The restructuring debate is obviously assuming new intensity with stand patters fighting back to undermine the vision for a new Nigeria. Equally, the reform campaigners are not resting on their oars. They are persuaded that the restoration of restructuring as a crucial component of development agenda is an idea whose time has indeed come. And […]
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As the Senate passed the much desired Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) on Thursday thirty per cent of profits accruing from oil and gas operations by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is now to be set aside for exploration of oil in the frontier basin. And all exploration of frontier basins shall fall under the […]
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• He was ‘abducted’ in Kenya, says brother, IPOB• Respect Kanu’s rights, Abaribe tells FG• HURIWA asks court to impose gag order against govt officials The British Government has said it would provide consular assistance for the arrested leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. This was disclosed yesterday by the […]
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• Free trade will commence when crucial criteria are completed, says Customs Six months after trading officially commenced under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nigeria and some other countries continue to lag behind, having stalled the process to domesticate trade protocols in line with the implementation of the new trade regime. With the rules […]
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Rotarian Oluwadamilola Rachel Akintunde-Abioye, (Mrs) PHF, handing over to Rotarian Lekan Oni as President, Rotary Club of Akure for Rotary Year 2021/22 at the Rotary Civic Centre, Igbatoro Road, Akure, Ondo State Capital, on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Hands over to Rotarian Lekan Oni as President Rotary Club Akure, amid encomiums I will build on […]
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By Abdu Rafiu ‘From my observatory’ is not a headline that I can claim to be original to me. I am taking liberties to borrow it from one of my mentors—the one and only Allah-De of blessed memory. He used the phrase not infrequently, if you see what I mean. Restructuring is a bye-word in […]
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The All Progressives Congress has opened talks with three Peoples Democratic Party governors with a view to winning them over. Our correspondent gathered in Abuja, on Monday, that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee has begun talks with three PDP governors namely: Okezie Ikpeazu, his Enugu State counterpart, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi and […]
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The price of a litre of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, has risen to N280, buoyed by the recent increase in global oil prices and naira devaluation. The Punchhad reported on February 24, 2021 that some filling stations in Lagos had increased diesel price to N250 per litre, while many others sold it […]
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Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry warns of consequences on economy The chickens are coming home to roost as the ban on Twitter operations in the country has started taking its toll on small and medium businesses (SMBs), reports Lucas Ajanaku These are not the best of times for some small businesses that rely on […]
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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and billionaire businessman Jimoh Ibrahim are at daggers drawn over the sale of NICON Hotels. The new feud in the NICON Hotels ownership and sale followed an advertorial on Monday in some leading newspapers. The advertorial was captioned: “Caveat Emptor: This Hotel is not for sale.” In its […]
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