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Pursue green careers, NAUS urges students

13.11.2024
Nigerian students are being encouraged to pursue careers in green jobs as the demand for skills in the clean energy sector continues to rise. The National Ex-Officio of the National Association of University Students, Moses Alalade, led the call for young Nigerians to acquire the expertise necessary to thrive in roles that contribute to environmental...
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Tinubu urged to intervene in unresolved $2.4bn FX contracts

13.11.2024
A businessman, Abdullahi Abiola, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to clear matured foreign exchange forward contracts to banks and manufacturers to avert the collapse of struggling businesses and attendant economic implications including unemployment. He also urged President Bola Tinubu and Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to intervene...
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FG releases 25% of budgeted N88bn for pension arrears

13.11.2024
The Federal Government has released about 25 per cent of the total amount budgeted for pension arrears this year. However, it has pledged to settle the N88bn earmarked for pension arrears in the 2024 budget. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, made the commitment on Tuesday when hundreds of...
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Tax panel proposes relief for loss-making firms

13.11.2024
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has revealed that the panel has proposed tax relief for companies making losses and those with low margins. Oyedele disclosed this on Monday via his X handle as he answered questions about the tax reform bills. Some of the companies listed on...
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NUPRC to reduce gas emissions

13.11.2024
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has announced plans to capture up to 250 million cubic feet of gas flares daily to reduce emissions in the upstream petroleum sector. NUPRC’s Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this at the ongoing 42nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists in Lagos. Nigeria...
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IPMAN members load petrol N990/litre

13.11.2024
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria says over 30,000 of its members are set to buy Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in bulk. IPMAN also revealed that the price of petrol from the $20 billion Lekki-based plant was N940/litre and N990/litre when purchased using ships and trucks, respectively....
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‘Africa must collaborate on spectrum allocations’

13.11.2024
The former acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Bashir Gwandu, has called on African nations to unite in securing 600 megahertz spectrum allocations. The 600 MHz spectrum is a range of radio frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum that is increasingly being allocated for wireless communication, particularly to support 4G and 5G...
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Mobihealth, others selected for Africa health-tech programme

13.11.2024
Mobihealth and 39 other African health startups have been selected for the HealthTech Hub, an accelerator programme aimed at developing health solutions across Africa, the United Nations Development Programme has said The announcement, made at the YouthConnekt Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, is part of a partnership between UNDP, the Timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation, and...
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FG services foreign debt with $3.5bn

13.11.2024
The Federal Government spent $3.58 billion servicing its foreign debt in the first nine months of 2024, representing a 39.77 per cent increase from the $2.56bn spent during the same period in 2023. This is according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria on international payment statistics. The significant rise in external debt service...
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