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BPE begins commercialisation of Ogun-Osun, 3 other River Basin Development Authorities

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2018

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in Nigeria has commenced the partial commercialisation of Ogun-Osun and other three River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) in the country The three others include those of Niger-Delta, Sokoto-Rima and Upper Niger. The BPE Director General, Mr. Alex

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FG to demolish parts of Apapa Port Terminal for standard gauge rail

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2018

In line with the determination of the Federal Government to connect the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge line to Apapa Port in Lagos, many terminals in the port are expected to be partly demolished, Daily Trust learnt on Friday. This is just as the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi confirmed that he would soon make a […]

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I’ll sell NNPC if elected – Atiku

Daily Dispatch November 16, 2018

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, says he will sell the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and retain just 10 per cent of the company for the Federal Government. Atiku said this in an interview with The African Report, a monthly publication. Atiku, who presided over the National Council on Privatisation during his […]

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At least one million traders have benefited from TraderMoni –Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that no fewer than one million traders have already benefited from the TraderMoni Scheme of the Federal Government. “The first phase of the TraderMoni was targeted at two million petty traders across the country, but over a million have today benefited from the scheme,” the News Agency of Nigeria quoted Osinbajo […]

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Funds not released for NBS to complete unemployment report- Yemi Kale

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale, has disclosed that the federal government has not released money for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to complete the unemployment report. Its been a year since the bureau released Nigeria’s unemployment figures, which are usually released quarterly. The statistician-general and the NBS have been accused of

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FG to establish People Money and Enterpreneurship Banks – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch November 15, 2018

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government will soon establish People Money and Entrepreneurship Banks. This, he said, was aimed at boosting Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in the country. Osinbajo disclosed this while speaking with newsmen during a visit to Bodija and Oje markets in Ibadan on Thursday to monitor the TraderMoni initiative. The News […]