Business
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Nigeria’s population growing faster than food, economic capacity — Osinbajo
Nigeria has to act fast to develop a sustainable food system, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo warns.
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Anambra government demolishes buildings, reclaims lands ‘stolen’ by private contractors
The Anambra State Government, Tuesday, began reclaiming lands it said were illegally occupied by private developers.
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China phone export into Nigeria rises by 23 per cent
In April 2020 when the lockdown was announced in Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun states and schools across the country were shut, the volume of imported mobile phones from China surpassed 2019 figures.
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Building rail from Kano to Niger Republic a stupid waste of money — expert
“I can’t see that investment making money."
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Invictus Obi: US court sentences Obinwanne Okeke to 10 years in prison over $11 million fraud
Okeke was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at Dulles International Airport while leaving the US over $11 million internet fraud in 2019.
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We’ve lost over N2.5 billion to Lekki tollgate freeze, LCC boss cries
The management of Lekki Concession Company (LCC), the concessionaire of the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos, says over N2.5 billion losses have been recorded in the last four months.
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IT’S OFFICIAL: Okonjo-Iweala becomes first woman, African to lead WTO
Okonjo-Iweala, 66, was named director-general by representatives of the 164 countries that make up the WTO, which deals with the rules of trade between nations.
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Buhari government moves to borrow more money
The Muhammadu-Buhari-led Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a new Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for Nigeria, for the period of 2020 to 2023.
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EndSARS: Court orders CBN to unfreeze protesters’ bank accounts
An Abuja federal high court has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to unfreeze the accounts of 20 EndSARS protesters.
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Abia, Lagos, others among investors’ favourites in 2020 — NBS report
Abia is among the top five states investors flocked to in the past year, a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows.