Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday said he would restore unity, peace and stability in Nigeria, if he emerged the president come 2015. He also expressed reservation over the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a free and credible election next year.
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Two days after Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi was impeached as the deputy governor of Enugu State over alleged gross misconduct, the state House of Assembly yesterday screened and confirmed a nominee for the vacant position. He is the presiding Bishop of Christ Ascension Church, Ugwuaji district headquarters, Enugu, Rev. Ralph Ifeanyichukwu Nwoye, from Isiogbo Nara in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state, same kindred as the impeached former deputy governor, Onyebuchi.
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Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has given an assurance to the people that President Goodluck Jonathan will record resounding electoral victory in Lagos State to secure his re-election in 2015. Mimiko made the assertion yesterday where notable South-west Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders converged on the National Theatre, Lagos, as the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) conferred the former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the party, Chief Olabode George, with the prestigeous Mandela Icon Award.
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President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said the federal government had concluded plans to bring down the cost of funding to the real sector of the economy through its new programme called the Financing Value Chain Initiative (FVCI). The president explained that this move by the federal government would give manufacturers in the country the opportunity to extend their loan repayment periods and also create access to new opportunities for the industrial sector.
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised the size of Nigerian economy to about N81.009 trillion following it latest final rebasing of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), using the Expenditure Approach between 2010-2013. This represented a marginal increase from the projected N80 trillion in 2013 when the output method was used the compute the rebased GDP in May.
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Being an early adopter is something many entrepreneurs pride themselves on. Whether it’s the latest app or the best in health, meditation or lifestyle, entrepreneurs like to be in the know and at the forefront of tech and trends alike. You’ve heard the person who said they were using Facebook long before the rest of us got a profile and seen the thousands who stand in line for the newest iPhone. So if you’re into being on the cutting edge of early adoption, you’ll want to know and follow these four up-and-coming young entrepreneurs. Age has nothing to do with performance and these men and women have shown they have the grit, guts and willpower to make a very real impact in their respective industries.
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As a habitual one-hour-a-day reader, I become excited when I find a book that catches my attention. Too many books offer the same old regurgitated advice leaving me to flip to the cover wondering if this is a title I've already read in the past. Here are four books offering a fresh take on achieving entrepreneurial greatness. They've penetrated the entrepreneurial ranks through word-of-mouth, great content and raving fans. As evidence of their appeal, the titles have collectively drawn more than 1,100 five-star Amazon reviews and the authors have 42,000 followers on Twitter as well as thousands of "friends," "followers" and "likes" on their various Facebook pages.
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Mobile now influences 19 percent of all retail sales. This creates both a huge risk and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity if marketers can get their mobile strategy right. As we head toward 2015, we’re seeing more brands than ever adopt a “mobile-first” strategy. Marketers who want to share screen time with their customers had better make sure their content contains actual substance, or they will verge upon a difficult and dangerous gray area between a great message and “spammy” one.
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Facebook will on September 18 host its first Creative ShopHackathon in Africa, as attention turns to Africa’s creative sector. The workshop, which will hold as part of Loeries Creative Week™ Cape Town, is designed specifically for young creative designers with one to two years of experience.
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JSE-listed platinum miner, Impala Platinum, had started an evaluation of its strategy after struggling to ramp up production following a five-month strike at its Rustenburg operations. The world’s second biggest platinum miner said it would have to embark on an intensive cost management programme in the next couple of months as it had to pay out salary hikes of up to 20 percent.
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