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FG targets $8b from post-harvest food storage
September 18, 2016 No Responses

FG targets $8b from post-harvest food storage

AS part of measures to lift the economy and sustain ongoing diversification to agriculture, the Federal Government has unveiled fresh agenda to save not less than $8 Billion from post-harvest food storage.    Specifically, the Federal Government intends to achieve...
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Toyota demonstrates i-road concept
September 17, 2016 No Responses

Toyota demonstrates i-road concept

From September 17, 2016 till the end of March 2017, Toyota Motor Corporation will unveil round two of the Open Road Project primarily in Tokyo.   According to Toyota, the second round of the project will involve other companies as...
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Hyundai recalls Tucsons
September 17, 2016 No Responses

Hyundai recalls Tucsons

After a meeting with the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Hyundai is recalling 41,000 2016 Tucsons for a potentially faulty accelerator pedal.    The recall involves certain 2016 Tucsons equipped with a dual-clutch transm...
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FG to reflate economy with N350B
September 17, 2016 No Responses

FG to reflate economy with N350B

The Federal Government has announced plan to boost the economy with additional N350 Billlion.   According to the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, plans are also underway to raise $1 Billion from Euro-Bonds by December, this year.  Briefing Journalists....
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Court strikes out suit challenging Ali’s appointment as Customs boss
September 17, 2016 No Responses

Court strikes out suit challenging Ali’s appointment as Customs boss

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has declined to entertain a suit challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Hameed Ali as Nigeria Customs Comptroller-General. The Judge, Muslim Hassan said on Friday that the applicant, Ebun-Olu Adeg...
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Plagiarism: Buhari to sanction aides
September 17, 2016 No Responses

Plagiarism: Buhari to sanction aides

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FRSC appoints Ewhudjakpor first female DCM incharge of operations
September 17, 2016 No Responses

FRSC appoints Ewhudjakpor first female DCM incharge of operations

The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has approved the redeployment of 32 senior officers comprising 2 Deputy Corps Marshals, 7 Assistant Corps Marshals, 13 Corps Commanders and 10 Deputy Corps Commanders. Following the retireme...
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Anxiety at Customs as Court rules on Ali’s qualification today
September 16, 2016 No Responses

Anxiety at Customs as Court rules on Ali’s qualification today

Barring any last minute adjustment, judgment will be delivered today in a suit challenging the appointment of Col Hameed Ali (rtd) as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).   The suit was instituted in November 2015 at a...
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‘Let’s think out-of-the-box’
September 16, 2016 No Responses

‘Let’s think out-of-the-box’

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to partner all stakeholders as part of measures to find permanent solution to the economic challenges confronting Nigeria.   Speaking at a retreat in Abuja attended by Ministers, representative of the private sectors, am...
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‘PDP is shameless for asking Buhari to resign’
September 16, 2016 No Responses

‘PDP is shameless for asking Buhari to resign’

The Federal Government has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for once again asking President Muhammadu Buhari to quit, calling the former ruling party a shameless irritant which is bent on distracting the government from its rescue mission and returni...
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FIFA rates Nigeria 14th in Africa
September 16, 2016 No Responses

FIFA rates Nigeria 14th in Africa

 New  ranking released by FIFA on Thursday indicates that  Nigeria has moved three places higher, placing 64th in the world and 14th in Africa with a cumulative score of 534.   According to the report, Nigeria was in the 67th...
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NPA pledges synergy with host communities
September 16, 2016 No Responses

NPA pledges synergy with host communities

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has pledged to partner host communities as part of measures to ensure mutual benefits to both parties.   Speaking during her visit to the palace of the Oba of...
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Minister faults report on excessive rice consumption
September 16, 2016 No Responses

Minister faults report on excessive rice consumption

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has dismissed news report quoting him as saying ‘Nigerians eat too much rice, that’s why it is expensive’. A statement issued by his Adviser on New Media, Aishat Ayijimoh Onusi,....
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Motorists, commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
September 16, 2016 No Responses

Motorists, commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Motorists and commuters playing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over the slow-pace of work on the stretch of the road with most of them spending several hours for a journey that was supposed to last for 15minutes,  ...
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