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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Women Still Lag in Economics, Politics – Report

Women, almost at par with men around the world in health and education, still lag in economic and political participation and opportunities, a World Economic Forum report said on Tuesday. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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3 Nigerian Pilgrims Suffer Miscarriage in Saudi Arabia, says Nigerian Medical Hajj

Against all expectations, three Nigerian pilgrims who are supposed to have passed through pregnancy tests in Nigeria suffered miscarriage in Saudi Arabia, the Nigerian Medical Hajj Team in Saudi Arabia has said. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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ATMs fraud down by 98.5%, says CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Tuesday in Lagos that fraud from the use of Automated Tellers Machines (ATMs) had reduced by 98.5 per cent. Mr Gaius Emokpae, the (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Cambridge Varsity’s Endowment Fund Lags Behind Ivy League

Britain's University of Cambridge, ranked as the world's top university in a closely watched survey, is lagging behind U.S. rivals when it comes to the performance of its endowment fund, (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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WikiLeaks May Shut Down as Julian Assange Faces Possible Deportation to Sweden

The famous dare-devil deep throat website, WikiLeaks looks set to wound down operations following Wednesday’s ruling by a British court, that Julian  Assange its founder and Chief Excutive must be (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Reps to Investigate CBN, AMCON over N1.4 tr Intervention Fund

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate the CBN and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over Federal Government’s (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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PRESS STATEMENT

CONFERMENT OF NATIONAL HONOUR OF COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER, CON, ON GOVERNOR GODSWILL AKPABIO Governor Godswill Akpabio will on November 14, 2011 be conferred with a National Honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON by President Goodluck Jonathan. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Port Clearing Associations at War

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA), has called on the Nigerian Government to curtail the activities of illegal groups and associations operating at its ports nationwide. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Nigeria Placed 156 on UN Quality of Life Index

Nigeria is placed 156 out of 187 countries in a new UN study, which ranks countries on their education, income and life expectancy. The 2011 Human Development Index (HDI) released on (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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N3.3 b Fraud: Okereke-Onyuike Absence Stalls Trial

The absence of  a former Director-General of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Ndi Okereke-Onyuike, on Tuesday stalled further hearing in the alleged N3.3 billion theft preferred against her before a Lagos High Court. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ministry Seals off NNPC Mega Station, 10 others in Lokoja

The Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment  on Tuesday in Lokoja sealed off the  NNPC Mega Station and 10 others for allegedly short-changing unsuspecting motorists. The  mega station (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Halliburton Scandal Abuja Court Orders EFCC to Arraign Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu and Mohammed Bakari

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday gave the EFCC a Jan. 23, 2012 deadline to arraign two more suspects named in the 180 million dollars Halliburton bribery scam. Those affected by (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Governor Sylva Receives Clearance to Stand for PDP Primary in Bayelsa Guber Race

Following alleged intervention by some Peoples Democratic Party’s elders, the Governor of Bayelsa State Timipre Sylva may have received clearance to run for second term on the platform of the party. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Group Slams El-Rufai Over Claim On Jonathan’s Tribunal Victory

A political pressure group in Ekiti State, the Goodluck Sambo Alliance (GSA) has described as uncharitable, claim by a chieftain of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Mallam Naisr el-Rufai that former (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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I Never Disagreed With FG Over Subsidy — FIRS Boss

The executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui–Okauru, has faulted media reports published by some dailies Tuesday (excluding LEADERSHIP) which (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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3 Oil Pipeline Saboteurs Arrested in Bayelsa

The State Security Service (SSS) has arrested three youths for allegedly blowing up pipelines belonging to Agip Oil Company in Nembe, Bayelsa. Mrs Marilyn Ogar, the Assistant Director, Public Relations Department (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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52 Communities Benefit from World Bank Projects in Enugu

Fifty-two communities have so far benefitted from the World Bank-assisted social projects in Enugu State, an official said. Dr Dons Eze, the Operations Manager of Enugu State Community and Social Development Project (CSDP), (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Allison-Madueke, Sanusi, others Stall Subsidy Probe

The Senate’s planned investigation into the management of oil subsidy was on Thursday stalled as only the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, appeared before the joint Committee probing the issue. The Joint Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Appropriation and Finance investigating the scheme, had invited Okonjo-Iweala, her Petroleum counterpart Diezani Allison-Madueke and the CBN Governor Sanusi Sanusi. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Court to Hear Emekah Onoh’s N10b Suit Against EFCC, UBA

The Federal High Court, Enugu, has fixed Dec. 8 to entertain a N10 billion suit instituted against UBA Plc and the EFCC by a member of the bank's security staff. Emeka Onoh filed the suit before the court (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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EFCC Prosecutors Make Case Against Phantom Company Owner, Banila Gwoga

A prosecution witness, Insp. Peter Joseph, on Thursday told a Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, that he could not locate the address given by an accused person standing trial for alleged forgery. The Economic (more…)

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