The Nigeria Export Promotion Council is planning to increase the country’s earnings from non-oil exports by 30 per cent over the next four years. Non-oil export earnings, according to figures obtained from the NEPC, stood at $2.7bn (N531bn) as of December 2014 and a 30 per cent increase will see the figure rise to $3.51bn […]
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The United States of America has said intelligence available to it shows that extremist groups are planning to attack areas frequented by Westerners in Nigeria. In a message on the website of the Embassy of the United States of America in Nigeria, such areas were listed to include hotels, mosques, churches and other places of […]
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Three-time African champions Super Eagles have slid down the latest FIFA rankings by seven places following the latest table released on Thursday. And by the detail Nigeria remain outside the top 10 teams in Africa. FIFA’s latest table has Nigeria slipping to 66th in the world and they are now 14th in Africa. The 2013 […]
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Barely few hours to the controversial supplementary governorship Election in Kogi State, the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was razed down by some thugs in Dekina, Dekina local government area of the state. Out of the 91 polling units, where the election was supposed to take place, 29 units are in Dekina. […]
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The Nigeria naira, on Thursday, fell 1.22 per cent against the dollar on the unofficial market as 1,700 bureaux de change (BDC) operators failed to get dollar supply at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sale due to incomplete documentation. The naira was quoted at 246 against the dollar on the unofficial market, weaker than […]
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Owing to uncertainties in the nation’s business climate, the economic growth rate in the last one year has further declined by 182 per cent, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has said. President of LCCI, Alhaji Remi Bello, stated this in Lagos on Thursday during the chamber’s Annual General Meeting, saying the last […]
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In its effort to curb the spate of robberies and other criminal activities in Festac area, the Lagos State Government on Thursday ordered the relocation of markets along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway axis of the state. It was gathered that the relocation order was informed by the security report that that area and the market is […]
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Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson yesterday said the All Progressives Congress, (APC) governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva had no reason to have under developed the state having received a total allocation of N847bn from the federation account in five years, (2007-2012), as against N599bn received by his administration in four years. Stating this during a […]
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The Igbo pan socio-cultural organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo Kano state chapter on Thursday distanced itself from anything that has to do with activities of those agitating for the actualization of Biafra, saying such calls are nothing but a distraction from the peaceful coexistence of Nigeria. They called on government to quickly take serious measures that will […]
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In a move to provide further technical support aimed at improving the quality of inputs into the preparation of the 2016 budget, the Ministry of Budget and National Planning has commenced bilateral meetings with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). This development was disclosed Thursday through a statement issued by the Ministry’s Assistant Director incharge of […]
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More than a decade after the abolishment of toll gates on federal roads in the country, the Senate yesterday urged the Federal Government to reintroduce the measure to boost the nation’s revenue drive. Apart from generating additional income for the country, in the face of the nation’s dwindling revenue from oil, the Senate wants the […]
Read More The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has urged its members to sell petrol at the official pump price of N87 per litre. IPMAN also advised its members to stop patronising private depot owners selling above official rate of N77.66 per litre. It urged the government to direct private depots to make the product […]
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