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NUPENG threatens strike in Lagos over tanker drivers' safety
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Why fuel scarcity persist – Marketers

The Independent Petroleum Association of Nigeria has attributed the current fuel scarcity to unavailability of petroleum products and difficulty in accessing foreign exchange by marketers. The Operations Controller of lPMAN, Mike Osatuyi, made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday. Osatuyi said it had become necessary to […]

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Kano shuts Chinese firm for violating sanitation law

The Kano State Committee on Sanitation shut down a Chinese metal recycling plant in Kano on Saturday for operating during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. It also slammed N5 million fine on the company for the transgression. The committee’s mobile court presided over by Magistrate Auwal Sulaiman gave the order to shut the facility and […]

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FG to life ban in Nigerdock terminal

The Federal Government has announced that it is planning to lift the ban imposed on Nigerdock terminal following the firm’s willingness to abide by the rules amid its contributions to the growth of the national economy.   According to a statement released by the Deputy Director of Press, Anastasia Ogbonna, on Friday, the Minister of […]

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FG targets sorghum production to boost food security

The Federal Government will progressively produce Sorghum toward meeting the country’s food and industrial demand in the face of climate change and insecurity. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, made this known at the presentation of the report of the Sorghum Technical Committee in Abuja on Thursday. Abubakar said the committee […]

Agribusiness

Edo govt supports farmers with rice mills, others

The Edo State Government has acquired equipment and trained farmers for agro-processing in its quest to boost food production across different locations in the state.   The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Stephen Idehenre, made this known while addressing farmers at the Rubber Estate Nigeria Limited, Ovia South-West Local Government Area, noting that the […]

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New naira notes’ll help control money circulation – CBN

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said the newly redesigned currency will help the apex bank control money in circulation. Emefiele also said the initiative was not targeted at anyone and that it would give the nation’s lender control over the amount of money in circulation. He stated this while briefing State […]

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Buhari justifies cashless economy policy

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has reiterated the need for a cashless economy in Nigeria. According to The Nation, Buhari said this in Lagos, on Tuesday, at the luncheon and official unveiling of the National Institute of Credit Administration Act. He stated that a cashless economy remains one of the enduring legacies any […]

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Inflation: CBN raises interest rate to 16.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria have voted to increase the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 16.5 per cent, the highest since 2001.   The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reading the communique of the last MPC meeting of the year on Tuesday.   The MPC […]

Economy

Inflation: NBCC raises concerns over excise duty increment

The Nigeria-British Chamber of Commerce has warned that the proposed increment in the excise duty by the federal government will lead to more inflation in the country.   Daily Post reported that the organisation made this assertion via a statement issued on Tuesday by its President, Mrs Bisi Adeyemi.   Recall, that the federal government […]