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Senate kicks against N309bn electricity bond The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to stop plans to raise a N309bn bond to finance electricity generation in the country to erase recorded shortfall in projected power availability. The senate said that the government should put the plan on hold pending conclusion of investigation into the matter by its committees on …

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Akinwummi Ambode, Lagos State Gov. Lagos boost security with plans to recruit 5000 neighhbourhood watchers As part of plans to further boost security and make the state a safe heaven for life and business, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday disclosed plans to recruit at least 5,000 Neighbourhood Watchers to boost security across the State. The new recruits …

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Niger govt distributes relief materials worth N25million to victims of the communities ravaged by flood Olabode Adaramola ‎Niger state government in conjunction with the State Emergency Management Agency(NSEMA) has given out relief materials estimated at about N25millim to victims of the several communities displaced by flood disasters in Mokwa local government of the state. The Director General NSEMA, Mallam Ahmed …

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Four persons killed in road accident, flood in Niger Olabode Adaramola ‎Three persons in a commercial Bus lost their lives in a fatal road traffic accident at a point around Sabon Daga village along Minna-Bida highway in Niger State in the early hours of Sunday, National Wire learnt yesterday in Minna, the state capital. Another person also lost his life …

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   The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“The Exchange or NSE”) in collaboration with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Market Data Vendors (MDVs) is set to host its inaugural Market Data Workshop, on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at The Civic Center, Victoria Island, Lagos. The workshop aims to increase awareness on the critical role of Market Data in making sound investment decisions …

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Barring any last minute change in decision, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said that it would soon extend its Deposit Insurance Scheme (DIS) course to other higher institutions of learning. NDIC’s Director of Administration, Mrs Christiana Efabor, said this in Abuja on Monday. Efabor stated that the corporation is working closely with the Nigeria University Commission (NUC) to …

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  From Olabode Adaramola Niger State Government has expressed the determination to review it’s policy on the payment of final senior secondary school certificate examination fees to final year students in the state’s public secondary schools. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello made the disclosure while conducting an inspection on the ongoing renovation work at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi Government Science …

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From Olabode Adaramola In a deft move to improve the internally generated revenue of Niger state through diversification, the state government is set to partner with the Islamic State of Iran. This partnership is on the heels of an invitation by the Iranian government to the state to develop its agriculture and mineral resources sectors, in the face of falls …

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