All posts tagged "headline"

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  PPPRA gives reason for high cost of kerosene

  The Executive Secretary, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, Mr. Reginald Stanley, has attributed the high cost of kerosene at the retail end to many factors. He said long chain of handling, smuggling (because of the huge arbitrage...

  • Posted December 24, 2013
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  Made-in-Nigeria vehicles to sell for N1.2m – FG

  The Federal Government, in a bid to ensure the successful implementation of its recently approved National Automotive Industry Development Plan, said it would encourage local auto manufacturers to produce less expensive models with price range of between...

  • Posted December 24, 2013
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  FG probes banks over delay in PHCN workers’ salary

  The Federal Government has ordered immediate investigation into allegations that delays experienced in processing the last set of payments to disengaging power sector workers had been traced to some banking institutions. According to the government, a payment...

  • Posted December 24, 2013
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  MAN decries inadequate non-oil export

  Manufacturing Association of Nigeria Export Promotion Group (MANEG), a lobby group within the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) has described as scandalous the growing deficit in the nation’s non-oil export, saying the Federal Government needs to step...

  • Posted December 23, 2013
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  Our goal is to be a model for financial inclusion – Sanusi

  Recently, members of the World Economic Forum (WEF), visited the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as part of the build up to the hosting of the forum on Africa in Nigeria next year. The occasion provided the...

  • Posted December 23, 2013
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  Wars looms over privatization of refineries

  Crisis is brewing between the Federal Government and oil workers under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) as the two unions have...

  • Posted December 23, 2013
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  Massive seizures of rice in Oyo

  As the festive period approaches the Oyo/Osun Customs Command  of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has been recording  massive seizures of rice in its daily operations. When Sunday Vanguard visited the Command, it was observed that  its  ware...

  • Posted December 23, 2013
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  Multilinks, Visafone, Starcomms’ subscribers face porting obstacles

  The inability of subscribers on the Code Division Multiple Access networks to change their operators and retain the numbers, as is the case with the Global System for Mobile Communication, is a source of worry to its...

  • Posted December 23, 2013
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  FAAN targets 9.7 million passengers from Lagos airport

  Passengers travelling through the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos are expected to rise to 9.7 million, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has predicted. This represents an increase of 36.62 per cent over the 7.1 million passengers recorded...

  • Posted December 23, 2013
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  National carrier not a threat – Arik CEO

  As the Federal Government’s plan to merge Aero and Air Nigeria to become Nigeria’s new national carrier; Nigerian Eagle continues to generate controversy among stakeholders, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air, Dr Michael Arumemi-Ikhide, has said...

  • Posted December 22, 2013
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