Category: News

NCC directs mobile operators to increase data tariffs
November 29, 2016 No Responses

NCC directs mobile operators to increase data tariffs

NCC directs mobile operators to increase data tariffs   (The Cable)– The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has directed mobile operators to initiate a new data tariff regime from December 1, 2016 in what is effectively a price increase. In a...
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Dangote foundation donates N100m food items to IDPs, returnees in Yobe State
November 29, 2016 No Responses

Dangote foundation donates N100m food items to IDPs, returnees in Yobe State

Moved by the plight of the Internally Displayed Persons (IDPs) and returnees in Yobe State, many of whom have been hit by starvation, the Dangote Foundation has flagged off the distribution of food and other relief items worth over N100...
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NLAG to present nine books
November 29, 2016 No Responses

NLAG to present nine books

All is now set for Reverend Femi and Pastor Irene Olumeyan of New Life Amazing Grace Bible Church (NLAG) Lagos, to unveil nine thrilling, exciting and inspirational Christian books. According to the Church, proceeds would be used to provide care...
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IITA warns against paying lip service to agriculture
November 28, 2016 No Responses

IITA warns against paying lip service to agriculture

There are negative consequences if Africa continued to pay lip service to agriculture, the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga has warned. Addressing members of the Board of Trustees of IITA and ...
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FG to name exporters of substandard agric products
November 28, 2016 No Responses

FG to name exporters of substandard agric products

Henceforth, the Federal Government will name individuals and agencies behind export of substandard agricultural products. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, in the spirit of anti-corruption posture, the Federal Go...
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Customs FOU impounds N1.1B contraband, arrest 18 suspects
November 28, 2016 No Responses

Customs FOU impounds N1.1B contraband, arrest 18 suspects

The reinvigorated anti-smuggling activities of the Federal Operations Unit, (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has resulted in the seizure of 29 prohibited items with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1,074,099,739.00 and under payment recovered...
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Fidel Castro for burial December 4
November 27, 2016 No Responses

Fidel Castro for burial December 4

(AFP) Cuba declared nine days of public mourning Saturday for its late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, and said his ashes will be buried at a ceremony on December 4 in Santiago de Cuba. From November 26 to December 4, “public...
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Creative Industries: Ministry to present three bills to National Assembly
November 26, 2016 No Responses

Creative Industries: Ministry to present three bills to National Assembly

The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is to present three bills to the National Assembly in its effort to re-position the Creative Industry for optimal performance through legislative and regulatory framework. The Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dis...
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Violence against women must stop, says Ryder, ILO boss
November 26, 2016 No Responses

Violence against women must stop, says Ryder, ILO boss

“Ending violence against women is about guaranteeing the basic rights of women and liberating us all from the ties of prejudice, misogyny and inequality. The path is clear, and the International Labour Organisation (ILO)  will continue its work until th...
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Ifeoluwa Abiodun emerges winner of 2016 NSE essay competition
November 25, 2016 No Responses

Ifeoluwa Abiodun emerges winner of 2016 NSE essay competition

Miss Ifeoluwa Toluwanimi Abiodun, a 14 year old student of Babington Macauley Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos State, has emerged the winner of the 2016 edition of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools students in Niger...
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Agric research key to Africa’s transformation, says Sanginga, IITA DG
November 24, 2016 No Responses

Agric research key to Africa’s transformation, says Sanginga, IITA DG

Integrated systems research approach in agriculture is key to sustainable transformation in Africa, Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga has said.  According to Sanginga, the benefits include inc...
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GE unveils ‘Garages’ Advanced Manufacturing Programme in Lagos
November 24, 2016 No Responses

GE unveils ‘Garages’ Advanced Manufacturing Programme in Lagos

General Electric (GE) has officially launched the permanent installation of the Lagos Garage, a hub for advanced manufacturing-based innovation, strategy development, idea generation and collaboration. Co-located with the GE Lagos offices in Victoria Island, ...
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FRSC boss for NAJA awards
November 24, 2016 No Responses

FRSC boss for NAJA awards

The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi and Lagos State Acting Transport Commissioner, Prince Anofi Elegushi, will today (Thursday) be special guests of honour at this year’s edition of Nigeria Auto Journalists Awards in Lagos. ...
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FG partners IFC on $40m automated truck terminals
November 24, 2016 No Responses

FG partners IFC on $40m automated truck terminals

AS part of measures to facilitate unhindered movements of goods from the nation’s seaports to various destinations nationwide, the Federal Government has sealed $40 million partnership with International Finance Corporation (IFC), an arm of the World Bank to...
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