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Excess Crude Account hits all-time low at $274.583m

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2019 0

Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account has been depleted to an all-time low of $274.583 million, which is believed not adequate to sustain the country in a stormy financial shock should oil prices fall below the budget benchmark. The Honourable Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Zainab

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Lamboginny releases ‘Kirikiri Don Full’ music video

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2019 0

Pop artiste and prison reform advocate, Yinka Lawanson, aka Lamboginny, has released the visuals for his activist single, ’Kirikiri Don Full’. The video, released on September 17, 2019, brings to life the message of the song, which draws attention to the deplorable state of prisons in Nigeria and the lack of justice that characterizes the […]

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Science and technology key to development of SMEs – SMEDAN DG

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2019 0

Philip Clement – Abuja The director general of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (SMEDAN), Umaru Dikko Radda has reiterated the importance of science and technology in the development of Micro, Small and Medium Scale enterprises. Radda said entrenching Science and Technology innovations (STI) is crucial in driving economic growth especially in the

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Nigerian Army commence trial of former GOC over alleged N400m fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

The Nigerian Army has commenced the trial of the former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto State, Major Gen Hakeem Otiki, over the alleged diversion of the sum of N400 million by some soldiers in the division. The trial which commenced on Tuesday, at the General Court Marshal, sitting at the Army Officers’ Mess, Asokoro, […]

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Agriculture, Manufacturing, others to take centre stage at Nigeria economic summit

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Philip Clement – Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed on Monday said the agricultural, manufacturing, Informational and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors will be the key focus of the forthcoming Nigeria Economic Summit (NES). Ahmed made the disclosure at a press briefing ahead of the 25th Nigeria Economic Summit

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Kogi PDP chieftain slams ex- governor, Clarence Olafemi for planning to dump party

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2019 0

Patrick Okohue A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Otunba Gbolahan Adeyemi, has taken the former governor of the state, Clarence Olafemi to the cleaners for planning to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the former governor’s indication on Sunday in Lokoja to defect to APC was […]

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5 persons kidnapped at strategic places in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2019 0

Reports reaching DailyTimesNGR have revealed that at least five persons have been abducted in the last 24 hours in Abuja. Anjuguri Manzah, spokesman of FCT police command whom confirmed the incident to newsmen said that the victims, including Abubakar Alkali, a lecturer at Base University, Abuja, as well as two teenagers who were returning from Quranic lecture at […]

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Promasidor inspects facilities at Ikun Dairy Farm for resuscitation

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2019 0

The management of Promasidor Nigeria Limited recently embarked on an inspection of facilities at Ikun Dairy Farm for revitalisation as part of the partnership agreement with Ekiti State Government on its backward integration initiative. This was done in furtherance of the pact signed in July in Abuja by the Managing Director of the company, Anders […]

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Centenary economic city, others not among inactive free zones -NEPZA

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2019 0

Philip Clement – Abuja The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has dismissed reports making rounds suggesting that the Centenary Economic City Free Zone, Tomaro Free Zone and Abuja Technology Village (ATV) Free Zone are inactive Free Zones. NEPZA dismissed the report in a statement by its Head of Corporate Communications, Simon Imobo-Tswam in Abuja.