Agents to importers of goods caught up in the changeover from the Risk Assessment Report (RAR) to the Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) have refused take advantage of a provisional release window provided for them by the Nigeria Customs Service to clear the affected goods.
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Turn on the TV or flip through your favorite magazine and chances are you will come across some ad or article that promises massive success in your life or business if you just buy this particular product or do this one particular thing. It’s all a lie. There is no secret to achieving massive success. As human beings, it’s not out of the ordinary at some point to look for a shortcut or seek ways to maximize results without maximizing the effort. This type of thinking is carried by the majority of the population.
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Two weeks after his confirmation by the Senate, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu on Wednesday formally assumed his new role as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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Quick: How much time did you spend thinking of the title of your last presentation? I'd venture to say, not nearly enough. Titles are important. My dad was an editor, and legend has it that sometime in 1955, a manuscript entitled Big Yeller Dog crossed his desk. He liked the book and decided to publish it, but he asked the author if he could change the title to Old Yeller. The author agreed, and the name is lodged in our collective psyches.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) wants Americans, even those on a budget, to buy more organic food. The retailer that leads U.S. stores in grocery sales said on Thursday it struck a deal to sell Wild Oats brand organic foods at non-organic prices. The move could help revive Walmart's flagging grocery sales and boost the profile of the resurrected Wild Oats brand.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) wants Americans, even those on a budget, to buy more organic food. The retailer that leads U.S. stores in grocery sales said on Thursday it struck a deal to sell Wild Oats brand organic foods at non-organic prices.
Updated 5 Years ago

A car bomb went off outside a Bank of Greece building in central Athens early on Thursday, smashing windows in nearby shops but causing no injuries, police and Reuters witnesses said. The blast struck hours before Greece planned its first foray into the international bond markets since it plunged into a debt crisis four years ago, and a day before a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart have agreed on the need to resolve the security situation in eastern Ukraine peacefully, officials say. It comes as pro-Russia activists continue to occupy state buildings in eastern cities of Ukraine.
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Ahead of its formal admission and ‘unconditional’ trading next week (April 14) in London, equity traders yesterday commenced ‘conditional’ trading of Seplat Petroleum Development Company’s shares on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), BusinessDay has learnt.
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A stock market debut by oil and gas firm Seplat in Lagos and London is likely unleash a round of initial public offerings (IPOs) in Nigeria after they stalled in the wake of a 2008 financial crisis, the head of the country’s bourse said.
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