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1- Dangote flags off $1bn cement plant
THE construction of another cement plant with 4,500 direct and 45,000 indirect jobs capacity was yesterday flagged off by the Dangote Group at Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.
The Federal Government at the event announced it has concluded plans to meet with the 36 state governors to simplify access to land by investors in the mining industry.
2-NIPP phase II to guarantee 16,000mw of electricity— 11th April 2016
THErecent declaration by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, that Nigeria lost over N7 billion to strike in the electricity sector in the last two years remained worrisome.
Fashola said the amount, which could have contributed to the growth of the sector was lost due to the strike embarked upon by the unions in the sector between April 2014 and March 2016.
But in the face of the fresh threats by labour to disrupt activities in the electricity sector, stakeholders have called on the Ministry of Power to diversify the energy mix of the country from largely gas fired plants to solar, wind and hydro.
Specifically, they contended that the implementation of the second phase of the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP), which would cover the construction of 11 hydro dams in Northern Nigeria was capable of providing the needed leap for the country’s power sector to generate about 16,000 mega watts (MW).
3-We should be patient with Buhari–Nwosu, Imo Chief of Staff
A CHIEFTAIN of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Chief Uche Nwosu, has taken the critics of President Muhammadu Buhari to the cleaners.
Nwosu who is the Chief of Staff to the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, disclosed that Buhari having met a lot of rot in the system when he assumed office as president is trying to lay a solid foundation upon which the country will stand firmly.
4-CBN’ll invest to create jobs –Emefiele— 11th April 2016
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has again assured genuine investors of cooperation and support towards self-sufficiency in local production of essential goods and the economic diversification drive.
Speaking during the facility tour of the new completed Sunti Golden Sugar factory in Sunti, Niger State, at the weekend, Emefiele noted that the bank has invested about N26 billion in the project of such magnitude in order to encourage import substitution and backward integration strategy.
5-Nigeria’s publishing industry in throes of death— 11th April 2016
STAKEHOLDERS in the print, publishing and newspaper industry have raised the alarm over the dearth of pulp and paper mills in the country, warning that urgent intervention from government was needed to forestall massive job losses in the sector.
The concerned stakeholders lamented that the privatisation of the nation’s three pulp and paper mills; Nigeria Paper Mill, Jebba, Kwara State, and Iwopin Pulp and Paper Company Limited, Ogun State, both in 2006, as well as Nigeria Newsprint Manufacturing Company(NNMC) Oku Iboku, Akwa Ibom State, in 2008,has failed to meet the objectives for the exercise.
6-Leicester marches towards EPL title— 11th April 2016
LEICESTER City’s remarkable surge towards the title shows no signs of slowing up after battling to a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Sunderland at the Stadium of Light yesterday.
Jamie Vardy’s second-half brace – the striker’s first league goals since February 14, seven matches ago – proved to be the difference between the two teams.
Claudio Ranieri’s men have now won their past five league games without conceding, picking up their 14th clean sheet of the campaign yesterday. They have lost just three of their 33 league games so far
7-FCT polls: INEC declares 4 Area Councils inconclusive
TWENTY four hours after the conduct of elections in the various
Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, declared four out
of the six chairmanship positions inconclusive. The four Area Councils
are Abaji, Gwagwalada, Abuja Municipal and Kuje.
8-Group petitions Buhari over influx of substandard goods— 11th April 2016
AS substandard goods continue to flood Nigeria’s markets, the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to address the problem in the interest of the nation’s economy.
In a petition to the President, NAGAFF attributed the influx of fake goods/substandard products to inconsistent government policies and compromise on the part of some officials of government’s agencies stationed at the ports.
9-Nigerians should be tough to get going –Momoh
DESPITE the challenges facing the nation since the present government by the All Progressives Congress (APC) came on board, many believe that in the fullness of time, Nigeria would be happy that they voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in the last general election. One of those in this school of thought is former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh. Speaking to Sun recently, he noted that he has no doubt that Nigeria would fare better under President Buhari with time.
10-CAF Champions League: Enyimba crushes Etoile du Sahel
MFON Udoh scored a hat-trick to nudge Eniymba International FC of Aba closer to the League stage as the Peoples Elephant crushed Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia 3-0 in Port Harcourt.
Udoh opened the score sheet after nine minutes of play from the penalty spot and doubled the lead in the 55th minutes through a close range pass from Dare Ojo and completed his hat-trick in the 80th minutes to give Enyimba a healthy advantage ahead of the return leg in Tunisia.
-Daily Sun
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I pray that the God of Abraham ,Isaac and Jacob and will Passover Nigeria to heal the land in Jesus name.
ReplyDeleteEnd time news in brief
ReplyDeleteDangote is 59 years???
ReplyDeleteWow!
Fashola need to keep quiet. Tired of APC with blame trading. I think trading should be in their APC name
ReplyDeleteGroup petitions Buhari over influx of substandard goods? They couldn't petition SON for not doing their jobs its Buhari they are petitioning????. Its ok.
ReplyDeleteGood to know
ReplyDeleteHuh
ReplyDeleteEnd time Leicester city una no go drop points...