HuffPost American millionaires and billionaires are banding together to urge Republicans in Congress to raise their taxes instead of cutting them. In a letter first reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, more than 400 of America’s wealthiest citizens are asking congressional Republicans to reconsider tax reform legislation that would dramatically lower
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The Federal Government has received $64.63 million, about (N19.7 billion) from Niger and Benin Republics as payment for electricity supplied to them, the Minister of Power Works and Housing, Raji Babatunde Fashola, said yesterday. He said, the Nigeria Electricity Bulk Trading Company (NBET) is expected to work out the modalities before
Read More-Oru Leonard The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele says the dogged implementation of the Bank’s policy, which restricts importers of certain items access to foreign exchange from the Nigerian Forex market, has led to improvements in the domestic production of those items and a reduction in Nigeria’s
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that the country was losing $5 billion to smuggling yearly. The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said this while addressing State House reporters after the weekly cabinet meeting. According to Ogbeh, the government had to tackle smuggling as it was compromising the progress made in
Read MoreOru Leonard,Abuja … Targets additional 2m tonnes from 300,000 Rice Farmers The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has formed strategic partnerships with agricultural commodity associations in the country in its effort to expand the implementation of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). Disclosing this in Abuja on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, the Acting Director in
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The Zero Hunger Forum, headed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has pledged to assist Ebonyi to generate N48.4bn from rice production annually. Obasanjo made the pledge on Tuesday in Abakaliki at a gala night organised by the Ebonyi Government after the forum’s two-day second quarterly meeting. The former Nigerian leader said that
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Anietie Udobit,Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared open, a three-day e-Nigeria technology Conference, at the International Conference Centre Abuja. In his speech, he said ICT is key in bringing about the true Change APC led administration promised Nigerians: “I am delighted to be here today to witness the commencement of the 2017
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Business mogul and Chairman of the Appeal Fund Raising Committee for victims of fire incidents in Kano markets, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Monday in Kano presented a cheque of N500 million to the committee as he redeemed his pledge to help alleviate the suffering of the traders. According to the state Governor,
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Oru Leonard,Abuja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Fund for Agricultural Development on Climate Change Adaptation and Agri-Business Support Programme, IFAD-CASP. This is aimed at improving yields, mitigating the vagaries associated with climate change, as well as reducing the risk of crop failure. Professor
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As Donald Trump makes his first trip to Asia as U.S. president on friday, he will have the chance to meet heads of state from more than 20 countries including some of the world’s most powerful. Leaders around Asia hope Trump will cough up a coherent foreign policy for the 4.5
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