Tag: October
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Kwara receives N3.5bn as federal allocation for Oct.
Kwara State received a total of N3,516,975,521.40 as its federal allocation for the month of October, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Finance, Mr Benjamin Fatigun, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Ilorin. He said that the allocation was short of N681,499,217.53,…
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Fayemi excites Ekiti Teachers, announces payment of N30, 000 new minimum wage from October
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said the state government would begin the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 from this month. Fayemi said the decision was predicated on the need to improve the living standard of workers, especially teachers to be able to deliver the best and reposition the…
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Nigeria to cut oil production by 100% compliance with OPEC deal in October – Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva on Thursday said that Nigeria has agreed to cut oil production by complying with OPEC deal 50% this month and 100 percent in October this year. A statement of the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu disclosed that. It quoted the minister as…
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$2bn tax dispute: Court adjourns MTN, AGF case till October
Justice Chukwujekwu Joseph Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until 29 October a case to resolve a $2 billion tax dispute between MTN Group and Nigeria’s attorney general. The attorney general has demanded MTN pay the $2 billion in September. The company has said the tax demand is without merit…
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Inflation drops to 11.26 percent in October – NBS
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report on Wednesday indicated that Nigeria’s inflation rate, which climbed marginally to about 11.28 percent in September, dropped slightly to 11.26 percent in October. The CPI, which measures inflation rate for goods and services in the Nigerian economy, decreased by 11.26 percent (year-on-year)…
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Boko Haram: UN to visit Maiduguri, others in October – Onyeama
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said a United Nations joint delegation will visit Maiduguri, Bama and Abuja first week of October, to scale up its humanitarian intervention in the terrorism-affected areas. Onyeama said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria after a meeting with the UN team leaders on the sidelines…
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Fourth Annual Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum to hold in October
Africa’s leading entrepreneurship-focused philanthropic organisation, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has announced October 25, 2018, as the date for its 4thannual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum. The largest gathering of African entrepreneurs and the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem will unite over 5,000 entrepreneurs, global investors, leaders from the African public and private sectors and developmental organisations at the…
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October is too far, start probing me now, Fayose tells Fayemi
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Thursday challenged the governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to begin probe of his government now instead of waiting till October 16 that he will be sworn in. The governor advised the governor-elect to seek legitimacy for his election first rather than embarking on a vendetta mission that would consume…
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Ekiti Assembly rejects election results, adjourns sitting till October
Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Tuesday condemned and rejected the result of last Saturday governorship election as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Recall Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was defeated incumbent Deputy Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) as declared by…
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Abuja airport new terminal begins operation in October — FAAN
The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, says the new terminal building under construction at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will become operational in October. Dunoma gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen when President Muhammadu Buhari, inspected the project after the inauguration of Abuja Metro line on…