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PATRONAGE of made-in-Nigeria products is the solution to the country’s economic recession, as Nigerian manufacturers have shown that they can match the quality of imported goods.

This was the position of a Nigerian firm, Team Ideas Box, TIB, which also noted that the Federal Government and National Assembly have been campaigning for local manufacturers. Chris-Mario Ipeh, TIB’s Managing Director, Chris-Mario Ipeh, told newsmen that Nigerians need to change their drive for imported products and appreciate local ones, adding “we join the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and the Senators in this campaign and want the world to know that Nigerians have grown in population and brains to meet production needs.

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LAGOS — Ninety-six hours after a three-week deadline was given to drop its brand name by Etisalat International, Etisalat Nigeria, Thursday, picked up the gauntlet, announcing it will now trade under the brand name, 9Mobile. The decision to use 9Mobile as the new brand name was taken at the end of a meeting of the telco’s management in Lagos yesterday. Etisalat rebrands, now 9Mobile The network had debuted with the 0809 number plan in 2008, which may have informed use of the figure 9 in rebranding the network.

The rebranded network, 9Mobile, is also expected to drop the domain name, www. etisalat. com.ng Etisalat International of the United Arab Emirates parted ways with its Nigerian partner, Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Ltd, trading as Etisalat Nigeria in the wake of a crisis over a $1.2 billion loan package, which defied solutions.
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Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the immediate suspension of the Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Chief Yusuf Ogundare for faking his kidnap which allegedly took place on July 5 along Center for Management Development (CMD) Road in Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the State.

Alleged suspects, Baale of Shangisha, Chief Yusuf Ogundare (right), with his brother and accomplice, Mohammed Adams (left), being paraded during a press briefing at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Thursday, July 13, 2017. In a memo with reference number OLGAS.83/S./Vol.1 dated July 13, 2017 addressed to the Sole Administrator of Ikosi-Isheri LCDA and signed by the State’s Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Hon Teslim Folami, Governor Ambode directed Ogundare to stop parading himself henceforth as the Baale of the community till further notice.
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The West African Examination Council is set to release results of candidates who sat for the last WASSCE examination – The results will be released on or before Wednesday July 19

The early release of results is part of WAEC’s new strategy tagged ‘Project 60’ The West African Examination Council, WAEC says the examination body will release results of candidates who sat for the 2017 WASSCE examination on or before Wednesday July 19.

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