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~ is lfully ~ R&Dactivitic::sandlr.!ns.fc:m:d 1 AcXtIrcr.,g to hi mIiIute, !he de~loped indigcmus tcc!uJGk,- i gies 10 !'devanl organizations i
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made !hIS knO\Vf\ IhmuPl !he Director- alc:commcrcializali : Gcnc13I1<.:EQ of FIJRO, Dr. The: Dim::lor-GcnaallCEO of i GloJU 1~lmlO. during ~IC lawx:hin~ Jf CIS-Trade (or ~~ ~~Iha~= ~ "l-R:GroupExecu1iveDirecb;Intecon~UmiIed. ~IhbIe~t~:::IU". Chief~~. rerer,.. Peaa. UI ir:' and Qre\'eloprnenl, on weekly schedule 'has ~ .-Jg ISO 9001 Certhotion from !he represenIaIive of Business Systems Impartial CertifiCction hdio ~ laIit ~ M~J~~ :~"Oi'~e~ inacasaI \0 26. O\Tf 50.000 ~ tancm, WI Ibadm, yesterday. " - OADA ~ PaJ1I1trsl:up for AIiiea's t~hoo-~,,"reprmews have been •
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:rr==,Power generation: FG okays $300m for Zungeru plant
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mg to plan. The VICe Presiden[ also disclosed dw the pm01llSalion of ~ By FOSTER 001 anmmt ancillacicrsdue 10 Ix:!!cr Acmnling \0 him: "As key the: Power Holding Company ~ cRt 0iAR1£S NWAOGUJI use ofrc:soun:es.. benc:6ciaries of the systt:m pO- of Nigeria (PHCN). will not t Spctking a[ the lkeja branch \'lI[e sector participation is vital onIycrea\c:crallble pu\\wmar~ ; of the ManufactuJerS Ii the ffa:tive desi . J kct. i[ "ill also aa:clernte lite. CLIlklm5 AssociationofNi.....ia(f"u""'·s or .e gIl.lJI1le- fasttt deli..-v of stable and '':::I>',.... 0 -....". . , mcntabonillidthe:la1gtamsus._J 1~ n . 'I>.r~ ~ ~~ ~ ~id Con9.tItative Forum}'eSIefday tainability of the sillgle wino. n:[iablellOwcrIDNi~ : """"~.~ WlI;: oms or a in Lagos, Dikko sIa[ed tll3l the .'_ . " Indeed. Samba rellaatcd die ~ ~ window platform adoption of IIIe single window tanV. . administration's commitment i ~ requ!e a I"CI6ust i1te- system becomes necessary He:said that adc:quale foru<> toslreogtheningthePOII'Cfset:~ QfUIed. I-io5stic ~5e becluseglobalo:nnnicdevd- andrcsoura:smll5ltJc:alloca~ tor so tllaL it can dlkiently : ~ From aI stak8d:J- opnenl dqx:ndson the ability of ID all aspectS of the singIc: WIn- de liver adequate. qualitative. ~ er.I n fie aJLri-Y: The ~ a nation to tr.dc dra:th1:ly and dow progr:amme \0 a l9.tl'e a reliable and afi"ordabk powt:r in i wndow ~ iiIows goOas efi"tcX:nlJy in the global market SlIt'CCSSful ou\l:oTE. a deJeguIatOO 11'Io'lIi.-eL
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t'"' •• WI ......... " " " . mavlng 1ng to tJIU' ~ China EXIM Bank has po.....n , ......e an: also addn:ssing approved fuming for this prof- olIv:r dlolt an:. militating eel: with the partnaship of the: IIgainst our growth whith Islaillie Clc:\1:lopl'nellt Bank lIu:lude education. tr.mspon "Wearealsoworkmgonscv- (rail\\... y, w:atav....ys, seaports, era! of small and medium aUyoru) and agricul[t=.·· he hydro-po......a projects th.1[ ....i1J said. add about JOO megawans," the He has also called on Prcsiden[san UNlDO 31Jd olhc:J- developHe disclosed that the Federnl ment pa!tnOS \0 give Nigeria Goyernment had signed an technical and financial suppon MOU with SElMENS of as well as framework \0 nd»Germany for the production [ize ils abundant energy 450 megawatts of da:tricity. In n:soum'S [0 achie\.1: thc: obja:the same: \ttJ, JO mega .....atts lives of tile Suslainable Enogy mal ID rowa plant W-<IS being for All initia.tiVl:S. pursued uoda- the PublicMeanwhile. VICe PresidenL Prh'1lte-Partncrship ammgc- Namadi $ambo. yesterday, "'-'L insisted,L_'-,.; ..... - dmacter_
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the IkvcloplIlrnt of a pmjca estimated to 00Sl m billion in the Lckki Cmual Businc:s5 Disttid (COD) of lbeju-Lddci, Lagos, ....i11 din:ct!yor irdiredl). t lion or processes.. procaJun:s c:ngage about 50.000 people. t arxi mformatiOli fIows," adding lending m::deuce ID mgu~ that lhe syst'!fll wiD restllt in mcnt of catslrudion ana1ySlS ~ ~uI effio..imcy and efJ"ec- that tIx: irdlSli)' is the bugesI. j thmess of official caltrols, ilIld emplo~oflabca ~ em mhD: aJSIs for both govThe project. which promises
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banking and multi-papose hall wtlllld aJ5I NI9'{KXl per square selling each sIqJ space ftK N3 million, while the: ownership AI the ulweiliml oflhe proja;t paiodis90ycus. =lIy. Seye 6Iaucjo, sp:cial The JXOject has large mulll- adviser to the SIaIe~emor (Il papose halls suitable forhlllks, C3TeriI:s.. bouriques and offices while the centre has the: neces- expressway makes it accessible sruy iIIfrasIroctun: such as aile- from the \<Irious pan.~ of the qualc parking space for about stale and beyond.. especially 1,000 \thicles at a time, intra from the: EasIan stales of the and in~--statc bus taminal, Wi- - ' Y.
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