Pak-Afghan traders say hurdles at Torkham decline trade volume with Afghanistan
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Pak-Afghan traders say hurdles at Torkham decline trade volume with Afghanistan

TORKHAM BORDER: Traders and businessmen on Friday demanded of the Pakistan and Afghan governments to jointly workout for the removal of hurdles at Torkham border crossing that caused the decline business activities at severe low level on both sides of the border. It was stated in a meeting held at Torkham border between Pak-Afghan joint

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Deliver us from Custom's extortion, harassment - Meat sellers beg Tinubu
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Deliver us from Custom’s extortion, harassment – Meat sellers beg Tinubu

…said they have suffered extortion despite approval of their business by relevant national approval agencies Traders dealing on dried meat under the aegis of Dried Meat Preservers Traders Association (DMPTA) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to rescue them from alleged harassment and extortion by Nigeria Customs Service. The traders said they have suffered extortion

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Soludo appoints ex-guber candidate head Oniitsha drug market fire panel of inquiry
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Soludo appoints ex-guber candidate head Onitsha drug market fire panel of inquiry

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has appointed a 9-man panel of inquiry, to look into the remote and immediate causes of the November 8, 2022, fire disaster at the Oniitsha Bridge head drug (Ogbogwu), market, Anambra State, The inferno had claimed no fewer than eight lives while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed, 

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Mixed reactions trail Tinubu's planed removal of fuel subsidy as queues resurface in petrol stations
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Mixed reactions trail Tinubu’s planed removal of fuel subsidy as queues resurface in stations

The declaration by President Bola Tinubu to enforce his predecessor’s decision to remove fuel subsidy by June ending has been greeted with mixed reactions. Tinubu had earlier on Monday, in Abuja, affirmed that his administration would not continue to pay subsidy on petroleum products. He said given the high opportunity cost the Federal Government was

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Southeast residents thrown into darkness as rainstorm wrecks havoc on EEDC facilities
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Southeast residents thrown into darkness as rainstorm wrecks havoc on EEDC facilities

Residents of states in some parts of Southeast have been thrown into power outage following rainstorm that wrecked havoc on facilities of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC). Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the rainstorm which occurred Sunday evening and early hours of Monday, caused supply

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CAC working 24/7 to ensure speedy service delivery - Registrar
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CAC working 24/7 to ensure speedy service delivery – Registrar

We don’t have weekends, we don’t have public holidays, Christmas or Sallah – CAC The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has reiterated its management and staff commitment to ensuring speedy service delivery to clients. Alhaji Garba Abubakar, CAC’s Registrar-General, in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the commission was ensuring this digitally through its unique

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Residents to enjoy affordable housing as Soludo Commissions FMBN, NLC Estate in Anambra Community
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Residents to enjoy affordable housing as Soludo Commissions FMBN, NLC Estate in Anambra Community

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has commissioned Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigerian Employees Consultative Association (NECA), Housing Estate under the National affordable housing delivery programme for Nigerian workers. The Housing project is located at Hill View Estate, Nkwelle Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area

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Maritime Institute Onitsha underway -NIWA boss
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Maritime Institute Onitsha underway -NIWA boss

Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu has said that plans have been concluded for the establishment of Maritime Institute in Onitsha, Anambra State. Moghalu disclosed this during inspection of areas covered by the organization’s right of way in Onitsha with an order for demolition of illegal structures within the area to

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Govt agents, workers fiscuff throws Imo residents into darkness
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Govt agents, workers fiscuff throws Imo residents into darkness

Residents of communities in Imo State have been thrown into total darkness following industrial action by organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), over alleged “violent disruption and unprovoked assault on Imo State workers by agents of Imo State Government during the May Day celebration”. The Head, Corporate

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Departmental Interference Shrinking Trade Volume With Afghanistan - Minister
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Departmental Interference Shrinking Trade Volume With Afghanistan – Minister

PESHAWAR:Provincial Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Taj Muhammad Afridi, on the directives of Interim Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, held meeting with different stakeholders in which he was briefed about the current trade issues that caused shrinked down export and export with Afghaniatam via Torkham border. Minister for relief and rehabilitation Taj Muhammad Afridi chaired the

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ASMATA sacks market chairman over non payment of IGR 
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ASMATA sacks market chairman over non payment of IGR 

Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders’ Association, ASMATA, the umbrella body of all markets in Anambra State, has reportedly sacked the chairman of Onitsha Photographic Dealers Union, Chief Cletus Agu, over alleged non payment of Government Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, for two years and for overstaying in office. Agu, who told newsmen that he remained the

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We need detailed explanation of Anambra/EEDC MOU steady power supply - ONICCIMA tells Soludo
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We need detailed explanation of Anambra/EEDC MOU steady power supply – ONICCIMA tells Soludo

…Soludo on March 25, signed a pact between the state government and the EEDC The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) has asked Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo to explain details of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on steady power supply in the state. Soludo had on March 25, signed a

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Pak-Afghan Liaison Committee Discusses Bilateral Trade
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Pak-Afghan Liaison Committee Discusses Bilateral Trade

LANDIKOTAL: Pak-Afghan liaison committee on Saturday held a meeting and discussed different issues ranging from impediments in smooth sailing of bilateral trade and promotion of commercial activities in the region. The meeting was attended by members of Pak-Afghan Liaison Committee including Director Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce (PAJCCI) Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, former SVP Sarhad Chamber, Engr

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Declining revenue worries Soludo, targets N4bn monthly IGR
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Declining revenue worries Soludo, targets N4bn monthly IGR

…says state already running a deficit revenue Anambra State Governor Prof Chukwuma Soludo has expressed worry over declining internally generated revenue of the State. He said the state expected to generate N4billion per month, is already running a deficit revenue which is one of the key projections. Speaking while inaugurating the State Board of Internal

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Southeast traders laud EEDC over MOU signing with Anambra govt
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Southeast traders laud EEDC over MOU signing with Anambra govt

The South-East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) has congratulated the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) on its collaboration with the Anambra State government which resulted in the recent signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parties, towards providing energy security and extending universal electricity access for residents of Anambra State. The consensus was

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