All posts tagged "headline"

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  Yuletide: Nigerians decry hike in prices of goods

  With just a few days to Christmas, traders in major markets in the country especially in Lagos are lamenting low patronage even as prices of foodstuffs and other household goods take the usual dimension of increment. When...

  • Posted December 22, 2013
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  Software piracy: Microsoft calls for cross border solution

  In a bid to checking software piracy in Nigeria, device and software company, Microsoft, has recommended the enhancement of enforcement using dedicated specialised Intellectual Property enforcement, investigating and prosecuting resources and cross border cooperation among law enforcement...

  • Posted December 22, 2013
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  Stakeholders recommend skill acquisition for industrial growth

  Some stakeholders have argued that Nigeria’s dependence on imported goods would only stop if government at all levels promote skills acquisition, which, they claimed would make local industries grow. They lamented that inadequate support for local industries...

  • Posted December 22, 2013
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  Zip moves to enhance consumer experience

  As part of its efforts in ensuring better consumer experience, Zip detergent has unveiled a new television commercial tagged ‘ZIP Makes You Prouder’. PZ Cussons, producer of the brand, reinstated its commitment to innovation and a delightful...

  • Posted December 22, 2013
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  Nigeria commits N4.3billion to cassava flour processing

  The Nigerian government is spending 4.3 billion Naira (about 27.6 million dollars) on the upgrading of small Cassava flourmills and processors. The fund is to be managed by the Bank of Industry (BOI). The Minister of Agriculture,...

  • Posted December 22, 2013
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  N6.2b pension fund diversion: Why EFCC is after Oronsaye

  Indications have emerged on why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has declared war on Nigeria’s former head of Service, Mr. Stephen Oronsoaye. A dependable source at the Commission who spoke to our correspondent on the...

  • Posted December 21, 2013
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  Ban on rice importation: Public servants urge FG to raise local production

  The Association of Senior Civil Servants (ASCSN) on Friday advised the Federal Government to raise local production of rice before enforcing the ban on its importation. Mr Basir Lawal, General Secretary of ASCSN, in Lagos said that...

  • Posted December 21, 2013
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  Jonathan intervenes in National Economic Council crisis

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday intervened in the crisis rocking the National Economic Council, which has made it impossible for the body led by Vice-President Namadi Sambo, to meet in the last four months. The council, which...

  • Posted December 21, 2013
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  FIRS moves to enhance tax collection, voluntary compliance

  The Federal Inland Revenue Service on Thursday in Abuja began the pilot scheme of its Integrated Tax Administration System Project. The move, according to the acting Executive Chairman, FIRS, Alhaji Kabir Mashi, is part of efforts aimed...

  • Posted December 21, 2013
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  PenCom to prosecute employers for N10.78bn pension default

  The National Pension Commission has expressed its readiness to begin the prosecution of employers who have refused to remit about N10.78bn pension funds deducted from their workers’ monthly emoluments into Retirement Savings Accounts under the Contributory Pension...

  • Posted December 21, 2013
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