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AAG: Mmadu backs Falcons to win gold | TodaysNigerians
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AAG: Mmadu backs Falcons to win gold. Former Nigeria women’s international, Maureen Mmadu, has said the Super Falcons need to put the disappointment of not qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games behind them and focus on winning the gold medal at the forthcoming All Africa Games in Congo. The Falcons missed out on the Olympic qualification ticket for the second consecutive time when they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Equatorial Guinea in their qualifying match. The players seem to presently play as individuals,...
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Senate, Reps approve N14.7b loan for Edo | TodaysNigerians
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Senate, Reps approve N14.7b loan for Edo. THE Senate and the House of Representatives yesterday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for a World Bank credit facility of $75 million (N14.7 billion) for Edo State. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday, 4th August 2015 written to the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara on the need to approve the $75 million loan on behalf of Edo State Government. It is worthy to note that World Bank normally presents strict criteria for intending borrowing orga...
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N78 million for website included ‘other services’ – Fashola | TodaysNigerians
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N78 million for website included ‘other services’ Fashola. Former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has broken his silence over media reports which emerged last Saturday, detailing how the Lagos State Government under his watch as Governor, spent the sum of N78 million for the upgrade of the website www.tundefashola.com. According to a budget report on the website of the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (LSPPA), the contract was awarded to Info Access Plus Limited. He denied any involvemen...
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Nigerian Boxers Will Rule in Congo, Says Okorodudu | TodaysNigerians
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Nigerian Boxers Will Rule in Congo, Says Okorodudu. Team Nigeria’s Assistant Boxing Coach, Jeremiah Okorodudu, has predicted a bright future for the country at next month’s 11th 2015 All Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville. Four years ago in Maputo, Mozambique, Team Nigeria won only three silver medals in the boxing event to finish sixth behind Algeria and Mauritius. In particular, Okorodudu is banking on the duo of Efetobor Apochi (91kg) and Efe Ajagba ( 91kg) for gold medals. All the boxers in our camp a...
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Flour Mills to Merge Subsidiaries with Holding Company | TodaysNigerians
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Flour Mills to Merge Subsidiaries with Holding Company. Group Managing Director, Flour Mills, Mr. Paul Miyonmide Gbededo. Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) has announced plan to conduct a restructuring by merging five of its subsidiaries with its holding company under a scheme of External Restructuring. Also commenting on the project, the Company Secretary, Alhaji Olalekan Saliu, stated that the management of the various companies had jointly obtained an order of the Federal High Court directing that a Co...
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SMEs vital to healthcare | TodaysNigerians
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SMEs vital to healthcare. A malnourished child and his mother at Yan’awaki Primary Healthcare Centre, Kano. Takeholders in the health sector have identified well-funded small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) as a tool to drive sustainable healthcare. According to them, SMEs deliver 60 per cent services in the sector. They spoke at a health sector small and medium scale enterprises forum with the theme:. Exploring opportunities for SMEs financing in the health sector. She urged financial institutions a...
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FG: Nigeria Now Has Competitive Advantage in Wheat Production | TodaysNigerians
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FG: Nigeria Now Has Competitive Advantage in Wheat Production. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has stated that the nation’s locally produced wheat can now compete favourably with the imported ones, noting that courtesy of the development of two major seed varieties by the Lake Chad Research Institute, Nigeria can now save its hard earned foreign exchange used for wheat importation. According to him, With the development of two major varieties by our Lake Chad Research Institute,...
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End Insurgency in Three Months, Buhari Orders Service Chiefs | TodaysNigerians
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End Insurgency in Three Months, Buhari Orders Service Chiefs. President Muhammadu Buhari has given the military chiefs three months to end the Boko Haram insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria. He gave the charge just as word got out that 17 members of the Islamist sect were killed on Wednesday by local vigilantes in a Borno village. The president gave the marching order yesterday at the State House in Abuja while decorating the recently promoted service chiefs with their new ranks. He said: The activities o...
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How to reduce maternal, infant deaths | TodaysNigerians
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How to reduce maternal, infant deaths. USAID lists misoprostol, chlorhexidine as essential drugs. Lthough Nigeria did not attain the Millennium Development Goal 5 target, which is improved maternal health, before it lapsed this year, the Federal Government and its partners are not resting on their oars in the fight against maternal and infant mortality. He said mother and child can be saved if they have access to essential drugs outside the health facilities. He said, was on the essential drugs list and ...
