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Greenwish Partners, a Paris-based independent power producer, will invest $280 million to build solar power plants in Nigeria that are expected to start producing electricity in the first quarter of next year. A plant in Enugu State will produce 100 megawatts, while the company will build two others of 50MW each in Kaduna and Jigawa states, the company’s Chief Executive …

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The New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC) has revealed that with the present bumper harvest witnessed in agricultural sector in the northern region of the country, the company has entered a partnership with the 19 northern states to bring back marketing board that will serve as a saviour to farmers against post-harvest loss of their produce. This was revealed by NNDC’s …

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Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) said its shipping operation is relying on the strategic deployment of skills and technology to power its transformation into a global maritime industry leader. The General Manager, Shipping, Capt Temilola Okesanjo, who disclosed this at the Multimodal (Logistics) West Africa Conference, the largest Transport & Logistics Exhibition in West Africa, in Lagos, said the company provides …

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Lagos State government has prohibited live band music at various bear parlours restaurants and food joints in the state in what appears like a renewed war against noise pollution in the state. The state government has also called on religious houses to procure sound proof in order to minimise the effect of noise generated on their neighbouring residents through various …

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PIX–Ibukun Awosika (middle), Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, flanked by Folake Ani-Mumuney (left), Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, and Bashirat Odunewu (right), Group Executive, International Banking Group, FirstBank at the African CEO Forum 2017 in Geneva.

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As the Cashless Africa expo gets underway at the Lagos Oriental hotel tomorrow, March 22nd and 23rd, experts will gather to discuss the future of finance in Lagos, the economic hub of Nigeria. The event has attracted more than 35 speakers from 30 countries to attend what has become a leading regional digital financial services conference in West Africa. Ms …

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The month of March has quite recently become a month that a lot of women the world over, look forward to. Besides those celebrating their birthdays, getting hitched within the month, it has also become one of great significance, as it holds the day, the United Nations have set aside to celebrate women. This is referring to the International Women’s …

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will generate about 4, 000 megawatts (Mw) of electricity over the next 10 years to boost power supply in the country. Its Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Gas and Power, Engr. Saidu Mohammed, who spoke at the 2017 retreat of the Autonomous Business Unit (ABU), Gas and Power, in Kaduna, said this would be …

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Folake Sokoya The men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three men for armed robbery. The three suspects, Biola Dabiri,23years, Wasiu Oluyadi,24years and Bolaji Oluwole, 23years were arrested in the early hours yesterday, Monday,march20, 2017 where they were carrying out robbery operation at Owakurudu, Old Epe garage area of Ijebu-Ode. Distress call was made to Igbeba Police Divisional Headquarters, …

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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to tie the N500b London-Paris Club refund about to be released to state governments to projects to avoid a repeat of what happened when the first tranche of N388 billion was released in December last year. In a statement on Monday, TUC said: “We are afraid the governors …

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