Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Los murciélagos caen en el efecto señuelo
La próxima vez que vea una oferta en línea o vaya al supermercado, observe si hay dos opciones o tres. Un truco de marketing común es presentar tres opciones: la tercera opción está diseñada para desviar su atención hacia el producto más caro.
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Nigeria To Generate N3b Annually From Plant Variety Protection Law – NASC
Director-general of the Agricultural Seed Council of Nigeria (NASC), Olusegun Ojo, has said that Nigeria would generate over N3billion annually through the new Plant Variety Protection Law (PVP). The DG, who stated this during the unveiling of the PVP Law, in Abuja, added that the law would incentivise national and ...
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Large Scale Yam Exportation Through AfCFTA Underway – Ibrahim
The national president of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Kabir Ibrahim, in this interview with CHIKA IZUORA, discloses that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, will boost export of yams and other Nigeria’s agricultural produce. What are the major challenges facing Nigerian farmers? The country is experiencing ...
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80 % Workers In Nigeria Banks Casual — ASSBIFI
The President of Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution (ASSBIFI), Comrade Oyinkan Olasanoye has decried increasing level of casualisation in Nigeria banks, saying 80 per cent workers in Nigerian banks are casual staff. She stated this while speaking with the Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN), ...
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BetKing Celebrates New Brand Identity With Pomp As Okocha, Omah Lay Treat Guests
BetKing, Nigeria’s fastest-growing sports and digital entertainment brand, Thursday celebrated the launch of its new brand identity in Lagos. The event was a colourful affair with loads of fun, exquisite cuisine, good nature banter and excellent music by the fast-rising act, Omah Lay. It was also a night for royalty ...
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Hunters’ Council Charges Buhari, NASS On Bill
The Nigerian Hunters Council (NHC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila to facilitate the passage of the Hunters Council of Nigeria Bill into law. Addressing newsmen in Jos at the weekend, the commandant general of ...
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Reading Culture Enhances Knowledge, Creativity – Ag. National Librarian
The National Library of Nigeria said it has started sensitising children and students in primary and secondary schools on reading culture towards enhancing their knowledge and creativity. The acting National Librarian, Dr. Oluchi Kalu, disclosed this on Saturday during the the 2021 Readership Promotion Campaign held at the National Library, ...
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Nigeria: Adegbite Reiterates FG Commitment to Support Investors in Mineral Sector
[This Day] The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that his ministry would continue to collaborate and support legitimate and genuine entrepreneurs in mineral sector who are adding value to the economy and creating employment for the teeming Nigerian youths.
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MAKING IT, SPENDING IT: MAKE OR MAR MONEY CHOICES: Making A Fortune From Makeup Business
Starting a makeup business in Nigeria is not difficult. In fact, as an individual you can start makeup business anywhere you find yourself in the country. As long as you have the passion for it, you can succeed. The good thing about this business is that you do not necessarily ...
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Enugu APC Urges Nnamani, Others To Stop Coup Against Foundation Members
Enugu State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on ex senate president, Chief Ken Nnamani, minister of Foreign Affairs, Geophery Onyeama, former governor of the state, Barrister Sullivan Chime and other stakeholders to halt the coup d’etat against foundation legacy members of the defunct Congress for Progress Change ...
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Court Clears Former Staco MD, Oyefeso, Of Bankruptcy
The federal high court sitting in Lagos has cleared the former managing director/CEO of Staco Insurance Plc, Dr. Sakiru Oyefeso, of bankruptcy allegations. Staco Insurance Plc had earlier filled a petition against Oyefeso, praying that the court adjudge him bankrupt, and that all assets, interests and holdings, either held personally ...
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FG Flags Off Vehicle Registration With Lagos
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed says the pilot phase of National Vehicle Registry (VREG) has commenced at the Nigeria Customs Service Kirikiri Light Terminal in Lagos. Speaking during an even that was organised to enlighten the public on vehicle transfer and processing in Abuja yesterday, ...
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NIRSAL Backs Potato Value Chain Expo
Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) has thrown its weight behind the 1st International Potato Value Chain and other Root Crops Conference and Exhibition, accepting to partner with ABG Paulas Resources Limited to deliver the Expo. In a letter dated July 28, 2021, signed by the ...
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Bogoro Tasks Institute On Nation-fixing Research
In an efforts to attain food sufficiency and make Nigeria a knowledge economy, the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro, has called on the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) of Obafemi Awolowo University, to develop a new focus of conducting “problem-solving and ...
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We’re Committed To World Bank-backed Project – Makinde
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed his avowed commitment to the timely completion of the World Bank-backed Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP). The governor has also appealed to the World Bank not to withdraw its conditional no objection for the Second Pool of Long Term Investments (PLTI2) BERs, ...
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Journalists’ Forum Urges End To Killings In Middle Belt
Middle Belt Journalists Forum has said it is desirous to work with credible international organisations to ending the senseless killings in the middle belt. In a press statement issued in Jos, Plateau yesterday, the president of the Middle Belt Journalists Forum, Jonathan Ipaa, said the partnership had become necessary going ...
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CSOs Decry Poor Breastfeeding Among Mothers
Civil society organisations, under the aiges of Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) and Save the Children, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, have called for more women participation and engagement in exclusive breastfeeding. The organisations said the rate of exclusive breastfeeding, which the Nigeria Demographic and ...
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Federal Govt Plans Research, Devt Foundation As TETFund Gets Draft Bill
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has received the draft executive Bill for the establishment of the National Research and Development Foundation (NRDF). The executive secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, who received the draft law from the TETFund NRDF Bill Drafting Committee in Abuja, on Wednesday, commended the Attorney General ...
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UK Spends N8.6bn On Development Projects In Kano
United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is spending £14.7 million (N8.6 billion) in its 2020-21 financial year on development projects in Kano State. FCDO’s development director, Christopher Pycroft, at the opening of the strategic dialogue between FCDO Nigeria and the Kano State government, revealed this yesterday, in Kano. ...
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Leemon Ikpea Mourns Capt Hosa Okunbo
Executive chairman and chief executive officer of Lee Engineering and Construction Company Limited, Leemon Ikpea, has expressed shock over the death of the chairman of Ocean Marine Services Limited (OMSL), Capt. Idahosa Wells Okunbo. Ikpea said Nigeria has lost a business guru and a philanthropist. Okunbo died in a London ...
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FCMB Gets Quality Management Standards Certification
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has validated First City Monument Bank’s (FCMB) ISO 9001: 2015 certification for Quality Management Systems (QMS). The bank got the certification following improved business processes and consistent delivery of quality products and services to customers. FCMB earned ISO 9001:2015 certification in 2018 for demonstrating ...