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April 19, 2022

1.Nigeria has been estimated to have realised about $40 billion from crude oil exports in the first half of this year, according to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The 12-nation member organisation, in its revenue fact sheet, however stated that the oil giant of Africa had net earnings of about $84 billion in 2013. … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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April 19, 2022

  1. A worldwide poll by CNN has rated the Nigerian accent as the sixth sexiest in the world. In a Facebook poll involving 13 other accents from various parts of the world published on its website on Thursday, the Nigerian accent was rated so ahead of the Brazilian Portugese, Argentinian, Thai and other accents. 2. The … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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April 19, 2022

  1. The Nation has reported that experts from the University of Greenwich and the Natural Resources Institute, United Kingdom have rated made-in-Nigeria flash dryers as a good tool for cassava processing that can be exported. The assessment was made by Dr. Andrew Graffham, a food safety and quality expert and Dr. Andrew Marchant, a consulting … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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April 19, 2022

1.The African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $1 million (about N160 million) emergency grant to help Nigeria fight the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which has so far claimed seven lives in the country and over 2,300 in three other West African countries. 2.The Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Incorporated has disclosed  plans to add as much … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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April 19, 2022

  1.The National Sugar Development Council, NSDC, said the sugar sector could contribute 411 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, in line with the Federal Government’s quest to boost energy supply in the country. 2.Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy by GDP, is becoming the object of attraction for local and international online businesses due to the massive … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 10 New Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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April 19, 2022

    1. The Vanguard reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the capital imported in the second quarter of 2014 was recorded at a value of 5.8 billion dollars (N9.5 trillion). The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale said the figure increased by 1.9 billion dollars (N3.1 trillion), representing 48.64 per cent from … Continue reading Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss‏

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April 19, 2022

1. It has been reported that 66,402 applications have been filed for pre-qualification since August 2 when the federal government jump-started the new mortgage refinancing system for an initial 10,000 mass housing delivery programme. 2. The $3.8 billion Egina floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) situated at Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) base, Apapa has … Continue reading Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss‏

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April 19, 2022

1. At a recently concluded international conference on the gainful employment potentials in the oil and gas sector, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the petroleum industry has been identified as a catalyst for employment generation and economic development, especially in the areas of the gas, petroleum refining, petrochemical and fertilizer reports the Vanguard. 2.The National … Continue reading Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss‏

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April 19, 2022

  1.THISDAY has reported that Nigeria will continue to record a rise in food output as the country recorded a growth in the food production last year of eight million metric tonnes over 2012 figures. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the figure “represents over 70 per cent growth of the … Continue reading Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss‏

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April 19, 2022

  1.Dangote Cement is Launching a New Product called ‘Dangote Cement 1X’  in response to popular demand by customers, as well as in full com­pliance with the SON directive encouraging production of all grades of cement but with clear labeling on the use. Group Managing Director, Dangote Cement, Devakumar Edwin noted that the entrance of the 32.5 cement … Continue reading Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss

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April 19, 2022

    1. Nigeria’s GDP grew by 6.5% in Q2 2014, the Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale is reported to have said in a statement in Abuja. Kale said the figure was 0.14 higher than 5.40 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2013, and also higher than the 6.21per cent recorded … Continue reading Nigeria Today: 10 News Reports You Shouldn’t Miss

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