Thisday Newspaper News Today Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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‘Right Policies Required to Improve Brand Competitiveness’
Ugo Aliogo Putting the right policy frameworks in place will play a major role in improving the brand competitiveness in Africa and revive the textile industry, the Group Head, Marketing and Corporation, First Bank Limited, Mrs. Folake Ani-Mumuney, has said Ani-Mumuney, said this in Lagos, at the Fashion Souk event organised by First Bank Nigeria
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Group Unveils Initiative to Support SMEs
Peter Uzoho The Convention on Business Integrity (CBi) in collaboration with the ActionAid and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has unveiled a Unique Web-based Solution that prepares MSMEs to meet COSO 2013 standards on internal controls and to establish certifiable anti-bribery, anti-corruption standards (ABAC). The launch which was held in Lagos recently,
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Organisation Incentivises Members
Chinazor Megbolu In a bid to encourage its members, the Platinum Coins International has those who were diligence and hard working. The members were rewarded at an event held in Lagos recently, during the firm’s Eagles Congress and Award ceremony that saw many of them going home with different types of prizes. The Coordinator, Platinum
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SEC Official Outlines Steps to Deepen Nigeria’s Capital Market
Goddy Egene Realising the need to deepen the nation’s capital market, the Head, Economic Research and Policy Management Division, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Afolabi Olowookere has listed steps that should be taken by all stakeholders to make the market more attractive. Speaking at the 9th Annual Conference and Induction of Associates ceremony of
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Lionel Messi Wins Ballon d’Or for Record Sixth Time
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for a record sixth time. It is the 32-year-old Argentine’s first Ballon d’Or since 2015 and comes after he scored 54 times for club and country in 2018-19, in which Barca won La Liga. Virgil van Dijk was second –
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Buhari Receives Reviewed National Security Strategy
•FG: Border closure doubles Customs daily revenue to N8bn Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Olawale Ajimotokan in Magama Jibia As the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), submits the reviewed new National Security Strategy (NSS) to President Muhammadu Buhari, indications are that the president is in the process of taking far-reaching decisions
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PDP Threatens to Boycott Future Elections over Electronic Voting
Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened not to participate in future elections if the Electoral Act is not amended to ensure that electronic voting is adopted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At a meeting with the INEC yesterday, the main opposition party also asked the electoral umpire to
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NEITI: FAAC Disbursement Hits N2.273tn in Q3 2019
•VAT revenue drops by N36.82bn in third quarter James Emejo and Chineme Okafor in Abuja The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed N2.273 trillion to the three tiers of government and other statutory recipients between July and September this year, according to data from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Also, the total revenues
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Border Closure Hikes Customs Revenue to N8bn, Says FG
Meanwhile, the federal government has said the Customs are now generating a daily revenue of N8 billion since the closure of land borders three months ago. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the figures yesterday during an assessment tour of the Nigerian side of the border with Niger Republic in Magama Jibia,
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N18bn University of Transportation Inaugurated in Daura
•No regrets building institution in president’s hometown, says Amaechi Kasim Sumaina in Daura, Katsina President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Sadanmu, Daura Emirate Council of Katsina State, inaugurated the construction of the N18 billion University of Transportation to be completed in the next one-and-a-half year. Buhari, while performing the groundbreaking ceremony, said the newly-established institution would
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