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Drugmaker Shire urges AbbVie to proceed with $54bn takeover

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Shire Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday urged AbbVie to proceed with its agreed $54-billion takeover, after the US drugmaker decided to reconsider…

Toyota to recall 1.75 million vehicles globally

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Toyota said Wednesday it is recalling 1.75 million vehicles globally over brake problems and other glitches that posed a fire…

Jonathan submits 2015/2017 medium term expenditure to Reps

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday forwarded to the House of Representatives the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for 2015 to…

SERAP sues CBN for shielding Boko Haram sponsors

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A human rights group in Nigeria, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…

Etihad Airways sees 29% revenue surge in Q3

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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said Tuesday it posted a 29 percent surge in revenue to $1.8 billion in the third…

Stocks value fall by N130bn at NSE

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The value of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday declined by N130 billion, falling from N13.354 trillion…

Malabu Oil Scandal: Ezekwezili Urges Nigerians To Demand Investigation

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Funsho Arogundade Dr. Obiageli Ezekwezili, former Minister of Education, has urged Nigerians to demand a conclusive investigation into what transpired…

N155m theft: Court orders EFCC to arrest bureau de change operator

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An Ikeja High Court on Monday issued a warrant of arrest against a Bureau de Change operator, Dipo Adedokun, over…

Dangote sues Zambian minister over bribe claim

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Dangote Industries Zambia is suing the country’s labour minister, Fackson Shamenda, for defamation after he claimed that a senior company…

Jean Tirole wins Nobel Economics Prize

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11 years ago

French economist Jean Tirole won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday, for his analysis of big companies, market power and…

We’re running Nigeria’s economy effectively – Okonjo-Iweala

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11 years ago

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday assured the international community that the Federal Government had put necessary…

CBN to strengthen banks through policies, regulations

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11 years ago

The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said on Sunday that the apex bank would continue to make policies that…

Bayelsa Court Bars British Lawyer From Oil Spill Suit

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11 years ago

Henry Ojelu Justice E.G. Omokuro of a Bayelsa State High Court, Sagbama Division, has restrained a British lawyer, Mr Martyn…

FIIRO to create 250,000 new jobs

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The Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), says the institute has capacity to technically create about 250,000 direct jobs…

BOI disburses N692bn as loan in 10 years

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The Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BOI), Alhaji Rasheed Olaoluwa, said on Sunday that the bank has disbursed N692 billion…

$1.1bn Oil Scandal: Jonathan tell us what you know, says APC

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11 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently speak out and take action on the monumental…

Invest in Nigeria, Jonathan urges Private Investors

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Power Roadmap of the country has set out the key foundational…

Niger, Plateau, Imo others host Glo Exchange

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Niger, Benue, Kogi, Imo and Plateau states on Saturday hosted the Glo Xchange mobile money training and orientation programme for…

Okonjo-Iweala lures investors to Nigeria

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12 years ago

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance, has urged foreign investors to continue to invest in Nigeria through the Nigeria…

Globacom’s Mobile Money Network Berths

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Over two hundred Nigerians thronged the Town Hall meetings and one day training organized for prospective sales agents for Nigeria’s…

Zimbabwe signs $1.5bn power deal with China

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12 years ago

Energy-starved Zimbabwe signed a $1.5 billion (1.2-billion-euro) deal with China’s Sinohydro on Friday for a project to boost power generation…

Hackers Can Withdraw Cash From ATM —Interpol Warns

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A flaw in cash machines that allows criminals to quickly steal wads of cash has been discovered, reports Reuters. Interpol…

NUPENG Strike: Rivers residents, commuters groan over fuel scarcity

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Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Commuters and business owners are now going through tough times in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, following…

FG approves N1.1bn for purchase of locomotives

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The Federal Government on Wednesday approved a N1.1 billion contract for the purchase of two modern locomotives for the Abuja-Kaduna…

Fire guts Access Bank In Benin

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Airport road branch of Access Bank in Benin, Edo state, was Wednesday night gutted by a rampaging…

GSM’ll Soon Cease To Exist, Says Expert

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Mr. Lanre Ajayi, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), has asserted that the Global System for Mobile Communication…

Braithwaite Battles Bank Over Building

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Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, lawyer and former presidential candidate of Nigeria Advance Party, NAP, has accused Standard Chartered Bank Plc, of…

Africa’s richest woman to expand banking empire to Namibia

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12 years ago

Africa’s richest woman, Angolan Isabel dos Santos, is set to spread her banking empire into neigbouring Namibia, after a banking…

Air France estimates strike cost at ‘500 million euros’

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Struggling French flag carrier Air France on Wednesday said last month’s two-week strike would have an impact of around 500…

Dangote slips on Forbes billionaire ranking

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12 years ago

Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group has slipped down to 26th position from the 23rd position he occupied since March…

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