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Nigeria
NECA kicks against lawmakers’ interference in private enterprises
Ozioma Ubabukoh The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association has said that the attack on enterprise rights by various committees and ad hoc committees of the House of Representatives is to blame for the death of many business outfits. The Director-General, NECA, Olusegun Oshinowo, said that there had been an increase in ...
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Nigeria
Doctors denied promotion for 13 years –Lagos Medical Guild
Bukola Adebayo Doctors employed by the Lagos State Government have, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, accused their employers of paying lip service to their welfare. According to them, many government-employed doctors have resigned due to the poor remuneration and victimisation. The Chairman of the Medical Guild, Dr. Saliu ...
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Nigeria
KPMG holds digital summit, pegs investments at $1bn
Ozioma Ubabukoh KPMG Nigeria has said that the KPMG Digital Summit 2017, which begins today (Wednesday), is intended to shed light on the future of digital finance and take stock of the country’s digital evolution. It said that the summit would also engage on emerging trends and market opportunities, and ...
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Nigeria
Directors call for inclusive ERGP implementation
Ozioma Ubabukoh The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive, National Bureau of Statistics, Yemi Kale, and his counterparts in the Institute of Directors, Nigeria, have urged Nigerians to be optimistic in the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, saying that the economy has begun to show signs of ...
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Nigeria
World Bank ranking: Buhari commends Osinbajo, others
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over the improvement of Nigeria on the World Bank’s Doing Business latest rankings. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President commended the PEBEC ...
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Nigeria
Queen Cerruti of Netherlands visits Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday said the state would begin the implementation of Health Insurance Scheme in 2018 to make healthcare accessible to every resident, irrespective of financial status. The governor said this when Queen Maxima Cerruti of Netherlands and her entourage paid him a courtesy visit ...
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Nigeria
BDCs take BVN validation, compliance to new heights
Compliance with the foreign exchange (forex) rules is a task every stakeholder should take seriously. The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), in collaboration with the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), organised sensitisation programmes for Bureaux De Change (BDCs) on the use and deployment of Bank Verification ...
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Nigeria
NAFDAC, Traders To Partner In Fight Against Fake Products In Rivers
BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA, PORT HARCOURT The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Rivers State Traders and Market Women Association (RSTMWA) has resolved to partner with each other to check the incidence of fake and counterfeit products in stores and market in Rivers State. That agreement ...