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Admin Presenter of Proudly Naija Show on Eko 89.7 FM, Udeme Udom, has advised the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, diversify the economy from oil and drum up support for locally made products. Udom made this call during an Independence Day Road Show staged to celebrate Nigeria’s 58th anniversary and to drum support for made in Nigeria …

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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the visit of Pastor William Kumuyi to President Muhammadu Buhari gave him “a deep sense of shame and outrage.” The former Minister of Aviation, in a statement on Tuesday, said as a devout Christian, he could not understand why the clergy had to visit Buhari under whose administration many …

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Former Director-General/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Prof. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, receiving an award for her contributions to the development of the Nigerian Capital Market from Sir Sunny Nwosu, founding National Coordinator, Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN), at the maiden CAMCAN Nigerian Capital Market Performance Awards, on Saturday, September 29, 2018, in Lagos. Advertisement

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Adedayo Emmanuel A former Flying Eagles player, and founder of the Global Perspective Youths Sports, Hakeem Disu, has reiterated his commitment to giving back to the society after a fulfilling footbal career. Disu, based in the United States of America where he practices as a football coach has just concluded a football clinic for children at the Olusosun primary school, …

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Adedayo Emmanuel Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode said that he is ready to practice democracy and do everything to preach, practice democratic values. Ambode gave the comment during a World Press Conference staged at Alausa, Ikeja Sunday afternoon. The governor however declined a sensitive question thrown at him as to whether he would fight on for the governorship ticket …

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It was a celebration of excellence for companies that emerged tops in various categories on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) at the weekend in Lagos. The event, the maiden CAMCAN Nigeria Capital Market Performance Awards 2018 to reward resilience based on performance of companies listed on the NSE for the year ended December 31, 2017, with members of the Dangote …

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Despite the on-going high-level meetings between the Federal Government and labour unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and United Labour Congress, ULC,  have vowed to continue the strike action. The labour unions had began an indefinite strike on Thursday in a dispute over the minimum wage. Labour leaders said the strike tempo will be heightened as many more units joining …

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday disclosed that simbox or Interconnect Bypass Fraud (IBF) is one of the most prevalent fraud in the Telecom Industry today and estimated to be costing the industry about $3 billion in lost revenue. Call masking/refiling is basically when an international call is terminated in Nigeria as a local number. The perpetrators have ulterior motive …

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By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa. The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says a total of 26o,397 voter were registered in Bayelsa during the recent continuous voter registration exercise. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe stated this in Yenagoa, the state capital, Thursday, during a stakeholders meeting on PVC distribution organized by the commission. Omorogbe said with this additional …

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Worried that the current recycling capacity included on the EU list is not enough to meet the demands of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation, the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) is asking for more capacity to be added to the list of approved ship recycling facilities. The additional capacity is crucial if owners are going to abide by the new …

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