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  • Coal to power will solve epileptic power – FG

    The Federal Government has assured electricity consumers that the coal to power initiative would assist in solving the problem of persistent epileptic power supply as presently being experienced in the country. Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebu,...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Manufacturers target 18% contribution to GDP

    The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has set a target of 15 to 18 per cent contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product by in the next seven years. The President, MAN, Chief Kola Jamodu, said this in...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Nigeria, Singapore seal air link, medical tourism deal

    Nigeria and Singapore have agreed to open up direct air links between both countries and leverage on each other’s competitive and comparative advantage, for a mutually beneficial trade and investment relationship. The agreement covers medical tourism, capacity...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Oil spill getting worse in Niger Delta – NOSDRA

    The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency on Monday decried the increasing rate of oil spillage in the Niger Delta. According to the agency, the spillage is getting worse on a daily basis and there is...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Kerosene not covered by N1.4tn subsidy – Okonjo-Iweala

    The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Monday that the N1.4tn spent by the Federal Government on subsidy covered only petrol because no provision was made for subsidy payment on kerosene. Okonjo-Iweala, who appeared before...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Market cap gains N37billion on Tuesday

    Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, ended on a bullish note on Tuesday as the market capitalisation of the listed entities rose to N12.158 trillion gaining by N37 billion or 0.31 percent from...

    • Posted November 5, 2013
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  • Nigeria will longer be cheated in air services agreements – Bush-Alebiosu

    Honourable Dayo Bush-Alebiosu is the Chairman, House Committee on Treaties and Agreements, which was inaugurated in the House about a year ago. In this interview with Aviation reporters, he speaks on several issues in the Nigerian aviation...

    • Posted November 5, 2013
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  • Government paying lip service to housing — NIESV

    The Nigerian government has been accused of paying lip service only to the issue housing development in the country. Chairman, Faculty of Housing, Nigeria Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Chief Kola Akomolede, made the accusation...

    • Posted November 5, 2013
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  • N589bn raised from capital market since 1999 — SEC

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed that N589 billion has been raised from the Nigerian capital market since 1999 to date. The Director General, SEC, Ms. Arunma Oteh disclosed this , saying capital market serves...

    • Posted November 5, 2013
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  • CBN targets lower inflation rate – Report

    The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, has lowered the nation’s inflation target band for next year to six per cent to nine per cent. According to a Bloomberg report, the bank ideally wants to reduce the...

    • Posted November 5, 2013
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