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		<title>Nigeria Stock Exchange market indices dip by 0.58%</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 18:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Nestle led the losers&#8217; chart by N86.99 to close at N1, 001 per share.<span id="more-137106"></span></strong></p>
<p>Weekly transactions on the <a href="http://www.nigerianstockexchange.com" target="_blank">Nigerian Stock Exchange</a>, NSE, closed on Friday on negative note as the All-Share Index depreciated by 0.58 per cent due to &#8230;</p><p><a href="http://premiumtimesng.com/business/137106-nigeria-stock-exchange-market-indices-dip-by-0-58.html">Nigeria Stock Exchange market indices dip by 0.58%</a> is a post from: <a href="http://premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a></p>
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		<title>Businesses die in Nigeria because they lack capacity to create value- Stransact Partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 11:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oluwaseyi Bangudu</dc:creator>
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<p><strong>Businesses in Nigeria sometimes hinder their own growth.<span id="more-136739"></span></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.stransact.com" target="_blank">Stransact Partners</a>, a professional services firm, has said businesses die in Nigeria because they lack the capacity to create value.</p>
<p>The firm said this while announcing the commencement of its 2013 &#8230;</p><p><a href="http://premiumtimesng.com/business/136739-businesses-die-in-nigeria-because-they-lack-capacity-to-create-value-stransact-partners.html">Businesses die in Nigeria because they lack capacity to create value- Stransact Partners</a> is a post from: <a href="http://premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a></p>
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		<title>State of Emergency to impact negatively on GDP, inflation- Renaissance Capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oluwaseyi Bangudu</dc:creator>
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<p><b> On Tuesday evening, President Goodluck Jonathan ordered a state of emergency in the three states.<span id="more-134572"></span></b></p>
<p>The declaration of a state of emergency in three states –<a href="http://www.bornostate.gov.ng" target="_blank"> Borno</a>, <a href="http://www.yobestate.gov.ng" target="_blank">Yobe</a> and <a href="http://www.adamawa.gov.ng" target="_blank">Adamawa</a> in Northeast Nigeria – in order to deal with Boko Haram insurgency will have &#8230;</p><p><a href="http://premiumtimesng.com/business/134572-state-of-emergency-to-impact-negatively-on-gdp-inflation-renaissance-capital.html">State of Emergency to impact negatively on GDP, inflation- Renaissance Capital</a> is a post from: <a href="http://premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a></p>
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		<title>Nigeria approves commercialisation of Federal Housing Authority</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Talatu Usman</dc:creator>
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<p><strong>The privatization process of the Abuja Security Commodities and Stock Exchange was also approved.<span id="more-133506"></span></strong></p>
<p>The <strong>National Council on Privatisation</strong>, NCP, on Thursday approved the commercialisation of the <strong>Federal Housing Authority</strong>, FHA.</p>
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		<title>International Labour Organisation to propose labour law reform package</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>This follows last month&#8217;s garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, killing more than 600 people.<span id="more-132924"></span></strong></p>
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		<title>Reps want Abuja Sheraton Hotel’s post-acquisition plan revised</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ata Udo</dc:creator>
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<p><strong>Sheraton hoteliers say they have put in place measures to bring the services of the hotel to international standards.</strong><span id="more-102371"></span></p>
<p>The House of Representatives Committee on Commercialization and Privatisation has asked the management of Abuja Sheraton Hotel and Towers &#8230;</p><p><a href="http://premiumtimesng.com/business/102371-reps-want-abuja-sheraton-hotels-post-acquisition-plan-revised.html">Reps want Abuja Sheraton Hotel’s post-acquisition plan revised</a> is a post from: <a href="http://premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a></p>
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