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On World Refugee Day 2020, NGO Calls For Collective Actions to Rehabilitate Displaced Persons in Nigeria

To commemorate the UN World Refugee Day, an NGO, Sesor Empowerment Foundation, has called for collective and urgent action by all Nigerians to rehabilitate displaced persons and refugees in Nigeria and prevent more people getting displaced. Their call is in line with the 2020 theme: Every Action Counts. According to a statement released by the Read More…

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SON approves 168 new standards, national standardisation strategy

The Governing Council of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has approved 168 new Standards for publication and dissemination to various sectors of the nation’s economy. This, it said, was in furtherance to the economic diversification policy of the Federal Government. In a virtual meeting headed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade Read More…

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DISCOs seek FG’s intervention on import duty for meters

The Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) have urged the Federal Government to intervene in the heavy import duties they used to pay  for imported meters. They said that such an  intervention would help   to mitigate delays they usually encountered when clearing meters  at  the ports in a statement signed by Mr Sunday Oduntan on Friday in Read More…

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NSE moves 174.68m shares worth N2.01bn in bearish trading

Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday traded 174.68 million shares valued at N2.01 billion in 3,695 deals. This was in contrast with a turnover of 171.21 million shares worth N2.21 billion exchanged in 3315 deals on Thursday. A breakdown of the activity chart indicates that Mutual Benefits Insurance was the toast of Read More…