The Federal Government of Nigeria is aiming to revive the country’s textile and clothing industry by reducing dumping of sub-standard goods into the country including textile and garment, by boosting cotton production, by ensuring ...
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Old Mutual has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Oceanic Life, the life assurance operations of the former Oceanic Bank in Nigeria. Financial terms of the transaction, which was originally announced in February 2012, have ...
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The Governments of West African country of Nigeria and Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation for development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. ...
A major pipeline project that will transport natural gas from Nigeria to Europe through Algeria remains on track, Nigeria's state news agency reported Friday, citing Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. The report comes amid concerns ...
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The Federal Government of Nigeria aspires to see tremendous growth in the country’s textile and garment industry, according to Mr. Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Trade and Investment. Addressing the valedictory function of the ...
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(Nigeria) -- Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, has disclosed that a new policy will soon be effected as part of the country’s cement sector’s Backward Integration Policy (BIP). According to ...
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Cement manufacturers have hit back at Ibeto Cement Company over its resolve to continue to import cement into Nigeria, despite the capacity of local manufacturers to meet demand. A statement by Dangote Cement s head of corporate ...
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The Guardian reported that to aid standardization of steel products in the country, the Standards Organization of Nigeria has said that all new and existing steel companies must produce their products to meet the minimum requirements, using ...
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Cotton, textile and garment industry stakeholders in Nigeria have asked the Government to release an intervention fund of around N1 trillion and also to extend the loan tenor rate, so as to support the industry. Speaking at a workshop ...
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Board members of Ashaka Cement Plc., the Nigerian unit of Lafarge SA, have endorsed a new development programme that will increase the company s production capacity from 900,000 to 3 million tons in the near future as it plans to inject ...
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First Aluminium Nigeria Plc has signed an agreement with a producer of aluminium coil for the supply of unpainted coil to FAN for the production of roofing sheets. The company,according to the Nigerian Stock Exchange,had for a long ...
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The U.S. government needs a comprehensive doctrine addressing cybersecurity instead of the current patchwork of policies and agencies dealing with cyberthreats, according to a group of experts. The lack of an overarching cybersecurity ...
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Expressing concern over the declining textile manufacturing sector in Nigeria, National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has urged the country's federal and state governments to make efforts aimed at ...
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Global ICT leaders will gather to discuss topics including the ‘radical transformation of the ICT industry’ at this year’s ITU Telecom World 2012, opening in Dubai next month. The event is staged for 14-18 October, and ...
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Nigeria has become the first country in Africa to ban telecom operators from engaging in the type of promotions and lotteries that are being blamed for deterioration in the quality of mobile services. The action by Nigeria, Africa's ...
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