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  • FG targets 10,000MW of electricity with 200 dams

    The Federal Government has said it is currently building over 200 new dams in order to achieve its target of 10,000 megawatts of electricity at the end of this year. Vice-President Namadi Sambo stated this on Tuesday...

    • Posted January 23, 2014
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  • Reserves, Excess Crude Account depletion threatens economy – CBN

    The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday expressed concern over the continued depletion of the Excess Crude Account, external reserves and portfolio inflows into the country. The committee said the country had...

    • Posted January 23, 2014
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  • Sokoto earmarks N5.63bn for expansion of Asare water project

    The Sokoto State Executive Council on Wednesday approved N5.63billion for expansion of the Asare Water Project in the state. The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Shehu Dalhatu, made this known when he briefed newsmen on the...

    • Posted January 23, 2014
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  • Customs generate N8.48bn in 2013 at Seme border

    The Area Comptroller, Seme Border Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Willy Egbudin, on Wednesday said the command generated N8.48bn between January and December, 2013. Egbudin told a news conference at the Seme border town, near...

    • Posted January 23, 2014
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  • ‘Missing’ $10.8bn was spent by Nigerians – NNPC

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday stated that the $10.8bn it allegedly failed to remit to the Federation Account was not missing but was instead spent by Nigerians. Specifically, the Group Managing Director, NNPC, Mr. Andrew...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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  • Subscribers’ N606.4b compensation demand uninformed – ALTON

    Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Tuesday said that the N606.4 billion compensation demanded by subscribers was uninformed. Adebayo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, that...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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  • NCC to support consumers to prosecute telecom operators

    The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has promised to give necessary support to any consumer ready to prosecute any telecommunication operator in the country over poor services. Mr Reuben Muoka, NCC spokesperson, made this known in Abuja on...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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  • FG boosts dry season farming with N14bn

    The Federal Government on Monday boosted the 2014 dry season farming in the country with a N14bn support. President Goodluck Jonathan announced the financial support during the inauguration of the dry season farm support programme held at...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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  • Power supply worsens as gas shortage continues

    Nigerians will remain in the dark for a long time to come as the electricity supply situation has grown worse due to shortage of gas supply to the power generating plants. Our correspondents learnt that power supply...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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  • FG blames high recurrent expenditure on salary increase

    The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday blamed the high recurrent expenditure pattern in the 2014 budget on the increase in the salaries of workers. The minister stated this in Abuja during the public presentation...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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