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Photo Caption: From Left; Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State (left); Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State; Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, departing after a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday, 5th July, …

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Family of Pa Olapade Adedokun has petitioned the Nigeria Police to unravel the mystery behind the death of wife of former member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Sikiru Olayemi Busari. Mrs. Oluwakemi Busari was pronounced dead by her husband at their house situated at Aerodrome, Samonda area of Oyo state under mysterious circumstances as opposed to her husband, Honourable …

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At least, two federal government institutions, a filling station, three major hotels, as well as the complex of a telecommunications company were Wednesday sealed by the Enugu State Government for alleged failure to remit about N30 billion in taxes to the coffers of the state government. The affected institutions include the National Orientation Agency (NOA), National Examination Council (NECO), the …

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Folake Sokoya Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar commends the National Assembly for its decision to amend the constitution and formally provide for state police and community policing in the country to deal with the current deteriorating state of insecurity characterised by persistent loses of lives of innocent Nigerians at the hands of armed groups. Atiku Abubakar said that …

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The Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA) said it secured a tax refund of over N1 billion and realised a total of N500 million as contributions from all its members in 2017. The immediate past Chairman of the association, Eddie Efekoha, disclosed the figures during his valedictory speech to the media. Efekoha, who is the Managing Director of Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc …

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Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, and the United Bank for Africa Plc led the top 10 banks that facilitated investment in fixed securities and currency valued at N69.16 trillion on the FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange between January and May 2018, according to data made available to THISDAY. Specifically, the 10 banks accounted for 74.7 per cent or N51.67 …

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The jump of 64 per cent in financing cost affected the profitability of Honeywell Flour Mills Plc(HFMP) for the year ended March 31, 2018. Although the company recorded a growth of 34 per cent in revenue, it ended the year with a marginal growth of 2.8 per cent in profit after tax. However, the board of directors recommended a dividend …

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No fewer than 4,000 farmers in Bauchi State will benefit from the state Agricultural Entrepreneurship Development Programme. The state Governor, Muhammad Abdullahi Abubukar, who disclosed this Wednesday at the distribution of tractors and farm implements held at BSADP headquarters, Bauchi, said the programme was initiated to boost farming in the state in order to enable farmers improve their economic status. According to …

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In order to sustain and maintain the tempo  the Bayelsa state Health Insurance Scheme has achieved as being the only state Health Insurance regular interactions between the management and Health care providers has become essentially imperative reports AMOS OKIOMA. The Bayelsa State Health Insurance Scheme which started  less than a year has registered over 80, 000 enrollees is the only …

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the street protest by police officers on duty in troubled Borno state, over unpaid allowances as unfortunate and an ugly epitaph of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. The party says the development has confirmed that the Buhari Presidency has not been committed to providing security for the troubled states, …

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