Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Chevron Bags Best Exhibition Booth Award At NOG
Chevron Nigeria Limited, (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and CNL, (NNPC/CNL JV), has received an award for the best exhibition booth at the 2021 edition of the Nigeria oil and gas (NOG) conference and exhibitions. The award was presented during the industry ...
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Abia Riders Insure Tricycles With Universal Insurance Policy
Tricycle riders in Abia State have promised to insure their tricycles with Universal Insurance Plc. The riders, under the aegis of Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) and Aba Tricycle Riders Integrated Welfare Association (ATRIWA) recently applauded the unveiling of Keke Pass policy in Umuahia and Aba area of the ...
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Ghana/Nigeria Trade Impasse: The Imperatives Of Parliamentary Diplomacy
The new leader of the Ghanaian parliament, Alban Bagbin last week visited Nigeria’s House of Representatives and was admitted into the chamber to speak. This signals robust parliamentary diplomacy between the two African countries as initiated by the speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabimila. Gbajabimila, having realised that ...
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NDLEA Arraigns 3 Nigerians, 7 Indians For Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday arraigned seven Indians and three Nigerians before a Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly smuggling 43.1 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria. They were docked before Justice Ayokunle Faji on a two-count charge of conspiracy and trafficking of illicit drug. The ...
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FAMILY BEING: Nigeria’s Burgeoning Population Jeopardising Nation’s Economy
For the umpteenth time, the former President Olusegun Obasanjo joined the league of experts warning that Nigeria’s rising population might trigger an economic crisis if not well managed. Chief Obasanjo raised the alarm that the country could parade the third-largest population worldwide by 2050 if the current population growth rate ...
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NLC Picks Holes In PIB, Wants Proper Representation Of Labour Unions
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has picked holes in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) recently passed by National Assembly, saying the labour unions decry non-inclusion of workers in the governing structures of the proposed commercial and regulatory institutions and organizations that would emerge from the unbundling of the Nigeria National Petroleum ...
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PMB Appoints New Nigeria’s Ambassador To WTO
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Adamu Mohammed Abdulhamid, as the new Nigeria’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva, Switzerland for a period of four years. The appointment was contained in letter to the minister of industry, trade and investment Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, from the ...
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Indian Returnee Gets 14-day Community Service For Breaching COVID-19 Law
A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba area of the state has sentenced one Mrs. Sekinat Raji, who came into Nigeria from India, to 14 days Community Service for violating the Coronavirus Pandemic Law 2021 of the State. Magistrate Bolanle Adeola handed down the verdict after Raji pleaded guilty ...
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Minister Tasks PPPRA Board On Deregulation, Autogas Policy
The minister of state for petroleum resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has tasked the board of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) on enforcement of deregulation when the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) becomes law. Sylva gave the charge while inuagurating the Board Chairman of the Agency, Mr Obinna Atuonwu, in ...
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Guinness Collaborates With APCON On CSR Global Projects
Guinness Nigeria Plc has pledged improved collaboration with the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON). The move is in furtherance of its commitment to developing the advertising ecosystem, adherence to regulatory framework and compliance with APCON laws. The marketing director of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mrs. Adenike Adesola, who recently led ...
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PIB: Full Deregulation Of PMS Inevitable – MOMAN
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has asserted that the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will inevitably bring about full deregulation of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country. The association also challenged the federal government to create an environment that would make investors in ...
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Nigeria’s Output Performance Below Potential Level, Says LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has stated that Nigeria’s actual output performance is significantly below its potential output level. The chamber stated this in its quarterly report on the state of the economy. The president of LCCI, Mrs. Toki Mabogunje, said: “Juxtaposing current growth level with population ...
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Don’t Use Religion To Destroy Nigeria, VC Charges Nigeria
The Vice Chancellor of Higher Institute For professional Development And Training (HIPDET) University British American business schools, Professor Paul Goodwin has urged Nigerians not to hide under umbrella of religion to destroy the country. The vice chancellor gave the advice, during the order of proceedings for 2021 matriculation, honorary doctorate ...
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Lagos Tackles Traffic Gridlock With TMS
Determined to ease perennial traffic gridlock that has made its roads a nightmare to motorists in the metropolis, Lagos State government on Wednesday introduced Traffic Management Solution,TMS, in the state, saying it will help to address controversial issues surrounding operations of law enforcement personnel as well as putting alleged traffic ...
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Lagos Assures Financial Institutions Of Good Returns On Mortgage Investment
Following the amendment of the Lagos State Mortgage and Property Law, Lagos State government has assured financial institutions including banks of good returns on their investments in Mortgages in the state. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Housing, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka gave the assurance during a roundtable ...
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Leadership Tussle: Lagos Traders Get Reprieve From Court
A Lagos State High Court has restrained former president and member, Board of Trustees of the Balogun Business Association (BBA), Chief Okey Ezeibe, from forcefully taking over the secretariat, assets, funds and properties of the group. Others affected by the restraining order are Chief Alex Obi Odunukwe, Chief Ifeanyi Okwuma, ...
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NYSC Certificate Verdict: I’ve Been Vindicated – Adeosun
Former Finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, yesterday said she has been vindicated by the judgement of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that she was ineligible for the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC). The court ruled yesterday that Adeosun was not supposed to present herself for the NYSC ...
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South-West Govs Meet NASS Members Over Constitution Review, Others
The six South-West governors on Tuesday night met with Senators and Members of House of Representatives from their region over the issues of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), Electoral Act Amendment Bill, and constitution review. Speaking to journalists shortly after the meeting in Abuja, the governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, ...
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BREAKING: Court Clears Ex-Finance Minister, Adeosun, Over NYSC Saga
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ruled that former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, was ineligible for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The court said she was not supposed to present herself for National Youth Service because under the 1979 Constitution, which was in force at ...
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Agency Accuses Rivers Residents Of Sabotaging Clean-up Projects
Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Felix Obuah, has accused residents of Port Harcourt, the state capital, of sabotaging its efforts toward environmental cleanup of the state. The agency therefore appealed to Rivers’ people and those doing business in the state not to work against the good efforts of the ...
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Ghanaian Speaker Pledges Resolution Of Dispute With Nigerian Traders
Speaker of the Ghanaian parliament, Alban Bagin, has promised that the trade dispute between Nigerian traders in Ghana and the Ghananian authority will soon be a thing of the past. Bagin stated this while addressing members of the Nigeria’s House of Representatives, at yesterday’s plenary. He explained that the reconciliation ...