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Seplat Upgrades Oben Gas Plant To Boost Gas Quality and Facility Life Span

15Mar

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Seplat Upgrades Oben Gas Plant To Boost Gas Quality and Facility Life Span

SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Limited, an indigenous oil and gas company, and the operator of the NPDC/SEPLAT JV blocks, OMLs 4, 38 & 41, has announced a planned shutdown of its Oben Gas plant. (more…)

Nigeria’s Banking Sector Ratings Upgraded

15Mar

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Nigeria’s Banking Sector Ratings Upgraded

NIGERIA’s main ratings agency Agusto & Co. upgraded the country's banking sector on Thursday by one notch to (more…)

Boko Haram Deny its Members Died in Shootout

15Mar

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Boko Haram Deny its Members Died in Shootout

ISLAMIC sect Boko Haram denied on Monday that 20 of its fighters had been killed in a raid by security forces in (more…)

Importation of New Cars to Nigeria Shoots Up

15Mar

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Importation of New Cars to Nigeria Shoots Up

NEW car imports into Nigeria rose 15 percent in the first half of 2012, compared with the same period last year, as (more…)

Adefuye Explains Govt’s Opposition to Terror Label

15Mar

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Adefuye Explains Govt’s Opposition to Terror Label

TAGGING Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization would automatically subject Nigerians to unfair and (more…)

Airport Control Tower Blamed in Dana Crash Investigations

15Mar

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Airport Control Tower Blamed in Dana Crash Investigations

EMERGENCY management operations in Nigeria have been faulted in the ongoing inquest into the death of 153 (more…)

EFCC, Benue Govt Refute Corruption Charges against Okupe

15Mar

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EFCC, Benue Govt Refute Corruption Charges against Okupe

FOLLOWING recent allegations of past financial improprieties levied against newly-appointed presidency (more…)

Rivals Get Testy as US Presidential Campaign Heats Up

15Mar

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Rivals Get Testy as US Presidential Campaign Heats Up

The shine came off this newly-minted campaign of "big ideas" today, as the usual political sparring between the (more…)

US Reclaims Leadership in Olympic Medal Haul

15Mar

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US Reclaims Leadership in Olympic Medal Haul

FREESTYLE wrestler Jordan Burroughs came to the Olympics with two objectives: to become the champion in (more…)

Presidential Committee Submits Report, Strongly Rejects State Police

15Mar

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Presidential Committee Submits Report, Strongly Rejects State Police

AMID growing calls for the replacement of the current national police apparatus with state-run police outfits in (more…)

ACN’s Call for Okupe’s Sack Irresponsible, Hypocritical – SouthWest PDP

15Mar

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ACN’s Call for Okupe’s Sack Irresponsible, Hypocritical – SouthWest PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West has described call by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) (more…)

Agency to Unveil Plans to Prevent New HIV Infections

15Mar

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Agency to Unveil Plans to Prevent New HIV Infections

THE National Agency for the Control of AIDS says plans are under way to prevent new HIV infections, especially (more…)

DANA Inquest: I Inspected the Aircraft for 12 Minutes – Technician

15Mar

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DANA Inquest: I Inspected the Aircraft for 12 Minutes – Technician

A Dana Airline maintenance technician, Mr Lawrence Edekome, has told a Lagos coroner that he carried out a (more…)

Lagos Neighborhood Watch Holds Robbery Suspects

15Mar

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Lagos Neighborhood Watch Holds Robbery Suspects

The Lagos State Neighbourhood Watch on Wednesday apprehended four suspected armed robbers, who had (more…)

Mimiko Set to Humble Obasanjo a Second Time in Ondo

15Mar

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Mimiko Set to Humble Obasanjo a Second Time in Ondo

FOLLOWING the recent visit of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to Ondo State, Governor Mimiko’s reelection (more…)

Public Deserves More Information on NEPAD’s Achievements, Challenges – ECA Official Tells Experts’ Meeting

15Mar

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Public Deserves More Information on NEPAD’s Achievements, Challenges – ECA Official Tells Experts’ Meeting

The Director of the Economic Development and NEPAD Division ECA's has said that officials and experts working on (more…)

Court orders Ondo ACN’s candidate, Akredolu to pay N4.3m on Campaign billboards

15Mar

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Court orders Ondo ACN’s candidate, Akredolu to pay N4.3m on Campaign billboards

An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the State capital on Thursday ordered the State’s Candidate of the (more…)

Alison-Madueke Allays Fear of Fuel Scarcity

15Mar

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Alison-Madueke Allays Fear of Fuel Scarcity

…As New NNPC Board of Directors Holds Inaugural Meeting The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has allayed fears that the nation could be thrown into another bout of fuel scarcity (more…)