To deepen intra African trade President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for government in the continent to deploy more funds to support local entrepreneurs, increase their capacity and improve productivity. Buhari stated this at the opening session of the ongoing 2021 Intra-African Trade Fair ( IATF) in Durban, South Africa. According to him, the […]
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• Marketers insist ex-depot price no longer sustainable • Don’t push citizens to the wall, Gani Adams caution govt Scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worsened in Abuja, yesterday, amid signs the trend could spread across the country. Motorists spent hours of their productive day on queues, as haulage companies and marketers raised concerns over […]
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A group, PMB Oil and Gas Progress has alleged that some petroleum marketers are planning to create artificial petrol scarcity in the country ahead of the Yuletide, calling on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to sanction the culprits. The group, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Mallam Sabiu Abdullahi, yesterday, expressed concern […]
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Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta In keeping with its commitment to continuously keep stakeholders in the country’s telecoms sector informed and protected, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has notified the public of the existence of another hacking group orchestrating cyber-espionage on the African telecoms space. An Iranian syndicate, Lyceum, also […]
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The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank African Export Import Bank – Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, visited me Buhari ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair Conference in Durban, South Africa. Photo/Facebook/MuhammaduBuhari • Afreximbank commits $40b to boost continental trade in five years President […]
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• Woos governors, goes against illegal vaccination cards •‘How expanded COVID-19 testing assisted Nigeria in managing pandemic’ The Federal Government is to engage the Nigeria Governors’ Forum on mass vaccination of citizens. It restated the December 1 deadline for federal civil servants to take the COVID-19 vaccines. The government also warned that vaccination records/certificates would […]
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Participants at the 2021 All Nigeria Judges Conference in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: State House • Cautions judges against incessant ex-parte orders • Buhari to judges: Improve justice delivery to attract foreign investors • Urges imposition of huge cost on lawyers employing delay tactics It is difficult for the judiciary to be impartial and objective in a […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (fifth right); with his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (fifth left); Chairman, Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry Report on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other Matters, Justice Doris Okuwobi (rtd) (fourth right) and members of the panel and State Executive Council, during the presentation of their report at Lagos […]
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Figures contradict global trend Worst days ahead, farmers warn Address insecurity to save situation, FG advised ‘Figures doctored to achieve predetermined objective’ Again, the October inflation rate defied market reality as data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yesterday, showed prices of goods and services have continued to increase at a slower rate. […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said the state would soon begin exporting tomatoes and other crops following investments in the agricultural sector. He said the 83 tons of cocoa harvested last year was the highest recorded in the state in 15 years. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Agriculture and Agric-business, Mr Akin Olotu, […]
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