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  • FG, states share N731.13bn from federation account

    The Federation Account Allocation Committee on Friday night allocated the sum of N731.13bn among the three tiers of government for the Month of March. The March allocation represents a decline of N1.49bn over the N729.64bn shared by...

    • Posted April 14, 2013
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  • Passengers lambast critics of airport remodelling

    Air passengers and airline operators have lambasted critics of airport remodelling currently be undertaken by the Aviation Minister, Princes Stella Oduah, and said the exercise has made passenger movement easy and comfortable. Some of the passengers said...

    • Posted April 14, 2013
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  • Transparency International denies ‘Transparency in Nigeria’

    Transparency International, a global body against corruption, has denied that Transparency in Nigeria, TIN, is affiliated to it. This is the second time in two years that the body is issuing such rebuttal. Established in 1994, TIN...

    • Posted April 13, 2013
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  • Independent marketer blames NNPC for kerosene scarcity

    An authoritative source has said that kerosene was scarce in the country because the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was the sole importer of the product. The source, a notable independent marketer of petroleum products, who, however,...

    • Posted April 13, 2013
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  • FG empowers 300 ex-militants with SME kits

    The Federal Government, through the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, yesterday in Lagos, empowered about 300 ex-Niger Delta militants, who benefited from the various skill acquisition programmes of the Amnesty office. The beneficiaries were given equipments necessary for...

    • Posted April 13, 2013
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  • Next phase of cashless policy slated for July

    The next phase of the cashless policy will start in July, with the Federal Capital Territory, Abia, Rivers, Anambra, Kano and Ogun states coming on board. The Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria, Mrs....

    • Posted April 13, 2013
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  • 2013 budget: Lagos records 61% first quarter performance

    Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state yesterday said the state had recorded 61 percent budget performance in the first quarter of the 2013 budget implementation. It will be recalled that the 2013 budget for the state tagged;...

    • Posted April 13, 2013
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  • Nigeria loses N3.76bn to foreign domain names’ usage

    In the last five years, the country has lost about N3.76bn to the continuous patronage of foreign domain names by Nigerians living. This figure is expected to more than double in the next five years if the...

    • Posted April 12, 2013
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  • Etisalat to raise $500m from local banks for expansion

    Speaking at the Reuters Africa Investment Summit yesterday, the Commercial Officer of Etisalat, Wael Ammar, disclosed that the Telecoms company will raise $500 million in debt from National banks to enable it improve on network coverage across...

    • Posted April 12, 2013
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  • Fuel shortage imminent as NNPC stops loading of product in South-West

    Petrol shortage may be imminent in some states as trucks have stopped loading from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,NNPC, depots in the South-West since Monday. A reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, yesterday,...

    • Posted April 12, 2013
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