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By Rarzack Olaegbe   Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India, has completed the development of his new home in Mumbai. The mansion is worth an estimated value of $1 billion. It is a 400,000-square-foot Antilia on Mumbai’s Cumballa Hills, situated in one of the world’s most expensive addresses – Altamount Road. The oil and …

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Our Reporter   National Union of Chemical Footwear, Rubber, Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees, NUCFRLANMPE, has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase from five per cent to 7.2 per cent. Speaking with reporters in Lagos, the National President of the union, Comrade Goke Olatunji, said border closure is already taking its …

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Our Reporter   Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has called on security agencies operating at the seaports to put in place measures to tackle the menace of stealing and breaching of cargoes by miscreants. They urged the Nigerian ports police as well as the terminal operators and security personnel to initiate tight security measures, …

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Labour experts have urged workers to prepare themselves for the challenges posed by technological advancement, climate change and globalisation. TOBA AGBOOLA examines what organisations need to do to prepare the workforce for the future.   The workplace of the future is undergoing a fundamental transformation because of technological disruption, high level of skills among others. …

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Clustering is one strategy being promoted  to help  transform the economy as experts mull measures to advance industrialisation. Clustering was an highpoint at the Farm2Fork Dialogue held in Ilorin, Kwara State, writes DANIEL ESSIET.   Agriculture powered by industrialisation will help raise incomes and productivity of farmers. It will also lower food prices and improve …

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To the Federal Government rice is a strategic commodity because of its importance to food security and to generating employment and incomes for the nation. Against this backdrop, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Asia Chapter has mounted a campaign to boost farmers’ rice-producing capabilities, DANIEL ESSIET reports   Rice is one of the most-consumed staples …

Read moreBringing Japan’s rice experience to Nigeria