Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Bolsonaro é criticado por ‘gestão criminosa’ e mortes na pandemia no Parlamento Europeu
A condenação foi geral ao negacionismo promovido e praticado pelo presidente brasileiro Um debate nesta quinta-feira no Parlamento Europeu sobre a crise de covid-19 na América Latina e violação dos direitos humanos resultou numa saraivada de duras críticas ao presidente Jair Bolsonaro, acusado de ser o principal ...
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Edo Senator Attacked Twice On Kogi – Abuja Road
BY BODE GBADEBO, Abuja The Senator representing Edo Central in the Senate, Clifford Ordia, was on Monday, separately attacked twice by suspected armed bandits along Okene-Lokoja and Lokoja-Abaji Roads. Ordia, who chairs the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, narrated to journalists how he escaped death by the whiskers, ...
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Com ajuda do Fed, dólar cai ao menor nível em três meses
O dólar comercial fechou em baixa de 1,85% nesta quarta-feira, a R$ 5,3591 O rali de recuperação do real visto recentemente ganhou um reforço nesta quarta-feira. Ajudado pela repetição, por parte do presidente do Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, de que “ainda não é hora” de discutir uma ...
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Brasil quer modernizar Mercosul, diz secretário de Comércio Exterior
O Brasil tem feito esforços para reformar e modernizar o Mercosul de forma que os membros possam se beneficiar de maior integração e de maneira competitiva na economia global, disse hoje (28) o secretário especial de Comércio Exterior e Assuntos Internacionais, do Ministério da Economia, Roberto Fendt Júnior. O secretário participou hoje da ...
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Senators Kick Over Asset Seizure As Senate Passes New AMCON Law
BY BODE GBADEBO The Senate has passed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment Bill into law, with some Senators protesting a clause empowering the corporation to take over a debtor’s asset whether or not it’s used as a collateral. The passage of the Bill followed the consideration and ...
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NAICOM, FFS Partner On Compulsory Public Building Liability Insurance
BY ADEGWU JOHN, Abuja Worried by the lack of compliance to fire safety rules and fire outbreaks, the Federal Fire Service (FFS) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have resolved to implement compulsory fire liability insurance for all public buildings in Nigeria. The two parties arrived at the resolution when ...
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EAU To Honour Yahaya Bello, Jeddy Agba
BY SALIFU USMAN, Abuja The governing council and the senate of European-American University (EAU), Commonwealth of Dominica Republic, is to confer honourary doctorate degrees in public sector accounting and finance on the governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello and the minister of state for power, Mr Goddy Jeddy Agba, ...
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World IP Day: NCC Seeks Banks’ Collateralised IP Assets To Boost SMEs
By ABUBAKAR YUNUSA, Abuja Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) has called on Banks and financial institutions to embrace the collateralisation of IP assets to support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the creative sector in order to boost their contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Director-general of Nigerian Copyright ...
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US Govt Launches New $90m Malaria Control Effort In 8 Nigerian States
By Royal Ibeh, Lagos The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with the Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme to launch a new $90million malaria control effort in eight vulnerable states in Nigeria. The $90 million President’s Malaria Initiative for States (PMI-S) will serve as the flagship activity ...
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Velvot Opens First Branch In Northern Nigeria
African technology company, Velvot Nigeria Limited has announced the opening of its first branch office in Northern Nigeria, located in Yola, Adamawa State. Velvot Nigeria is a digital strategy partner for businesses and organisations offering innovative business-critical tech solutions such as cloud service, automation and collaboration, application development, security and ...
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PIB, New Electoral Law To Be Ready May, June – Lawan
BY BODE GBADEBO, Abuja The Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly would pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law by next month while the Electoral Act Ammendment Bill would be passed into law by June. Lawan made the disclosure on Tuesday while playing host to ...
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Kogi Gov, Mba Bag European American University Honorary Doctorate
BY ADEBIYI ADEDAPO, Abuja Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello and the chief executive officer of CDV Properties Development Limited, Chief Charles Mba, have been conferred with an honorary doctorate by the European American University, Commonwealth of Dominican Republic. While Bello was conferred with a doctorate in Public Sector ...
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Cornerstone Insurance Pays N4.6bn Claim In 2020
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja Cornerstone Insurance Plc has said it paid a total of N4.6 billion claims in 2020, while growing its topline to N20 billion within the same year that saw business disruptions from outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Group managing director/CEO of the company, Mr Ganiyu Musa made the ...
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Experts Task Nigeria On Adoption Of Technology-based Education System
By CHIKA IZUORA, Lagos Experts have advised the Nigerian governments at all levels to integrate education with technology to expand access to learning and ensure inclusion. The experts made the call during the April edition of ‘The Edtech Mondays,’ a monthly programme facilitated by Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Co-creation ...
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Davido Unveiled As Brand Ambassador
BY CHIKA IZUORA, Lagos Popular music star, David Adeleke (aka Davido) has been unveiled as the brand ambassador for soap detergent product, Viva. This was made known to the media at an event in Lagos recently by one of the largest market and distributor of hygiene cleaning products in Nigeria, ...
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SEC Tasks Investors On e-Dividend
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again urged investors in the capital market to register for e-dividend so that they can receive the benefits of their investments in the capital market. This was stated by commissioner in charge of operations at SEC Mr. Dayo Obisan ...
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NGX Commences Trade On NASD OTC Securities Platform
By OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos NASD OTC has announced the admission of its shares of the recently demutualized Nigerian Stock Exchange under the security code SDNGX. Chief executive officer of NASD Plc, Bola Ajomale explained that NASD was providing an avenue for the new holding company, NGX Plc to comply with ...
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Group To Partner Govt To Improve Reading Culture Of Girl-child
BY INNOCENT ODOH, Abuja The South-South Professional Women Association (SSPWA) has expressed its readiness to partner with the federal and state governments, as well as well-meaning Nigerians and other organisations to encourage and improve the reading culture of the girl-child in Nigeria in order to prepare them for the task ...
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New Lagos Law, A Threat To War Against Corruption
BY Ray Morphy A new law passed and signed in Lagos by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State which seeks to oust agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and other anti-graft agencies from corruption cases in Lagos ...
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EFCC Warns Nigerians Against Investing In Bitcoin
By Ejike Ejike, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians against bitcon, forex trading and other investments with unmitigated risk. Nigeria has the second largest Bitcoin market in the world with over $500million worth of Bitcoin traded over the last five years. The EFCC said it ...
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Group To Partner Govts To Improve Reading Culture Of Girl-child
By Innocent Odoh, Abuja The South–South Professional Women Association (SSPWA) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Federal and State governments, well-meaning Nigerians and other organisations to encourage and improve the reading culture of the girl-child in Nigeria in order to prepare them for the task of leadership and ...