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Governors call for fuel subsidy removal

Governors call for fuel subsidy removal

•Probe of NNPC N1.15trn subsidy claims

In this season of unusual happenings, governors of the nation’s 36 states voted yesterday to bring an end to the trillion Naira waste better known as fuel subsidy. Believed to be one of the best characterisa

Bailed banks’ return to profitability may take three years   - analysts

Bailed banks’ return to profitability may take three years - analysts

•Projection contrasts with CBN’s September target

Full recovery to profitability of the embattled banks under the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is likely to take up to three years.

Recent revelations of further abuses by the turn-

PIB: No further investment in Nigeria, say IOCs

PIB: No further investment in Nigeria, say IOCs

•Call for balance between government’s desire and providing reasonable returns for sha

FG assures deregulation will eliminate cartel’s control

...reveals ongoing plans to strengthen PPPRA

The deregulation policy is the best way to bre

Council asks Accenture to hunt for new NSE CEO

Council asks Accenture to hunt for new NSE CEO

…selection process to be open, competitive

The Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NS

US, rights group urge FG to investigate Jos killings

US, rights group urge FG to investigate Jos killings

…ask Plateau government to ensure citizens feel respected, protected

The U.S. government

Lukman links fuel scarcity to legislative deficiencies

Lukman links fuel scarcity to legislative deficiencies

…says deregulation is panacea

Rilwanu Lukman, minister of petroleum resources, on Tuesday

Senate, Reps urge probe of renewed Jos crisis

Senate, Reps urge probe of renewed Jos crisis

•Lawmakers shut down imposition of emergency •AC blames FG over insincerity

The Sunday

Jonathan’s onslaught: Treading the minefield of an unholy alliance

Jonathan’s onslaught: Treading the minefield of an unholy alliance

Events in the last one week have shown that an alliance of forces has been formed to derai

Jonathan seeks Senate nod to appoint five advisers, fear grips ministers

Jonathan seeks Senate nod to appoint five advisers, fear grips ministers

•SNG holds rally to make him substantive president

By seeking the endorsement of the Sena

 

Deregulation is answer to problems in downstream sector of petroleum industry

The country in the last one year has spent close a trillion naira importing premium motor spirit (PMS) or petrol. This money, if ploughed into the education or other soci
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How armed robbers aborted kidnap attempt

How armed robbers   aborted kidnap attempt Onitsha traders now wary of taking relations as apprentices

Traders at Onitsha Market in Anambra State are becoming jittery bringing their relations to be part of their bu

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Industry stakeholders advised on how to fly high at LCCI meet

Industry stakeholders advised on how to fly high at LCCI meet Industry stakeholders were advised last week on steps to take to swim successfully through the current economic storm the nation is experiencing.

The stakeholders who gath

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NAICOM pushes for compulsory insurance in public benefit

…Flags off campaign in Oyo State

With the formal flagging off of compulsory insurances in the country, the public has got a lot to benefit from the industry, with compen

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PMG/MAN seek more government investment in R&D

The Pharmaceutical Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria PMG/MAN has urged government to invest more of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Researc
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APM Terminals constructs N87.8m new rail line at Apapa Port

…Set to relieve the roads

APM Terminals Limited, the operator of Container Terminal at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, has constructed new rail line at the cost of N87.8

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‘74% of Nigerians have no bank account’

‘74% of Nigerians have no bank account’ The recent revelation by Mansur Muhtar, the country’s finance minister, that 74% of adult Nigerians have no bank account raises issues that border on the depth of the

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‘With adequate motivation, we’ll get the best out of medics’

‘With adequate motivation, we’ll get the best out of medics’ BOLAJI OLUSEGUN ADEBIYI, a Harvard alumnus trained in emerging healthcare delivery and pioneer medical director, Alimosho General Hospital, tells KEMI AJUMOBI that if Med

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Yar’Adua’s return: Uncertainties overwhelm equities

Yar’Adua’s return:  Uncertainties overwhelm equities The equities market performance last week closed negative even as analysts attributed current trend to the yet cloudy investment climate in the country. The political con

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Nigerian economy, banking reforms: Clue from analysts’ perceptions

Nigerian economy, banking reforms: Clue from analysts’ perceptions Recent reforms in the banking sector, coupled with the global financial crisis no doubt, have exposed a lot of anomalies and policy oversights on the side of our policyma

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Revelations of new hidden packets of toxic assets push value to N9trn

Revelations of new hidden packets of toxic assets push value to N9trn …As inter-bank rates drop steeply, naira appreciates at official, parallel markets

The mess in the banking industry is far from being over with new discoveries of hidden

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‘Neglect of tertiary education robs Nigeria huge foreign exchange’

‘Neglect of tertiary education robs Nigeria huge foreign exchange’ Loses over N200bn annually to foreign institutions

Perhaps, it is true and rightly so that when influential and well-to-do parents want qualitative education for their chi

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These are challenging times for Nigeria’s aviation security - NCAA D-G

These are challenging times for Nigeria’s aviation security - NCAA D-G The recent botched bomb attempt on an American airliner may have renewed the interest of the United States of America in the security situation of Nigeria. Harold Demuren

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Daily Star Newspapers: Fall of a giant

Daily Star Newspapers: Fall of a giant … Staff morale dampens as outstanding salary mounts

The premier newspaper east of the Niger, "The Daily Star Newspaper," established when Nnamdi Azikwe was premier of Ea

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Specialised process for resolving telecommunication disputes (Pt II)

Specialised process for resolving telecommunication disputes (Pt II) Resolution by arbitration Disputes between operators may also be resolved under the NCC’s Arbitration Rules (Chapter 2 of the Commission’s Dispute Resolution Guideli

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