Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Work For Nigeria’s Unity, NYSC DG Tasks Corps Members
Director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has advised prospective corps members to use the opportunities provided by the service year to uphold national unity and preach peaceful co-existence among Nigerians. He said the NYSC scheme was established for the promotion of national unity and ...
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How Govt Is Bridging Housing Deficit In Kaduna – Commissioner
The Commissioner of Housing and Urban Development Fausat Ibikunle has said that Kaduna State Government is using a combination of Public Private Partnership and direct intervention to bridge its housing deficit. The commissioner disclosed that the state government is building 228 housing units at Rigasa and 224 others at Unguwan ...
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#RespetaMiFuturo, campaña cívica contra la corrupción
“Estamos convencidos de que las principales amenazas a la reactivación social y económica son la corrupción y los conflictos de interés, que empañan las obras positivas y los buenos ejemplos”: José Ramón Icaza, presidente de la Cámara de Comercio,
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Segunda rodada da Cessão Onerosa deve ocorrer até o fim do ano
O Brasil ocupa a sétima posição no ranking mundial de produção e de exportação de petróleo. A meta é chegar a 2030 entre a quarta e a quinta posição. Para falar sobre o assunto, o secretário de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis do Ministério de Minas e Energia, José Mauro ...
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NDLEA Nabs Lady With 35 Wraps Of Cocaine At Lagos Airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a lady, Okafor Ebere Edith, and recovered 35 wraps of cocaine from her underwear. Edith, who was arrested on July 30, 2021 during the outward clearance of passengers on Air Cotevoire, to Monrovia, Liberia from the Murtala Muhammed International ...
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Technology Can Address Challenges In Educational Sector – Professionals
Professionals in the education sector have unanimously agreed on the need to deploy technology to address the myriads of challenges crippling educational development in Nigeria. This was the submission of the panelists at the July edition of EdTech Monday, an initiative of Mastercard Foundation in partnership with CcHub Limited aimed ...
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PCN Seals-up 301 Business Premises In Abia
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed-up 301 business premises in Abia State for allegedly contravening its regulations. Registrar of the council, Pharmacist Elijah Muhammed stated this at a press conference after the operation in Umuahia. Represented by director of Enforcement, Pharmacist Stephen Esumobi, he said the enforcers, who ...
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We’ll Improve Sports Facilities To Empower Youths, Develop Economy– Makinde
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has reiterated the preparedness of his administration to improve sports facilities to empower youths, develop Oyo economy. The governor who stated this during the inspection of projects in Ibadan, including the Akobo-General Gas Flyover, the 21-kilometer Ajia-Airport-New Ife Expressway road, with spur to Amuloko and ...
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Ex-Exxon Mobil Vice President To Sponsor Media Award
Former Exxon Mobil Vice President, Mr Udom Inoyo has announced plans to sponsor an annual award to encourage professionalism and diligence in media practice in Nigeria. Speaking when he visited secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Uyo yesterday, he appealed to journalists not to sacrifice professionalism on altar ...
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Govt Must Seek Local, Foreign Experts On Its Digital Currency – Okwu
Following Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) disclosure that its much-anticipated digital currency will be launched in October this year, the founder of Blockchain Mobile Technologies, Mr Stanley Okwu, in this interview with ROYAL IBEH suggests what government must do for the initiative to be successful. CBN recently disclosed that it ...
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Reviving The Educational Sector
No doubt, Nigeria’s educational system is far from ideal. Our educational system like all other sectors of the economy is in bad shape. Successive administrations have paid lip service to the growth and development of the education sector. The budget of our education sector in Nigeria in recent years has ...
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CBN Forex Ban: SMEs Battle Headwind, Inflation
The ban of forex by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to Bureau De Change(BDC) operators is sending wrong signals to small business operators and the micro, small and medium enterprises(MSMEs) sector in the country. This development is affecting about 95 per cent of small businesses as they are grappling to ...
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NITDA To Leverage On AfCTA To Build Digital Market
As Nigeria moves towards diversifying its economy using technology, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has proposed partnership with Republic of Namibia in the areas of Innovations and Entrepreneurship through African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA). This is because Africa as a continent lost out during the First, Second ...
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There’s Urgent Need To Rid Nigeria Of Drug Scourge – Marwa
The chairman/chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has called on all leaders and stakeholders in the country to see the urgent need to rid Nigeria of drug scourge. Marwa who spoke in Ibadan, Oyo State yesterday as chairman at ...
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Suspend The Gaseous Emission Levy
Not many Nigerians especially business owners in the Federal Capital Territory ( Abuja ) are amused that Abuja Municipal Area Council levies N100, 000 emission permits on business operators for the emission of gas from generators and other heavy duty machines. A letter the Environment office of AMAC and addressed ...
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Coalition Warns Against Discrimination Of Older Persons
The Coalition of Societies for Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN) has warned that the law would catch up with anyone who discriminates against older persons in any part of the country. President of COSROPIN, Senator Eze Ajoku who gave the warning during signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ...
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Wizkid Set For US, UK Music Tour
As the world is beginning to experience music shows globally in the post Covid-19 era, Nigeria’s music export, Wizkid is set to embark on a tour of cities in the United States and in England. The award winning singer has his American tour dates set between September and October 2021. ...
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We’ve Deployed AI Systems To Automate Customs Processes – Babalola
What type of technologies have you deployed to facilitate trade in Nigeria? We work exclusively with the Nigerian government and Nigerian Customs Service, but our role impacts every entity involved in the sector. We have brought every entity involved in trade onto a single digital platform – the Single Window ...
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Northern Youth Leader Urges Effort On Insecurity, Economy
Given the deteriorating security and economic situations in Northern Nigeria, leaders representing the region at various levels of government have been urged to focus on taking appropriate measures to address the issues. The youth leader of northerners in Lagos State, Alhaji Ibrahim Ya’u Ibrahim Galadanci, gave the advice in an ...
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New Defence Spokesman Assumes Duty
The new director of defence information, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, has assumed duty with a pledge to operate an open door policy and honest communications parameters that are quick and responsive. Gen. Sawyerr in his remarks during the handing/taking over ceremony yesterday in Abuja tasked the media to eschew sensational ...
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[EDITORIAL] BDCs: The End Of The Road?
Early this week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued the Bureaux de Change (BDCs) in the country what is known in the sports world as the red card. It made it clear that henceforth, it will not sell foreign exchange to them as was hitherto the case. The apex ...