Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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UN Lauds Ugwuanyi’s Investment In Infrastructure, Capital Development
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for ongoing investments in infrastructure and human capital development with notable progress in education, healthcare, and economic growth. Kallon, who spoke yesterday during a visit to Enugu State where he ...
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Embarking On Strike At This Critical Time Wrong, Buhari Tells Doctors
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja urged health workers to return to their duty posts, urging others contemplating strikes to opt for settlement of issues by negotiation, no matter how long it takes. “The lives of citizens that could be lost or damaged when doctors withdraw services, are precious enough ...
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5G: Tool For Competitiveness In Digital Era — Experts
Information Communication Technology (ICT) experts have hailed the approval of the National Policy for 5G Network, saying it would be a tool for the country to remain competitive in the global economy and digital era. The experts, in separate chats with newsmen, Friday in Abuja said that technology was taking ...
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Community Leader Charges Local Governments To Harness Tourism To Boost GDP
Mr Wale Mogaji, the Otunba of Epe in Lagos State on Friday urged local and state governments to harness tourism and arts contents potentials to boost GDP. Mogaji told pressmen that the advice became necessary so as to reposition the face of tourism at the grassroots. “We have enormous tourism ...
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Insecurity: Live Up To Expectations, LAWSAN Urges Service Chiefs, Others
The Law Students’ Association of Nigeria (LAWSAN), has called on Service Chiefs and security agencies to live up to their responsibilities and tackle insecurity challenges in the country. The students made this call following the spate of attacks, kidnapping and killings in Borno, Imo, Kaduna, Benue, Plateau States and ...
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Capacity Building: NSITF Rolls Out New Plans For Staff
Management of Nigeria Social Insurance Trustfund (NSITF) has unveiled plans to review its training structure for more effective and inclusive results. Executive director, administration of NSITF, Mrs Maureen Allagoa, who disclosed this in Abuja said staff of the fund will now be exposed to more impactful courses both off and ...
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Impact Of Worsening Insecurity On FDIs, Macroeconomic Performance Worries LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed dismay over the negative impact of insecurity on Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into the country and the business community adding that it has reduced the possible benefits that security brings to the macroeconomic performance of countries. Indeed, the Chamber decried ...
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UK To Partner Nasarawa In Agric, Others
The United Kingdom (UK) government has expressed its readiness to partner the Nasarawa State government in the area of agriculture, mining and infrastructural development. The UK’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, disclosed this when she paid a courtesy visit to the Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, on Wednesday in ...
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5stars Premier Unveils Merrybet Headline Sponsor As 2021 Season Kicks-off
Leading sports betting company, Merrybet has been announced as the headline sponsor of the 2021 5stars Premier League season. The 3rd edition of the league would take centre stage on Saturday September 11th in Abuja. Speaking at unveiling in Abuja onTuesday, the managing director of 5stars premier league, Olumide Aturu, ...
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BREAKING: Lagos Assembly Passes VAT, Anti-open Grazing Bills
In an unprecedented accelerated hearing and passage, the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday, passed two Bills into law, including Anti-open Grazing Bill within four days. The legislations are Anti-open Grazing Bill for a law to prohibit open cattle grazing in Lagos State, trespass of cattle on land and ...
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National R&D Foundation Draft Bill Loaded With Innovative Ideas – Yadudu
The chairman of the committee on National Research and Development Foundation (NRDF) executive bill, Professor Auwal Yadudu, said the proposed document in the bill contains massive innovative ideas that would propel the knowledge economy in Nigeria. He stated this recently, in Abuja while presenting the executive draft bill to the ...
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Police, OPS Brainstorm Over Security In Lagos
The Nigerian police force and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) on Wednesday brainstormed on how to create a secured business environment for economic growth in Lagos State. The meeting which was organised by the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) with the theme, ‘2020 security meeting Business dialogue series’ ...
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Nigeria: Govt Seeks Strategic Investment in Strategic Economic Sectors to Aid Recovery
[This Day] The federal government has said that it is prepared to collaborate with potential investment partners in critital sectors of the nation's economy so as to expedite recovery.
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Nigeria To Partner South Africa On Youth, Sports Development
Nigeria’s government is to partner with South Africa to explore areas of mutual benefits in youth, sports, culture and educational development. The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, disclosed when the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Thamsanga Mseleka, paid him a courtesy call in his ...
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Lagos, Onne Ports To Get Scanners In 2 Weeks – Customs
Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), is set to deploy three scanners to Apapa, Tin -Can Island and Onne ports complexes to facilitate trade and cargo evacuation. Recall that the service has been engaging in cumbersome 100 per cent cargo examination for some years now ...
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Ganduje Pledges Support For Onion Farmers, Sellers
Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said he will continue to encourage and promote the farming and sales of onions and other commodities in order to open opportunities for the teeming unemployed youths. He said Kano State had been giving adequate support to the programmes initiated by the ...
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Sanwo-Olu Harps On Entrepreneurship, Empowers 2,000 Artisans, Tradesmen
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday stressed the importance of entrepreneurship in economic growth of the country and empowered 2,000 artisans and tradesmen and women, saying it is a way of creating an enabling environment for business to thrive and ensure participatory democracy in the state. Sanwo-Olu who spoke ...
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GDP Growth Indicates Nigeria’s Economic Resilience – Olawepo-Hashim
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said the recent data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which showed that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by five percent is indicative of the country’s economic resilience. Olawepo-Hashim said year-on-year Q2 2021 GDP growth data ...
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NLC Initiates Review Of Obsolete Labour Laws
Head, Research Department of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Dr Onoho’Omhen Ebhohinhen, said the union is working on the review of labour laws in Nigeria. Ebhohinhen announced this yesterday during a chat with newsmen at a media roundtable and strategy design on civil space for the Power of Voices Partnership ...
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Businesswoman, FMBN Plan 1m Houses For Fulani Herdsmen
A business consultant and social entrepreneur, popularly known as Mama Diaspora, Amina Temitope Labinjo Ajayi, has said the second element of her plan is to build one million low-cost houses for Fulani herdsmen in their farm settlement. Ajayi stated this in Abuja when she was unveiled as the brand ambassador ...
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Niteo, Green Glass Africa To Deploy Solar Power In Nigeria
The quest to improve access to power and boost national productivity has received a positive response with the partnership between Niteo Limited, an indigenous power integration firm and Green Glass Africa, Germany, to provide Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) across Nigeria. BIPV is an innovative customised solution that enables the integration ...