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  1. Nigeria Business News

    Business Kachikwu: Why OPEC Did Not Grant Nigeria Further Exemption in Output Cut Deal – Thisdaylive

    The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has clarified that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) did not grant Nigeria further exemption in the cartel’s output cut deal because the country did not request for further exemption. Kachikwu told THISDAY...
  2. Nigeria Business News

    Business Diamond Bank’s Shares Gain 56.92% – Leadership Newspaper

    Diamond Bank Plc shares topped the gainers table on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) by 56.92 per cent, last week. The bank which opened trading at the beginning of the week at 65 kobo, rose by 56.92 per cent to close trading on Friday, December 7, 2018 at … Read more via Leadership...
  3. Nigeria Business News

    Business CBN, Others Set To Launch National Microfinance Bank – Leadership Newspaper

    As part of efforts to enable speedy disbursement of its several intervention funds including the Agribusiness/Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee and the Nigerian Postal Service...
  4. Nigeria Business News

    Business ‘$600m Iron Ore Investment Will Create 3,500 Jobs ‘ – Leadership Newspaper

    Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has said the planned investment of $600 million (N183 billion) in an integrated iron ore mining processing and steel production plant in Kaduna state will create 3,500 direct jobs. The Finance Minister also claimed that the steel plant will generate 36...
  5. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Saraki: PDP Has All it Takes to Win 2019 Elections – Thisdaylive

    The Director General of Atiku/Obi Campaign Organisation and Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, disclosed that the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state … Read more via Thisdaylive – https://ift.tt/2RN76HZ Get More Nigeria...
  6. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Delta APC crisis: Ogodo, Erue factions to be fused — Emerhor – Vanguard News Nigeria

    One of the leaders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, has said one of the decisions reached at the reconciliatory meeting of the party convened by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is that all parallel party executives would … Read more via Vanguard News...
  7. Nigeria Political News

    Politics PENGASSAN To Atiku: We Won’t Accept Sale Of Refineries – Leadership Newspaper

    Oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have warned politicians and other stakeholders who are already propagating sales of the nation’s refineries that such move is not acceptable to Labour as well as Nigerian workers...
  8. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Bayelsa Lauds Buhari, Jonathan, Osinbajo, Others for Attending Dickson Mother’s Burial – Thisdaylive

    The Bayelsa State Government yesterday expressed its gratitude to all those who attended the funeral activities of late Mrs. Goldcoast Dickson, mother of the state Governor, Seriake Dickson. The state government also lauded the many contributions made by individuals and organisations as well...
  9. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Osinbajo Jets Out to Berlin, Germany – Thisdaylive

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will today speak with a group of notable German business leaders in Berlin, Germany. A statement from the presidency which was signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, office of the Vice-President, Mr. Laolu … Read more via...
  10. Nigeria Sports News

    Sports Edo athletes, coaches complain of neglect, bloated contingent – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    As other states settle down to compete at the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival, which got underway at the weekend, Edo State is groaning under the weight of an over-bloated contingent. The post Edo athletes, coaches complain of neglect, … read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
  11. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro School shut, Ekiti judiciary to decide fate of student in juju murder – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The Ekiti State police command yesterday said the fate of the student of Ado Grammar School, Ekiti, Kehinde Timilehin, who stabbed his colleague, Favour Matthew, to death on Thursday would be determined by the Director of Public Prosecutor (DPP).... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
  12. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Woman freed in Imo, weeks after failure to pay hospital bill – Vanguard News Nigeria

    A woman in her early 40s, Mrs Gloria Oriuwa, from Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo state, has regained her freedom weeks after she could not pay her hospital bill of N280,000 (Two hundred and Eighty … Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2Emxk0M Get More Nigeria Metro News
  13. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Blood test detects cancer in 10 minutes – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    A blood test can detect cancer within just 10 minutes, scientists have found, raising hopes that hard-to-spot diseases could be picked up early when treatment is most effective.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2QkJ3DF Get More...
  14. Nigeria Business News

    Business Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit to hit $878bn by 2040 — SEC – Vanguard News Nigeria

    The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, said yesterday that the country’s infrastructure deficit would hit 878 billion dollars by 2040 and called for active utilisation of green bond for infrastructural gap. Nigerian Stock Exchange NSE Ms. Mary Uduk, SEC Acting Director-General, said this...
  15. Nigeria Business News

    Business ACGS: Banks reduce lending to farmers by 19% – Vanguard News Nigeria

    BANKS’ lending to farmers under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme, ACGS, dropped by 19 percent month-on-month (m/m) to N442 million in September. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this in its Economic report for October released last week. The Central Bank of Nigeria …...
  16. Nigeria Entertainment News

    Entertainment I was beaten, dragged on the ground because I asked for help, actor narrates ordeal – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The Lagos State police command has commenced investigation into the alleged brutalization of a Nollywood actor, Gideon Okeke, by officers of Maroko police station, Lekki..... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2zKkpBZ Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
  17. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Group gives federal government seven-day ultimatum to unfreeze Obi’s account – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    A group, under the auspices of the G23 for Waziri, yesterday gave the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to unfreeze the account of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate, Peter Obi, or risk unprecedented protest in the country. The … Read more via The Guardian...
  18. Nigeria Political News

    Politics Don’t let EFCC set Zamfara on fire, activists tell Buhari – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Pro-democracy activists have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to tell the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to steer clear of the politics of Zamfara State to avert a major crisis.... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
  19. Nigeria Political News

    Politics APC Reps disagree over Buhari’s refusal to sign electoral bill – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Three members of the House of Representatives, Kayode Oladele, Aliyu Magaji Dau and Mohammed Sani Zorro, have expressed divergent views on President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Electoral Amendment Bill. The post APC Reps disagree over Buhari’s refusal to … Read more via The...
  20. Nigeria Political News

    Politics No going back on strike, ASUP tells FG – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has said that no ploy by the federal government will make it to suspend the indefinite strike that starts on December 12, except all their demands are met......... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...
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