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Aviation ministry pays N21bn to contractors

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The Ministry of Aviation has paid N21billion out of the N174 billion owed contractors. The former Supervising Minister of Aviation,…

BSkyB strikes deal to create pan-European pay TV giant

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British satellite television group BSkyB said on Friday it had agreed multi-billion-dollar deals with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire 21st Century…

Okonjo-Iweala lauds FG’s rail projects

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The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday commended the progress made so far in the construction of the…

FG signs MoU with US on development of power sector

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The Federal Government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States government to fast track the…

Jonathan wants Nigeria, OPEC nations to strengthen ties

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, called for closer ties between Nigeria and other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting…

Unity Bank sacks 170 workers, recruits 300

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Unity Bank Plc on Wednesday said it had sacked 170 staff in its operations nationwide. The banks also announced that…

Lagos lauds Airtel over Touching Lives Initiative

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Lagos State deputy governor, Princess Adejoke Adefulire-Orelope, wife of Lagos state governor, Dame Abimbola Fashola and former commissioner of Environment,…

Empowering Nigerians our top priority – FG

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The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, on Tuesday said the empowerment of Nigerians in an equitable manner remained…

US, Ebonyi State sign clean water‎ expansion agreement

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By Simon Ateba/Lagos The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the…

Peacock Wins Another Award

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Simon Ateba Peacock Travels and Tours, a subsidiary of Peacock Group of Companies, has won another award, the company said…

Enterprise Day Critical To Lagos Economic Devt, Says Gasper

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government at the weekend explained the central reason for marking the state’s enterprise day annually,…

Grasscutter Farming: The Wonderful New Doorway To Success

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By Prince Arinze Onebunne There are many reasons for keeping and raising grasscutters. Not only are they friendly, but they…

UK Detectives Probe Nigerian Accountant

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A Nigerian accountant working with a chain of academies championed by Michael Gove is currently being investigated by detectives at…

Fashola visits Apapa again, decries FGs insensitivity

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In a bid to find a lasting solution to the traffic gridlock in Apapa as a result of fuel and…

Jonathan tasks Bayelsans on agric development

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President Goodluck Jonathan has charged the people of Bayelsa state to engage in vigorous undertakings to speed up the economic…

Zamfara plans N1bn loan for farmers

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Zamfara Government plans to access N1 billion loan to be disbursed to farmers to boost food production in the state,…

Nigeria to produce 22mn tonnes of additional food by 2015

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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said that Nigeria would surpass its target and produce…

Power generation to hit 6,000 mega watts by December

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There were indications on Friday in Lagos that the channelisation of the ongoing Independent Power Projects into the national grid…

Boost electricity supply, FG tells power companies

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The Federal Government has urged private power firms to explore the use of embedded power generation to boost power supply,…

2.5 million people travel by rail – NRC

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An official of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) announced on Friday in Lagos that no fewer than 2.5 million people…

Microsoft unveils wide range of accessories for smartphones, cars

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Phone owners are set for a thrill with Microsoft’s wide range of comfy real-time accessories. The new accessories which were…

US giant AbbVie buys drugmaker Shire for $54bn

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Shire Pharmaceuticals has accepted a £32-billion ($54-billion, 40-billion-euro) takeover bid from AbbVie, the two companies announced on Friday, in a…

Gas scarcity hinders electricity supply – BPE

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12 years ago

The Director-General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki, said on Thursday that scarcity of gas supply was impeding…

NSE Market Capitalisation dips by N37bn

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Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday closed on a downward trend after three consecutive days of equity…

Renewable energy: EU supports Nigeria with N3.4b

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The European Union on Thursday said it had given more than N3.4 billion grant to boost renewable energy in Nigeria…

BPE Lauds IKEDC Over Transformation Process

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The Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki on Wednesday lauded Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) over…

NNPC to begin oil bunkering in October

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The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had concluded plans to go into oil bunkering business to boost its…

NAFDAC Ordered To Pay FG N1.4b

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The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) on Wednesday directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to…

Airtel Unveils Affordable Roaming Bundles

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12 years ago

Airtel Nigeria, has introduced a unique roaming package that will empower telecoms consumers to connect with business associates, friends and…

UBA Launches Salary Advance Credit Card For Workers

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United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the introduction of a new product “U-Advance Card,” a payment card that…

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