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Ambode To Consider ‘Rent And Own’ Policy In Lagos Housing Programme

June 19, 2015/The Will Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, Friday said the state would consider adopting a ‘rent and own’ policy in resolving its housing deficiency. In a chat with media executives at his office in Alausa, Ikeja, Ambode acknowledged that it was not easy for a winner of […]

NNPC Says Four Oil Refineries to Resume Operation in July

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Friday its four (4) refineries will resume production in July, a Reuters report said quoting Ohi Alegbe spokesman to the Corporation. The report quoted Alegbe as saying that the two (2) refineries in Port Harcout would begin […]

IMF Hails Ukraine Legislation Strengthening Independence of Central Bank

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday hailed Ukraine’s parliament decision on Thursday to approve a legislation to strengthen independence of its central bank, the National Bank of Ukraine. “I welcome progress made in Parliament yesterday in approving legislation to strengthen the National Bank of […]