The Federal Government has launched a project code-named “MSME Clinics” to address the challenges faced by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Nigeria. Launching the project in Abuja on Tuesday, the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, said that the project would serve as a one stop shop to address challenges faced by […]
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Sequel to a statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in which he directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to investigate determine whether Multi-Choice, by shooting the Big Brother Naija Reality show in South Africa has breached the Nigerian Broadcasting Code in any way, the organisers of the have issued clarification. […]
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In a bid to educate and advocate for non-dehumanization of lepers in the society, Junior chamber international Nigeria in collaboration with NIPPON Foundation, Japan, is embarking on a thorough sensitization tagged “Think leprosy Now”. The Campaign is a social responsibility initiative geared at creating conducive environment for leapers and educating all stakeholders to play an […]
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Dr Achara Peter, a consultant gynaecologist, Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Keffi, has advised the three tiers of government to intensify awareness campaign for women on the dangers of cervical cancer. Peter told newsmen on Monday in Keffi that adequate awareness must be carried out for women to be more aware of the virus as the […]
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By Yinka Odumakin Those who were in Lagos around 1991-2 would remember Forum Finance located on Allen Avenue in Ikeja, a company that employed a number of young men and women in flashy cars going about town duping the gullible of their hard earned money. Its famous advert was “Forum go double your money!”. It […]
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The Federal Government on Wednesday pledged support for “One China” and shut Taiwanese office in Abuja. This development means that Nigeria would no longer recognise Taiwan as a country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, stated this while answering questions after a joint news conference with the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service has generated N898 billion as revenue in 2016, including VAT, says the service Spokesman, Mr Joseph Attah. Attah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that the figure was however less than the N904 billion collected in 2015. He attributed the shortfall to the difficulty in accessing foreign […]
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Not less than 25 items that have been banned from being imported into Nigeria. The Ministry of finance on Friday, circulated the list which includes soaps, spaghetti and used fridges. The ban on the items was put in place by the government in 2016, as part of yearly efforts to control import, but is still […]
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A study by the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies on Friday indicated that last year was the deadliest recorded for suicide bombings, with more than 5,650 people killed worldwide. A statement from the Tel Aviv-based institute said not less than 800 perpetrators carried out 469 suicide attacks in 28 countries. It said the Islamic […]
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says active users of telecommunications services in the country increased to 153,949,450 in November 2016. The telecommunications industry regulator gave the figure in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data released on Wednesday in Lagos. It said that the active telecommunications service customers increased by 435,343 in November over their October number of […]
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