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The crisis rocking the ruling party in Ekiti State – People Democratic Party (PDP) – may hinder the scheduled Local Government election in the state from being held as slated by the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), following a petition by a faction of the party led by its Acting Chairman, Mr.................... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/ekiti-lg-poll-suffers-setback/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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People die every day and naturally, the dead must be buried; but involuntarily, societies in this part of the world tend to be uncivil toward undertakers. Understandably, their reactions scale from disdain to outright stigmatisation founded upon fear of death. In this exclusive interview with a veteran of the trade,observes that the society is indebted to the services of morticians even though they are treated with disdain and avoided like a plague. His report is filed in from Nnewi, Anambra State. A professional mortician, who entered into the gruesome business at age 13, looks back 15 years on and acknowledges that the profession is a noble and lucrative one that Nigerians should learn to venture into! Henry Okah (not the coupist!), said every passion is rooted in divinity and............... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/working-mortuary-gods-calling/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The Federal Government plans to re-issue its five- and 10-year bonds in the last quarter of the year to raise up to N270 billion after JP Morgan’s index on Wednesday delisted half of the maturities belonging to Nigeria. The 10-year bond, among those to be delisted on the influential index, edged higher to yield 15.09 percent after the Debt Management Office (DMO) on.............. Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/fg-reissue-10-yr-bond-jp-morgan-index-expulsion/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Timi Alaibe withdraws from Bayelsa guber race Timi Alaibe, a former managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), contesting for the governorship seat of Bayelsa State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday withdrew from the December 5 governorship election in the state, citing party interest. Alaibe formerly declared his decision to pull out of the rescheduled governorship primary of the All............. Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/timi-alaibe-withdraws-bayelsa-guber-race/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has advised the Federal Government to give special attention to the mining sector rather than rely solely on the export of crude oil as major foreign exchange earner. NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said “Nigeria is endowed with various mineral resources such as gold, tin, coal, and precious stones among others. “We have large deposit of mineral resources which are not tapped because we have............ Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/nlc-urges-fg-to-give-priority-to-mining-sector/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Volkswagen signalled on Tuesday it would recall up to 11 million vehicles as it tries to address the scandal over its admission that it cheated U.S. diesel emissions tests. New Chief Executive Matthias Mueller said the German carmaker had drawn up a “comprehensive’’ refit plan to be submitted to regulators aimed at....... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/volkswagen-to-recall-11m-cars-with-manipulated-software/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has urged state lawmakers to reject the list of cabinet members submitted to the House of Assembly by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, alleging that the prospective commissioners were not selected on merit. The opposition party said that most of the people nominated are relatives and cronies of a former governor of the state and national leader of the....... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/ambodes-commissioners-are-tinubus-relatives-cronies-pdp/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGr
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Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/CNL Joint Venture (the NNPC/CNL JV), has declared and confirmed that on September 17, 2015, it signed a loan agreement, in conjunction with NNPC, for the sum of up to $1.2 billion to fund a 36-well development program for the NNPC/CNL JV. NNPC had on Monday, September 21, announced the deal, aiming at fast-tracking oil well development in the country and boosting crude oil reserves.................... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/chevron-nigeria-clinches-1-2-billion-jv-deal/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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General Manager, External Relations, Nigeria LNG Limited, Kudo Eresia-Eke, has said that gas flaring has reduced to its barest minimum in Nigeria when compared to previous years. He made the statement during a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Association Energy Correspondent (NEAC).......... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/nigeria-has-achieved-drastic-drop-in-gas-flaring-nlng-gm-kudo-eresia-eke/ Kindly Folow @DailyTimesNGR
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There is no gainsaying that Muhammadu Buhari’s ascensionto the presidency on May 29 this year brought some delight and dignity to the perception of Nigeria in the international community. I have said this much previously and concluded that Buhari’s honeymoon with the west ought to be quickly maximised for national.......... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/another-look-buharis-wish-list-west/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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An estimated 10,000 workers of about franchise outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) across the country may soon lose their jobs over mounting debt profile and other bottlenecks militating against the state oil firm’s ongoing reform initiatives. The NNPC Retail Limited, a subsidiary of NNPC, has managed the operations of franchise retailers since August 2002 at a cost which......... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/nnpc-to-axe-10000-franchise-outlets-workers/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The Presidency at the weekend maintained that President Muhammadu Buhari is fully committed to improve national security and succour for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu, in reaction to a report on Friday that Buhari and his delegation to the United Nations missed the meeting to discuss and proffer solution to the problems of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The statement reads: ‘’Contrary to the erroneous impression that may have been created by........... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/presidency-buhari-missed-uns-boko-haram-meeting/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The Ogun State Government has assured the Nigerian Army that it would assist in rehabilitating the access roads within the 81 Base Ammunition Depot, Nyangoa Barracks, Lanfewa, Abeokuta, just as it promised that it would soon commence the rehabilitation of the Lanfewa-Aiyetoro road. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works And Infrastructure, Engineer Kayode Ademolake, who gave the assurance, while playing host.......... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/ogun-repair-military-barracks-access-roads/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The president of Abuja chamber of Commerce and Industry (ABUCIMA), Mr. Tony Ejinkeonye has urged the federal government to expedite actions on the promotion of entrepreneurship amongst graduating students of tertiary institutions as well as encourage constant energy supply to power small and medium scale industries as part of measures aimed at addressing unemployment and tackling corruption Mr. Ejinkeonye who made the appeal yesterday in Abuja while declaring open the 10th Abuja international trade fair at the trade fair site along...... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/abuccima-advocates-national-programme-for-entrepreneurs/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Fast moving Consumer Goods Company (FMCG), Dansa Food limited and member of the Dangote Group has introduced yet another product into the Nigeria market with the launch of the Kally drink a blend of natural fruits tagged at the........... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/dansa-food-out-with-kally-drink/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Last week Thursday, September 17, 2015, the world woke up to the rude announcement of a military coup in the West African country of Burkina Faso. The military putsch succeeded in overthrowing the transitional government headed by interim President Michel Kafano and his Prime Minister Isaac Zida, replacing them with General Gilbert Diendere as the country’s new strongman. Following this, there have been riots on the streets by those protesting against the anomaly, leading to the needless deaths of innocent citizens. Reports say that in addition to seizing political power, the soldiers raided the offices of Ouagadougou’s Radio Omega, setting them ablaze. The junta calling themselves the National Counsel for Democracy imposed a dusk to dawn curfew, with all flights in and out of the country cancelled. Expectedly, the international community including Nigeria has condemned this........... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/the-coup-in-burkina-faso/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Nigerian women, particularly those who are entrepreneurs in the microeconomic environment, have the potentials to contribute the sum of $1.7 trillion to the insurance market by 2030, according to The International Finance Corporation (IFC). The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group, which has the responsibility of offering investment, advisory, and asset management services to encourage........... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/women-to-account-for-1-7trn-insurance-contribution-by-2030-experts/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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No fewer than 30,000 websites are targeted by hackers according to a disclosure by Sophos Lab to Forbes daily. This mind boggling statistics has become a motivation for serious companies and institutions to upgrade their information security systems. One of such institutions that has made a bold step in Nigeria is the Nigerian Stock Exchange, a bourse........... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/iso-certification-%E2%80%8Ense-raises-bar-in-information-security/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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United Global Resources Ltd, a leading computer technology training company, has received commendations from schools, parents and pupils for the high standard of its annual ICT training programme for children. The commendation was given at the 2015 graduation ceremony......... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/ugrl-certifies-31-pupils-as-microsoft-office-specialists/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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You can never compare Asia ladies to African women…..Sunkanmi Ogunade Being on top of his game is his trademark and watch-word, Sunkanmi Ogunade has withered the storm from being a run-way model to actor and most recent, a publisher. The Olabisi Onabanjo University graduate and indigene of Ijebu Ode in Ogun State has featured in so many soaps and run-ways, his love for photography endeared him to have a passion in journalism. From Nigeria to Malaysia, Sunkanmi is one of the Nigerians attaining landmark achievement out of the shores of the country with his recently debut magazine in Malaysia. In this Exclusive chat with Life &Times, the born actor cum model led us into his world and other sundry issues. You started as a model then an actor, how do you juggle both together? If you look at both properly, you will know they are related. The only....... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/from-nigeria-to-malaysia-sunkanmi-ogunade/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The World Bank has announced the appointment of Rachid Benmessaoud as the new Country Director for Nigeria and Coordinating Director for West Africa Regional Integration. In a statement on Monday, the bank said Mr Benmessaoud joined the World Bank in 1990 as an energy planner in the then Europe, Middle East and North Africa Vice-Presidency. He takes over from Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, whose............. Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/world-bank-names-new-director-for-nigeria/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Staring at your laptop or desktop monitor for long hours on end has already become a part of the modern workday routine. And inevitably so, computer eye strain has become a major job-related complaint especially for secretaries, typist, bloggers and other computer centered jobs. This is not only restricted to desktops and laptops , it includes other hand held devices like..... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/computer-damages-vision/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Popular communications application Skype went down across the world on Monday. Numerous users are currently complaining on social media that........ Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/skype-is-down-worldwide/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Guinness Nigeria Plc demonstrated its commitment to football development by fulfilling its promise to provide more exciting times to football fans, as they launched an exciting marketing campaign tagged ‘Every Minute Made Of Black’ in Lagos at the weekend. Activated across Nigeria, Every Minute Made of Black (EMMOB)........... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/guinness-excites-football-fans-launches-emmob/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The Managing Director, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Uche Orji, has said that all funds and assets managed by the NSIA were intact and fully accounted for. In a statement on Sunday, Mr Orji said that the step became necessary due to speculations on the state of affairs of the NSIA; adding that the.... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/our-sovereign-wealth-is-intact-nsia/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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The Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom, CANUK, has advocated more support and visibility for Nigerians living with disabilities, both within the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom and back home in Nigeria. The chairman of CANUK, Tunde Loye, led the call on.... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/canuk-others-want-legislation-support-for-the-disabled/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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Immediate past Special Adviser on Niger Delta and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Hon. Kingsley Kuku, has asked anti-corruption agencies not to tamper with the account of his charity organisation, Keketobou Care Foundation, which he has been using to help the poor. Kuku, who made the call in a telephone interview from his hospital in the United States on Sunday, said there was no public fund in the charity account, which.......... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/steer-clear-charity-kingsley-kuku-tells-efcc/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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If Mrs. Chinwe Obi, a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Awka, had a premonition of her death, she didn’t show it; rather, she was busy making preparations to give her dear departed husband a befitting burial. The husband, a business man based in Cotonou reportedly died in a in unclear circumstance a week before Chinwe’s death. He had come to visit his wife at...... Read More http://dailytimes.com.ng/tragedy-hit-awka-four-women-dies-mysteriously-room/ Kindly Follow @DailyTimesNGR
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