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— Chinua Achebe
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Crypto Currency: A Leap Into The Future?
With the growing popularity in cryptocurrency trading and investment in Nigeria despite its ban by Nigeria’s apex bank Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), DANIEL UDECHUKWU examines why it is gaining more traction than the traditional forms of investments. Emmanuel Ntekim is in his early thirties, but he has already set ...
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Scarcity Of Forex Persists As CBN’s Naira4Dollar Policy Closes
BY BUKOLA IDOWU, Lagos With the two months period of the Naira4Dollar initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) almost over, analysts and stakeholders in the Nigerian economy say there has not been much improvement in the foreign exchange liquidity in the country. The CBN had in March this ...
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Devt Of Rail Sector Will Boost Economic Growth, Reduce Accidents – FRSC
BY FIDELIS UGBOMEH | The Lagos state sector commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Olusegun Ogungbemide has commended federal government for ongoing development of rail sector, saying, it will reduce damage of roads by heavy duty loaded trucks/petrol tankers and boost economic activities in the country. Ogungbemide, who made ...
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Experts Charge Employers To Join New Pension Scheme
BY ZAKA KHALIQ | Experts have implored employers in both private and public sectors to take seriously, the pension package of their workers. The experts, who spoke during a virtual training organised by the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) for members of the National Association of Insurance and ...
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Labour Tasks Ayade, Security Operatives On Kidnapped NLC Chairman
By RICHARD NDOMA | Organised Labour ( Trade Union Congress and Nigeria Labour Congress), Cross River State branch, yesterday, shunned celebration of workers’ May day, and called on Gov Ben Ayade of Cross River State and security operatives to expedite action in the rescue of abducted NLC Chairman, Comrade Ben ...
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How I Made It – Tunde Lemo: Braving the Odds of Leadership
BY Enyo Ati Mr Tunde Lemo is doubtlessly one of the Nigeria’s top management and boardroom gurus. He started his career in Arthur Andersen & Co Chartered Accountants in 1985 and over the years, he held various other positions in finance and control, provided significant leadership and top management training ...
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Ooni Of Ife Canvases Patronage For Locally Produced Goods
YUSUF BABALOLA, Lagos The Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has urged Nigerians to patronize locally made products, saying such gesture was required to improve the country’s economy. Ooni Ogunwusi made the call yesterday at his Ile Oodua palace in Ile-Ife while playing host to the management of ...
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Organised Labour Shuns Workers’ Day Celebration In C’River
BY RICHARD NDOMA, | Members of the organised Labour in Cross River State, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Nigeria Labour Congress NLC), have shunned the annual celebration of May Day, calling on Governor Ben Ayade and security operatives to expedite action on the rescue of the abducted state NLC chairman, ...
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Customs Seizes Goods Worth N165m
BY ISAIAH BENJAMIN, Kaduna The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘B’, has made 122 seizures of items with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N165,198,544.32 within three weeks. The comptroller of the FOU with headquarters in Kaduna, Comptroller Al-Bashir Hamisu, who made the disclosure during a briefing ...
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Restructuring, Decentralised Economy Will Enhance States’ Development – Makinde
BY ADEBAYO WAHEED, Ibadan Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has called for restructuring of the country and decentralisation of its economy to give states the opportunity to develop their resources at their own pace. Makinde stated this while receiving the University of Lagos Faculty of Engineering alumni association which paid ...
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‘Increased Support For Local Producers Will Boost GDP’
By Kingsley Alu, Abuja The federal government has said that increased support for local producers would also boost the manufacturing sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The government said it is essential if the productive sector were to become Africa’s preferred manufacturing hub and a dominant force in ...
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Military Got N197bn To Fight Terrorism – Finance Ministry
By Sunday Isuwa, Abuja Despite claims that the Nigerian military is underfunded and lack the equipments and weapons to execute the war against terrorism, the service has gotten N197 billion. A letter from the Defence Headquarters on the funding of Operations Lafiya Dole is claiming that they have a shortfall ...
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BUSINESS NOTE: Nigeria’s Farming System Unattractive To Youths, Says MANN Chairman
BY KALU EZIYI, Umuahia Abia State chairman of the Maize Association of Nigeria (MANN), Hon Onyekachi Erondu, has said the country’s farming system is not attractive to the youths because it has remained a machete-and-hoe affair. Erondu told LEADERSHIP Friday in his office in Umuahia, the state capital that as ...
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Business 101: Goat Farming Venture
Millionaires are made every year through farming in Nigeria and there is simply no end to the prospects of creating more wealth in Nigerian farms in the coming years. Goat farming business is feasible because of the increasing human populations not only in Nigeria but around the world. This situation ...
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20th Anniversary: NITDA Launches 4-year Strategic Roadmap, Action Plan
BY INNOCENT ODOH | The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has unveiled its Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021 -2024), which is aimed to enhance its new vision to “proactively facilitate the development of Nigeria into a sustainable digital economy.” The 4-year roadmap, which is in line with ...
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Secretário do Tesouro minimiza risco de paralisação da máquina pública
Apesar do veto de R$ 19,8 bilhões em gastos e do bloqueio temporário de R$ 9,2 bilhões no Orçamento deste ano, o risco de shutdown (paralisação da máquina pública) neste ano é “baixo, perto de zero”, disse hoje (29) o secretário do Tesouro Nacional, Bruno Funchal. Apesar de minimizar a ...
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Cciap pide rescate de la justicia, nueva Constitución y resolver crisis de la CSS
El nuevo presidente de la Cámara de Comercio, Industrias y Agricultura de Panamá (Cciap), José Ramón Icaza, se mostró confiado ayer durante su toma de posesión en la recuperación de la economía y los empleos perdidos en la pandemia.
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Federal Govt To Develop Unique System For Intellectual Property
By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah The Federal Government has declared its commitment to developing a Geographical Indications (GI) unique System for Nigeria as part of ongoing efforts to review the nation’s Intellectual Property policy and laws. Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Katagum, stated this on Thursday ...
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20th Anniversary: NITDA Launches 4-year Strategic Roadmap, Action Plan
BY INNOCENT ODOH, Abuja The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has unveiled its Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021 -2024), which is aimed enhancing its new vision to “proactively facilitate the development of Nigeria into a sustainable digital economy.” The 4-year roadmap, which is in line with the ...
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Spade laser nel Sahel
Imparano da tutorial online, software liberi per creare gli effetti speciali e girano cortometraggi con lo smartphone: dalla Nigeria al Sudafrica una generazione di giovani registi conquista sempre più spettatori e fette di mercato. Leggi
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Estimativa para o PIB da construção cai de 4% para 2,5% em 2021
A indústria da construção iniciou 2021 com expectativa de crescer 4% no ano, o que corresponderia à sua maior alta desde 2013. No entanto, com o cenário imposto pela falta de insumos, a estimativa para o Produto Interno Bruto (PIB – soma de toda a riqueza produzida) do setor caiu ...