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April 19, 2022

  1. Nigeria’s environment minister, Amina Mohammed, has been confirmed as United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. 2. To support trade and investment, plans are underway for the dualization of the Abakiliki-Afikpo federal highway in Ebonyi State. 3. Nominees for the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have been announced; voting is ongoing and will end on … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Friday, Dec 16th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Nigerian-born lawyer and investment banker Adebayo Ogunlesi to his Strategic and Policy Forum. This follows the unveiling of the list of forum members this month by Mr. Trump’s Transition Team. The Strategic and Policy Forum is made up of some of America’s foremost business executives and will be advising Mr. … Continue reading Donald Trump Officially Selects Adebayo Ogunlesi To Join His Economic Advisory Forum

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April 19, 2022

  1. Adebayo Ogunlesi has been formally unveiled by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as a member of his Strategic and Policy Forum charged with advising the President on economic matters. 2. MMM depositors are hopeful of getting back frozen funds in January. 3. Stanbic IBTC Bank has set up its first self-service digital branch equipped with electronic banking … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Dec 15th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. President Muhammadu Buhari has formally announced that the 2017 Appropriation Bill will be presented to the National Assembly on December 14. 2. Swift Network and Cobranet have emerged winners from the bidding process of the sale of two slots of 5.4GHz spectrum auctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at a final price of N55.4 million. … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Dec 7th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. The Federal Government has moved to stop the importation of 571,000 tonnes of foreign rice into Nigeria’s borders. 2. Huawei Technologies in partnership with Fortis Project Limited have commenced the construction of an Information and Communications Technology centre in Lagos State. 3. The Bank of Industry (BoI) has enlisted 200 beneficiaries in Kano for the ₦140 … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Dec 6th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. An agreement between the governments of Nigeria and Morocco, facilitated by Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria, FEPSAN and OCP, a Moroccan company is set to yield one million tons of fertilizer through local production and reduce the price of fertilizer. 2. Ministries, departments and agencies of states have met in Enugu to … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Dec 5th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. The Nigerian Communications Commission has halted plans to increase tariffs on data services on all network followed by an uproar from data consumers. 2. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2017 appropriation bill to the National Assembly next week; date and time … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Dec 1st, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. Data subscribers accuse FG, NCC justifies 200% hike and workers foresee an increase in crime rate as Nigerians will begin to pay more for data services from December 1st. 2. The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) yesterday presented the winner of the 2016 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim with a cheque of … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 30th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. GSM data subscribers in Nigeria will pay for more data as from December 1, 2016, according to a directive issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission. 2. The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler has said that Nigerians will soon begin to show evidence of tax paying before obtaining new passports … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Nov 29th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. The Federal Government has backed the ban of the sale of foreign rice in Ebonyi State to encourage local production of the commodity. 2. Kaduna Electric is set to complete the ongoing and first phase of deployment of mass metres in six weeks. 3. The Nigerian Conservation Foundation has introduced the Green Recovery Nigeria, an … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Nov 28th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. The Central Bank of Nigeria has established the National Collateral Registry to increase financing to MSMEs. 2. Fishing company, Atlantic Shrimpers Ltd has set up a 160-hectare shrimp farm in Lagos to hatch and harvest shrimps for both local and export markets. 3. To prevent the Igbo language from going extinct, Anambra State … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Friday, Nov 25th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. Emirates Airline is offering Nigerians a 50% discount for all travels to Dubai for Economy and Business Class travellers. Offers are to be secured from now to the 30th of November and cover till May 31st, 2017. 2. To reduce the burden of Forex crises, the Federal Government is planning tax relief for the manufacturing … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Nov 24th, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. Beginning from December 1, 2016, taxpayers will receive their withholding tax certificate in their emails within one week of payment, Mr. Babatunde Fowler of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said. 2. The Cross River State government has signed a contract with Huawei Technology of China to make Calabar Nigeria’s first digital city. 3. … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 23rd, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has inaugurated a 330KV power-switching station in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom. 2. Lagos City Marathon target 50,000 runners for the second edition which is set to hold on February 11th, 2017. 3. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has decided to review the … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Nov 22nd, 2016

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April 19, 2022

  1. The validity period for international passports may be extended from five to ten years in coming months, according to the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service. 2. Eko Atlantic City has unveiled its first completed residential building, Eko Pearl Towers. 3. In order to provide loans at affordable interest rates to farmers, the CBN is … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Nov 21st 2016

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