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No Date Yet for Deregulation, Says Ajumogobia
From Collins Olayinka, Abuja
AS fuel queues continue to emerge in most cities in Nigeria, the Federal Government has again declared that it is yet to take a decision on the take-off date of the deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry.
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The Pen is mightier than age... Dr. T.M Aluko, 91, scribbles away in his study, in defiance of age and the stroke that had kept him in-doors since 1987. A new book ‘Our Born Again President’ written by the author of One Man One Wife will be launched on Monday, November 9 to mark Aluko’s 50 years of published writing, which he started in 1959.
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Reps, NSE differ on dematerialisation bill
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W'Africa: The deformed child now wants to 'walk'
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Court examines ownership dispute over Lagos industrial scheme
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Uganda registers first emissions reducing forestry project in Africa
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NNPC partners independent marketers on fuel distribution
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Deregulation draws concerns on state of refineries
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Standards, guidelines for ICT in Nigeria underway
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Internet addresses set for change
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Banking supervision: The prevention mechanism option
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The role of banks in leasing industry
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Scientists record first injured human donor lungs repair with gene therapy
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NAICOM should enforce standard code of ethics for agents, say operators
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Making your peak season travel enjoyable
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'We are repositioning APCON for better performance'
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Govt should empower citizens to own houses
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Researchers employ Aloe Vera to fight tooth decay, boost immunity
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How to revive Nigeria's textile sector by experts
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Global 'best practice' approach to Niger Delta crisis
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20 years after: The world, a wall, the Cold War and triumph of will
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36 professors, others produce ETF book development project blueprint
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ANA convention evokes essence of Literature for good governance
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Fuel smugglers escape arrest, abandon vessel on high sea
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D-E-R-E-G-U-L-A-T-I-O-N : Distilling Facts From Fiction
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Anambra: No Kudos For PDP's Theatre Of Political Absurdities
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Redemption And Forgiveness: The Way To National Reconciliation, Unity, Development
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Islam, football and time
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Nigerians Tackle Pfizer At U.S Supreme Court
From Laolu Akande, New York
PARENTS and guardians of Nigerian children who died or were affected in the 1996 controversial Trovan drug trial in Kano State have restated their case to the United States (U.S) Supreme Court after drug maker Pfizer, filed an appeal to America's highest court, arguing that both the company and the government in Nigeria acted in concert to conduct the illegal clinical trials.
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Soludo Knows Fate Nov 16,Anambra PDP's Exco Rejects Dissolution
From Lemmy Ughegbe, Abuja and Chuks Collins, Awka
PROF Chukwuma Soludo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the 2010 election in Anambra State, will have to wait till November 16, this year to know whether or not his political ambition will remain intact or not.
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Soludo's Family Denies Alleged N10m Ransom
From Uzoma Nzeagwu - Awka
ABDUCTORS of Pa Simeon Soludo, father of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2010 election in Anambra State were not paid any ransom, family has insisted.
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AFRICA
Clinton, in Egypt, wants Israeli settlement halt 'forever'
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UNITED States (U.S.) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has defended America's stance toward Israeli settlement building to worried Arab allies, saying Washington does not accept the legitimacy of the West Bank enclaves and wants to see their construction halted "forever.
Again, Al-Bashir plans Turkey trip despite warrant
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SUDANESE President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has planned to visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice.
WORLD
Palestinians threaten Israel with one state solution
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THE Palestinians should give up seeking an independent state and pursue a single country in which they would enjoy equal rights with Israelis, the chief Palestinian negotiator in Middle East peace talks has said.
UN relocates foreign staff after Afghan attack
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THE United Nations (UN) said it has begun relocating more than half of its international staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against its workers - the most direct targeting its employees during decades of work in the country.
POLICY & POLITICS
'People's Support Has Been My Strength'
For Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole of Edo State, his first year in office has restored hope and brighter future for the people, just as he reeled out his achievements, which he described as foundation to many that will soon follow. Aware that all eyes are on him, the former president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) says despite challenges his administration faces from the hostile opposition in the state, the overwhelming support he enjoys from the people has propelled him in his desire to transform the state.
ARTS
SOYINKA: More Tasks For A Hero Essay
By Jare Ajayi
TO say that Nigeria is hemorrhaging would be stating the obvious. The kind of its affliction is one requiring fundamental surgery - the type that could be performed only by genuine nationalists and statesmen and women.
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Editorial
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Flood in Lagos metropolis
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THE story of flood in the Lagos metropolis during the rainy season is an endless recount of pain and a frequent reminder of how much government still has to do to imprint a lasting relevance in the hearts and minds of residents. This is a brief summary of the hardship Lagosians from one area of the metropolis to another went through in the last few weeks as the rains soaked up Lagos and forcibly brought socio-economic activities to a virtual stop in situations where hardly any human intervention was in sight.
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Columnists
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Nigerian pilgrims and the attack on Saudi banks
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Taking the HIV combat to African communities
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By Levi Obijiofor:
'Silence of the lambs'
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Letters
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The missing link in Sanusi's judgment
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I forgive IBB
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Fashion
What a bunch of talents!
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By Nike Sotade
Nigeria surely has a bundle of talented tailors and artists. Thanks to FADAN that fished them out at the grand finale of the FADAN Talent Hunt show last Sunday.
Auto Wheels
Honda boosts CR-V for 2010 challenges
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THE 2010 Honda CR-V has received its first slate of significant changes since being redesigned four years ago. The engine has also been enhanced with 14 more horsepower with the exterior and interior given minor detail changes and Bluetooth.
Food & Drink
Very chillicious
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THAT'S hot, you'll say. But the benefits of chilli pepper far outweigh its burning sensation on the palates.
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