The market capitalisation closed lower at N11.51 trillion from the N11.56 trillion achieved on Tuesday
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The bank’s subsidiaries include Union Homes Savings and Loans and Plc, Union Assurance Nigeria Limited, Union Registrars Nigeria Limited and Union Trustees Nigeria Limited among others
He further said that the issue of associations allegedly submitting names of ‘ghost; farmers was totally unacceptable and that was one of the reasons the data bank needed to be revalidated
Also, FBN Holdings recorded net interest income of N112.7 billion, up by 3.6 per cent as against the N108.9 billion it made in the comparable period of 2012
Otunla disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja when he received a delegation from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Bukar Aji
The minister, represented at the occasion by the Federal Director of Fisheries, Foluke Areola, stressed that Nigeria had no business importing fish given its huge natural and renewable resources
The House also approved N7.5 billion to the existing internal loans of N44.5 billion, making it N51.9billion, and also reduced the recurrent expenditure from N229.7 billion to N214.7 billion
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He noted that the garment factory is one testimonies of his administration’s investment drive and commitment to attracting investors to Osun State, adding that the state has the market and the human and material resources
Williams said that the new stations, which will be a one-stop shop, would be located in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and other major cities in the East, North and West
Dangote Cement led the gainers’ chart by N2 to close at N190 per share
Aliyu explained that the poor performance of the NNDC has necessitated the need for some of its investments, such as the Arewa Hotels, to be sold off to the public
Ahmed, who gave the suggestion during a visit to his office by a delegation of the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria, led by its National President, Chief Kola Jamodu, also said that high interest rates, poor national road network, irregular and inadequate power supply were critical challenges hindering sustainable industrial growth in the country
He said: “Most of the deliberations today centre on expanding the transmission network of power in Nigeria to ensure that with all the power generating plants that Nigeria is now building and commissioning, we have substantial and adequate capacity to roll out all the power
“Finally, everyone has paid and in the shortest possible time, our power sector will take on a much more positive life of its own for the benefit of all Nigerians
Residents of Koluama communities had alleged that the leak impacted on their environment and urged the government to ensure prompt investigation into the incident
Ahmed, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, made the call when the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala paid a pre-commissioning visit to KAM Industries Limited in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital
On arrival at the Lagos airport, the boy, who apparently had sneaked into the aircraft main wheel, jumped out and was arrested by Arik personnel and handed over to FAAN security
By close of transaction on Wednesday night, all Preferred Bidders had paid up, except the Enugu Distribution Company, while the preferred bidder for Sapele Power Station had made substantial part-payment