excess...

    • Posted February 6, 2014
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  • Power outages: Bear with us – NDPHC begs Nigerians

    The Federal Government on Monday appealed to Nigerians currently experiencing epileptic power supply in many parts of the country to bear with it while it worked hard to fix the problem. The Managing Director, Niger Delta Power...

    • Posted February 5, 2014
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  • Microsoft appoints Satya Nadella as new CEO

    Microsoft Corp, Tuesday,  announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. This is even Bill Gates steps up to new role as...

    • Posted February 5, 2014
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  • 16 days crude sales enough to build a refinery – PENGASSAN

    Oil workers, under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, have expressed concern over the inability of the Federal Government to build additional refineries over the years, saying Nigeria’s crude output...

    • Posted February 5, 2014
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  • IPMAN dispels fuel scarcity rumour

    The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has advised members of the public to avoid panic buying of petrol, saying there is enough fuel in the country. The National President, IPMAN, Mr. Aminu Abdulkadri, said this during...

    • Posted February 5, 2014
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  • FG seeks financiers for power firms

    Disturbed by the inability of most investors in the recently privatised power generation and distribution firms to raise funds to run the operations of the plants, President Goodluck Jonathan has directed Vice-President Namadi Sambo to convene a...

    • Posted February 5, 2014
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