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MTN seeks to cut $5.2bn NCC fine by nearly 80%; doles out $94.2m for licence renewal
The embattled MTN Group is trying to reduce a $5.2 billion fine imposed by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) by…
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44 companies drag FIRS to Tribunal over N1bn excess stamp duties
Forty-four insurance companies have dragged the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to the Tax Appeal Tribunal to seek for refund…
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NCC fine: Don’t violate other countries’ laws — South African govt tells MTN
MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest mobile-phone company that’s facing a $5.2 billion fine in Nigeria, must follow the rules in…
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FG approves N413billion for subsidy claims
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Wednesday, said the Federal Government has approved the payment of N413 billion to oil…
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Atlantic basin oil glut puts pressure on Nigerian crude
A heavy glut of crude oil in the Atlantic basin kept differentials of Nigerian crude oil under pressure Wednesday, with…
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Etisalat announces finalists for 2015 Prize for innovation competition
Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications operator, Etisalat, today announced finalists for the 2015 Prize for innovation, an initiative aimed at discovering…
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Bauchi set to vaccinate 1.6 million children against measles
RUTH David, Bauchi The Bauchi State Primary Health care Development Agency (BASPHCDA) has revealed that about 1.6 million children from…
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Enugu partners RAMP to provide link roads to Nkanu East council
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has given assurance that his administration would collaborate with the Rural Access and Mobility…
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Gov. Ambode swears-in new Head of Service, permanent secretaries
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Wednesday, administered the oath of office on newly appointed Head of Service (HOS), Mrs.…
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Boko Haram: Police will meet December deadline — AIG Ogunsakin assures emir of Bauchi
RUTH David, Bauchi Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 12, Tunde Ogunsakin has assured that the Nigeria police in his…
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Lagos set to strengthen Arbitration law to boost economy – Gov. Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has reiterated the commitment of his administration to build on the successes recorded in…
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Employment generation: Gov. Ahmed harps on potential in furniture industry
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has directed the Kwara Ethnix Design (Nig) Limited, a company jointly owned by the…
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Bayelsa guber poll: Yenagoa agog as Dickson tours communities
Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, was agog, Wednesday, as Governor Seriake Dickson, took his campaign to Ovom, Swali, Onopa, Amarata…
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Murray-Bruce, Melaye, Goje, Tinubu, Uzodinma named chairmen as senate constitutes committees
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Wednesday, announced the various committees and their heads to oversee relevant issues arising on the…
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President Buhari scraps SURE-P; orders probe of operations
President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, scrapped the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The president also ordered the Presidential Committee and…
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Fasoranti, Afenifere leader rescinds decision to resign
Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Wednesday, formally withdrew his earlier letter of resignation as national leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere.…
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(Opinion) Nigeria: A nation of ‘Great’ fighters?
Idang Alibi With the confirmation, last week, of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees which included Rotimi Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola,…
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Man bags 18-month jail term for currency counterfeiting
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of one Nura Musa for dealing in counterfeit currency.…
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EFCC formally arraigns Suswam over N3.1bn fraud allegation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has formally arraigned in court the former Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, for…
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Nigeria’s non-oil export earnings drop by N52bn in Q2
Nigeria’s non-oil exports earnings have dropped by $261 million (N52.2 billion) in the second quarter of this year, the Nigerian…
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South African lawmakers set to query MTN Nigeria over NCC fine
South African lawmakers plan to summon MTN Group Limited officials to explain why the company was fined $5.2 billion by…
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(Photonews) Pensioners protest in Edo
Protesting local government workers pensioners in Edo state, Tuesday, demanding the payment of their pension arrears
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Enugu waste management agency denies CRRAN’s allegations of abuse
The Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) has denied allegations by the Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network (CRRAN), that…
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Edo: Dare-devil armed robbers kill 2 policemen, 4 others during raid on 2 banks in Igarra
AGENE GODWIN, Benin AT least six persons including two policemen and a private security man were killed, Tuesday evening, when…
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