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iNigeria'll be a brand ambassador for power in next 3 yrs' Puc.ba1 Oke.k.e .
plates In ~ M'Clor made thtngs simpler .nd ~Mler for prospective Inveslors Eartk!r. L'te chairman and the chid aecutlve omcer 01 Nata. Group 01 Mr N.mlk
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IE Mlnlst.er o(Powt:r. Bart NnIIJI. has YIJ the power 5CICt« would LI«OfI"le a va1t.al*brand .. ~b" N~rta In the nat thrtt year$. glvco .,,,, aUenUon the Federal Gov~rll ment
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told the mlnIsler" that 1\u". key was a global auUtatty In tnfnlAtruc:t~ pn:MsIon,
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iE alttn11Je8 d the n.ia:rl Elec:tJ1d1y DBlrbillon Or:mpany. on Wedneeday. b1 lbadan. In augunlled a IICi1Itch card
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metu" c:uatornen. In put. nershlp wtUI t he "Ieet T~ l.lmtIed. just as tt aDaym ~. rear over prtvaUsaUOn r:ttrd:w. The QtId ERxuIM 0(. fIcer IC£OI d lhr dedr1dty dBtrbJtlon &m. M.r BoIIIJI 0yesIku. n.tr this known during th.. omclal b~tkIn cI lhe scheme at the DuFe IJuoinese unit d the ~ that the launch <I tI.r new pr0duct tagpI "$a"otlJf"i card b Payment <I Ekdrtdty OIls· warI _ned at rchJdnK tht: alreN UIIOdelei with btll IICttleulVlL While say1nf tlwt the aaatch card tr.l!J II new la:h. nokigIaII tnncn..Uon In lhe ~whk:h .. auId makt ~ 01 Its '"\I8tomt:n. he &aid adtoquntr pnMaIon had ber;n IUldt-lD hal. all)' ~ cmamttd In ~ CDUnIe <ltJle U"Ie <JI the card. ()yc5Iku sa d the rom
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NGO spends 4.5bn euros on selected states A
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Ductt rarmlng project tHOFP ). bued In Gumany. has 1nYestcd4.5 btl· I60n CUJOS within the IMt
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programmes In Klected states d tJy country 1hc country rqn:BCI'lc.. UYes of ~ orpnLYllon. Mr Jessie Grttn rulanl. dlacIoeed thls on Wft1ncs-
lilly. durtng. murtrsy visit on Governor Ibrahim Shana the Gowanment
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rood security. chttklng
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· rrom IVt. Edo Sta t. governo r. Comra.de Okumogbe qf Weppo Wanno Kingdom and ,h. Tyare q{ Weppa Wonno HIgh E,huabhor. during (h. iMU qf t h e people of Weppa. Wanno Kingdom In £t.ok o I:4st Local Govern me n' .Area '0 gONrnGr In Bconln C(ty. on Wedn.ud0Jl.
YOCaIltJnaI trantng and cndk:aUng k1IIc.- dlIt~ armog odtrn. Yulanl s-ld .lrc~.d1. Bauchl and KwanI &lat.es t.d bt:cn adcdcd from the North-Ease and North--Cen· tral. _1t1k Ka.tAIna. from IIlC North-West "I'OUld ~ as
Edo gOvt, Vietnamese farmers signMoU on rice production
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IE Edo State gcwemment and Viet · namese rarmers have slgJled • Memorandum ol Understa nding (MoUI on nee prodUCUOn In the slate Al the ce.remony. on Wedneaday. Governor Adams 08hlomhole sai d Nigeria did nol have any bualnc.u ImporUng food to reed the people.
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-If anylhLng. we ought to Ix able to export rood to those countries that are not as blessed as NI· gena." he saki. The governor added that "ror too kJng. tn<:on I1l5tenl publiC poliCies tn regards to agriculture has led to the Importa. lion or rood Into the counuy " He expressed hope thai "haVing provided you
wtth the neca6Il1Y Incen· Uve or land. aec:urtty and pollttcal backing to en· able you carT}" out your buslneas wtthout Inter· rerence.; you should do everything to ftl5ure that you reCiprocate the government's gesture by Immediately awlnglng InlD aCIIon.· 0s111omhok. who said he n::c:ognlMd the role of the prtvate sector In the
lbadan electricity distribution firm inaugurates scratch card payment scheme
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cals. reftnents and rallway con5tructJon and UlBl the leam came because Ita attcnOon had been dnlwn to the emrrgIng nwrket In the Nigman dectI1c power
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tty to lhe M'CIor Pt-orUtfOr r. naJI wa.. spaklng on '" ednesday. 1Vhc:n lhe lUI tmtl Ambas aador to NI~ert • . Mr All Koksal ltd . high power ddcgatJon th..t comprtsoed captaInJ ol"I\ubJh ntus trial gJ"WIts Oil • courtesy flistt to hint. Attonlr-rtftng the delegaUon .~ 'NUI NIgman a mbaasador to Turkey. Ahmed MaDannl8dorl who hIrnedf". was a ronner MinBter 01 Stat~ lOr PowI:I" The mlnl5t~r told the delegation tral the ministry had aheady estab· IIshed ground roles ror the aector. whleh he urged the Turittah team to understud., a nd dtttde which area I had compa.nUve advantage tie tokI Ill( YbItonJ that ille GencnaJ Ela::br (GEl d thr UnIkd Sta· ~ d America (t.tSA) twleet Ilk bd rtA1g by Its radlnrB.l to CXJnBlrucl aIO.(XX'MWoIdo,;:trlcpcM"'pant In N~l End advt8cd that othn" Irnutora could key Into thr (:E ~ on UI!Ie
Tanlk and Mr Cuneyt
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'Io1lK:h was excm piIIcd by the m:ent. n.opUs and re-cornmt55taning d ISOMVA. 330. 132KV power tnuWarmer at Ayede. Ue aaJd ~ company was raced with vaJ10wI d~ wtth lhe casmbuOon d available energy 10 Its customers In .... arc.ad d operation IlJ1d eo-lk;lted lOr men coopera. tIon &urn aD Slakchakkn. Addre5!ltng the l5aue or prlvaUaaUon. he SUd "11 Ie not the maller" d n::-
bud •• kJll. bultoprovide dl"ectM: and oftldent 5Cf. vtce: ddtvay ID Ntgc:rIam. • adding thai the 5UOt'eMOf company would suD need Vibnult ~ who Mn:
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the system and other profeasIonals In vartous ftdds 01 human mde:awur.henoe.thene«tir trorkenl not to plink 0W'I:i"" prtval.15aUOn.
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Dr Osagle Obayu."ana . ~ on behalf oltht: governmenl While Mr Uney Signed on behalf or the Vk:tnamt:ae f"aTmtts
Oyo gOY'S wife inaugurates SACA board 8
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the fnt I1me In the history or 010 SCate. the govunor'8 ..1fe, Mn!I F1on:nce AInd:J.. on Wednesday. lnaugu· nlled the oo.nt (or SCate AfpW:y b Con&toI d AIda
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(SACA) with a charge to rnemI:ienI to mme ~ In lhe IWII &gIlIMI the Ilu· man Immuno·ddk.::lency \It-
nM / Acq.JRd ll11mune De.-I1dency Syndrome {UN I AIOS)1n U-.e alale. Mn AJImObI. who pet"" bmed lhe hnwnUon d
Adeyemi College of Education commended IE Immediate past chairman of the Adeye:ml Colleit' 0( Education governing c ouncil. Mrs Obonganwan Ekong. hss attributed the landmarlt tnrrastructu~ dc:velopment and acad~mlc Improvement wltneued In Ule college to cooperstlon and aupport of all and sundry She dtsck)&ed thle at the aend·off party for members or the Immediate paat g~mln4 counc il or the COllege On Tuesday.
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deveJopment agrlcul ture. lI.5Sured them of Ute government's prolection. Earlier. Chl~r Execu · Uve Omcer and Group M.naglng Director or Transfonnauon Umlted. Mr Stephen Uney. who signed on behalf or the vtetnam~ ra~n. saki the company was partncrtng WIth the goy. unmcnt to brtng rood securtty to the slate and 11.5slSI the government In creating empk)ymenL Attomey·Gen~ral and
In a lltatement made available to the ....igerlcut T ribun e by the Uead . Imrornlalion and Public Relattons Unit or the college, Mr Moses Akln(oJar1n. she Ulanked the colJcge management. starr. students and the hoel community for the development wltnesscd when they RfVed. ~Wlth out your understanding and ooopeT1Itlon. thIs c.ounc.U would not have been able to achieve the Infrastructur.1 developm~nl and aCademic Improvemenl
have wltne:5!Jed. ~ she stated Ekon. specially Ula"ked the prOVOllt of the college. Profe!J5or Adeyeml Idowu. for his c:ommltmc:nt throughout their tenure She said "You care; you loYe and ensure Ule work la done properly rollowlng Ihe due process. You ellsure peace and mind Ihe wc.lCare or your statJ and students ~t Is why we wllness thiS landmark tnrraetructural development and
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the boa.rtl ~ alxtd ceremony tn her office In tbadan. said the GoYemor At** ApmobJ-Ied adrnInt!J.. tnuton o:w18kIered U-.e Issue dHJV/ AIDS ~s p1~ tII8ue and woWd Mop at nothing to reverae the 3 .0 pft'valence rale of the IDllIrge 10 dte state. The board. which Is
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Ogunmodede. Reverend Segun BabBtundc.. AIhaJa Monsural Muss. Pastor lUlljl ~ Dr Hannah Dada· AdegboJa. Mrs 1.0 aaJcye. MnI L.B EnIoIa.. Mr 0n6de: Samud. and many othcra.~
She enjoined Ute board to fi.unish U.c ~llncnt ..1th ~un theiR" vmtJan 01 HIV I AIDS. as· to ~ In dlnr: lhe ~ aean:h. CXln!JUItancy. trUl-"01.... _...",....,..
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on the cpkkmk:. among
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thc.CIC'fIlI'eirtht~
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ror the takc-ofT
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Plateau: Group lauds govt·, cbolee on traditional ruler AS the MOmtion d bmcr A*' d Defence SUI". Oenrnl Domkat Ball. to the IMOOI d I'Dndt.I T'Dn* In Aalcau Stale IS being quee-
tUm In a:rtaJn ~ • 8Odo-cuItW1ll ~UOn rwntd'"t'\IgWarWWW~
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the KlecUon and commended !he stale gD¥'emmcnl b _dher.-. 10 the BId
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the Of'ganlsaUon. Pulor NanIIr" K. Napbut.. ...i1o andemncd the unfavorable commcnta agJltn8C die P cnncnt. lr.lIIng the adeclion. said the sdectlon was done as !!pdt (JUt by the cur· n:nt~te. -..lhat lhe ~tM: cornmmLS on the penonalJt1eI d the fpY'Crnor and the dcctcd badI· ~ ruler __ an IIbcrradan lhat necdrd to be
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Napbut told newsmen
In JoIIthat the btrth dtwo ch~doms in
Tarok land ..... a product dthe people. not die govenment. liddIng th.t If the people wished to remain til one chkfdom. u~ vacuum of Ponzhi Tarok and Ponzhl Zfnni would lK IIDcd usIng the two jpUues.. esUlbllahlng thm1 upon an und~rstandlng .nth the people and pracnl It to die Joint TradlUonal ('(JUnctl. wh.k:h would . . . II to Ule
pocmment
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