Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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AMCON Denies Plans To Take Over Dangote Refinery
Contrary to some reports that the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) could take over the Dangote Refinery over debts owed by the Dangote Group to banks, the corporation has denied such claims saying it has no business with the group. Some online news platforms had yesterday reported that Africa’s ...
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Cadbury Nigeria, 14 Others To Close Gender Gap
Cadbury Nigeria Plc has joined a coalition of 15 Nigerian companies that cut across manufacturing, banking and finance, construction, hospitality, logistics, and telecommunications, to promote gender equality in the workplace. This, they want to do, under the Nigeria2Equal programme. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) ...
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Nigeria Invites Envoy Over Indonesia Assault
Federal government has taken steps to address the reported arrest and manhandling of a Nigerian diplomat serving in Jakarta, Indonesia as the Nigerian Ambassador to the Asian country, Usman Ogah, is set to return home for consultations on the issue. The move came after the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey ...
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AMCON Denies Plans To Take Over Dangote Refinery
Contrary to some reports that the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) could take over the Dangote Refinery over debts owed by the Dangote Group to banks, the corporation have denied such claims, saying it have no business with the group. Some online news platforms had on Tuesday reported that ...
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FG Trains Kano EXCO Members On e-Governance, Digital Transformation
In its fulfilment to enable the development of National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), the federal government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, under the leadership of honourable minister, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has kick-started a pioneer programme to train members of Kano executive ...
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Report Scores Sanwo-Olu, Wike High On Economy, COVID-19 Management
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been rated as the overall best governor in the handling of COVID-19 pandemic, economy, infrastructure, political sagacity, humility and environment/waste management. A report conducted by Best Media Consultants and signed by its managing director, Mr Stephen Eke, also said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers ...
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Enugu Residents Vow To Disobey IPOB Sit-home-order
Residents of Enugu have vowed to disobey the Sit-Home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from Monday, August 2021. The residents, who spoke to LEADERSHIP on IPOB directive, insisted that the order was not necessary because whether they comply with it or not, the law must take its ...
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Council Gives Ultimatum To Unregistered Veterinary Outfits
Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN) has issued a 60-day ultimatum to all unregistered and illegal veterinary outfits in the country to register with their various state committees or face full wrath of the law. The council, as part of its efforts to regulate veterinary services in the country, has inaugurated ...
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NDLEA Arrests 15, Recovers 8,268kg Of Cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested15 suspected drug dealers and seized a total of 8,268.2311 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin, tramadol, methamphetamine and skunk among others in a week-long coordinated raids across seven states. The states are Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Enugu, Bauchi ...
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ipNX, USTDA Advocate Policy Harmonisation To Mitigate Data Risks
ipNX Nigeria and United States Trade and Development Agency, (USTDA) have stressed the need for government and private sector players to unite in purpose to mitigate data risk and vulnerabilities. They added that, this will align in their approach to achieve data security in the country. Achieving this, divisional CEO, ipNX ...
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Amidst Queues, Banks Struggle To Cope With Increased Forex Demand
Although queues resurfaced in most banking halls nationwide, specifically at the forex section, banks were able to meet demands of customers requesting foreign exchange for business and personal travel allowances as well as school and medical bills, among others, LEADERSHIP Sunday learnt. Our correspondents who went round some banks at ...
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Arms Control Commission And The Task Of Mopping Up Over 350m Guns
Amidst the increase in the proliferation of small arms and ammunition in the country, security experts have said the menace is driving the skyrocketing rate of insecurity and violence in the nation. They noted that the proliferation of arms, occasioned by illegal and porous borders and the booming business of ...
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Attacks: 5 Killed In Zangon Kataf As Kaduna Govt Urges Recourse To Law
The Kaduna State government has renewed appeal to residents to end deadly cycles of violence, following reports that five people were killed in a series of attacks in Zangon Kataf local government area of the state. A statement issued by Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, ...
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AFF, Access Bank Deepen Digital Inclusion With Tech-focused Summer Camp
Driven by the vision to nurture the next generation of fintech innovators, the Africa Fintech Foundry, in partnership with Access Bank, is organising a week-long physical coding summer camp for 90 children aged 10-18 at Africa Fintech Foundry, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed “Raising a Tech-Savvy Generation” and scheduled from August ...
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Lagos Assembly Cuts Former Governors’ Pensions By 50 %
Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the report of its Committee on Establishment which recommended the reduction of pensions for former governors and other affected officials by 50 per cent. The committee also expunged the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for former governors as stipulated in ...
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NIMN : New President Unveils Repositioning Plans
Barely two months after being given the mandate to lead the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) for the next two years, the institute’s new president, Mr. Idorenyen Enang has said one of his priorities is to enhance the equity of the marketing institute, in order to give it ...
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Chapadmalal atrae inversiones y promete ser el José Ignacio de la Argentina
El destino de mar ligado al surf experimenta una metamorfosis con la llegada de turistas que descubrieron estas playas en pandemia y familias que se instalan en el lugar; se abre una puja entre el crecimiento económico y la conservación de la impronta agreste
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Nigeria: Sanusi - Special Economic Zones Key to FDI
[This Day] Senior Executive of up coming NG Eagle Airline, Captain Ado Sanusi, in this interview with Chinedu Eze said the recent designation of major airports, as special economic zones will be an incentive to foreign direct investment. Excerpts
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Nigeria: Lagos Free Zone - U.S. Mission to Facilitate Increased Investment Into Nigeria
[This Day] The United States of America Mission in Nigeria has stated that it determined to facilitate increased investments into the country through projects like the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) for the mutual benefit of Nigeria and the United States.
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2023: CNPP Hits PDP, Wants Virile Opposition Party
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has called for a more virile opposition party in the country, saying the country’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has failed in that duty. The CNPP in a statement issued yesterday and signed by its secretary-general, Chief Willy Ezugwu, noted that ...
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Emiefiele Economic Pillar Of Buhari Administration – Ethnic Youths
The Nigerian Ethnic Youth Leaders Council has described the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as a courageous economic pillar of the current administration whose fiscal and monetary policies have further repositioned the nation’s economy for rapid growth. This is contained in the group’s message to celebrate the ...