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Poge 26, T H ISDAY, Vol. 17 No. 6126
news FG to Audit Impact of Fuel Subsidy Removal on Trade BusinessWORLD
IlU:' of TrIde. and Investn'lt:nl. Dr OIutq;un -'I!an... hal
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INDUSTRY From Yemi Akinsuyi .~
abo live usurance: that dQmestic IBeX. promotion would form !he c:cn of. new tRde "ralclY beln, put torelhn' by the nurustry 1be mInlJlcr" Mid the pro-
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posed bill on made in Nigma &oods wooki foculi on ptIlrt)na&c of products !hat NIF"a h.u 1M capKlly 10 produc:e wtuch W'OUld boost cffortJ at pmmotilllihe revi tIlisation of the automobile. 1U1.1e and pluuauxiustnel ""hen passed into ..W He a1JO CApW.ncd hi any waiver to be p'IIMed by the federal 10000000rllCnt would hcocd'onh be ICaOr-JpCClrlC
u,*,orlhetnnsfOl'TlllllJOtlAI aaenda 01 JOVeflID'rUt The rntnistry • .a:ordinllo the nurustc:r. wu bcinJ rq»IItlOftled to become • centre of trwIc agreements. data,
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