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  • Reps threaten to withdraw govt funds from banks

    The House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency has threatened to withdraw all public sector funds with the Deposit Money Banks. The Chairman of the committee, Mr. Jones Onyereri, made the threat when members of the...

    • Posted December 19, 2013
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  • Cassava bread: Ministry, BoI seal N4.3bn pact

    The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Bank of Industry on Tuesday sealed a N4.3bn pact for the production of cassava bread. The agreement jointly signed in Abuja by the Minister of Agriculture, Dr....

    • Posted December 19, 2013
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  • Budget: Senate, Reps settle for $77.5 oil benchmark

    Strong indications emerged on Tuesday that the Senate and House of Representatives had agreed on $77.5 as the oil price benchmark for the 2014 budget. The development came just as the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,...

    • Posted December 19, 2013
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  • SURE-P: Okonjo-Iweala, Senate disagree over N15bn monthly remittance

    The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Senate Ad Hoc Committee on SURE-P headed by the Deputy Senate Leader, Abdul Ningi on Tuesday disagreed over the formula used to arrive at the N15bn monthly remittances to...

    • Posted December 19, 2013
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  • FG urges Nigeria miners on joint venture mining

    The Federal Government at the weekend, urged miners in the country to embark on joint venture mining to boost rapid development of the sector and also attract foreign direct investment. This was said by the Minister of...

    • Posted December 18, 2013
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  • PPMC adopts measures to deepen LPG market

    Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC said it has adopted strategic measures to deepen the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG or cooking gas market and promote the use of the product across the country. The PPMC, a subsidiary...

    • Posted December 18, 2013
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  • Hold NNPC, others accountable for $49.8bn scandal – EITI

    Government agencies in the oil and gas sector that fail to live up to their mandates should be held accountable by Nigerians for the consequences of their failure, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has said. EITI is...

    • Posted December 18, 2013
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  • Confusion surrounds proposed take-off of national carrier

    The proposed take-off date of the national carrier being planned by the Federal Government has sparked confusion and anxiety in the aviation industry. Our correspondent learnt that stakeholders had been kept guessing about the details of the...

    • Posted December 18, 2013
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  • NCC begins testing of emergency call centres

    Testing has begun at two emergency call centres constructed by the Nigerian Communications Commission for the operation of emergency services in the country. The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, who confirmed this in an...

    • Posted December 18, 2013
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  • Dangote Sugar to employ 150,000 workers

    Dangote Sugar has said it will create 150,000 jobs at its new sugar plantations located in Sokoto, Kebbi, Jigawa, Taraba, Kogi and Kwara states. The newly appointed Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Group, Mr. Graham Clark, was...

    • Posted December 18, 2013
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