Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Nigeria Urges D-8 Nations To Invest In Young Digital Entrepreneurs
By INNOCENT ODOH, | The Nigerian government has advised the Developing 8 (D-8) nations to invest in the creativity and digital entrepreneurship of the youth of the member nations to ensure their active participation in innovative technology. Nigeria’s minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, gave this admonition at the 19th ...
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France Supports NDLEA With Tactical Training, Equipment
BY INNOCENT ODOH | The Embassy of France in Nigeria has given the operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) tactical progressive training and donated protective equipment to the agency to assist its operators in fighting against illicit drug trafficking in the country. This was disclosed in a statement ...
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Thugs Disrupt North-West PDP Congress
BY OUR CORRESPONDENT Suspected political thugs have disrupted the North-West zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna. The congress was holding at the International Trade Fair ground on Kaduna – Zaria road before it was disrupted, a situation that led to the destruction of chairs and electoral ...
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MAKING IT, SPENDING IT: Make Or Mar Money Choices
By BUKOLA IDOWU, Lagos A significant area to look into as a means of building up your finance is rice cultivation. Nigeria requires more than seven million metric tonnes of rice per annum and production over the years has been on the rise, particularly since the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Others To Grace National Pilot’s Book Launch
BY ABDULLAHI OLESIN, Ilorin The senate president, Ahmed Lawan, his predecessor, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki and speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, are among the dignitaries expected at the public presentation of a book, titled, ‘Roundtable Discussion On Economy And Restructuring In Nigeria,’ published by an Ilorin- Kwara State based ...
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Sem ajuda do exterior, dólar volta a subir forte com piora do cenário local
Além do impasse sobre o Orçamento, pesou a notícia da decisão do STF favorável à instalação da CPI da covid no Senado A recuperação do câmbio local foi novamente colocada em xeque nesta sexta-feira. Se, nos últimos pregões, o dólar exibia quedas firmes, amparado num ambiente externo ...
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Curtailing Nigeria’s Overpopulation Crisis Amid Plummeting Economy
By The Society For Media Advocacy On Health, Nigeria. With Nigeria’s position as the fourth most fertile African country at a yearly population growth of six million, her burden of overpopulation amid its plummeting economy is a growing concern to many experts. The country’s population is projected to grow by ...
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Nigeria Generates $150m From Coconut Oil
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Sabo Nanono says Nigeria generated 150 million dollars from the export of coconut oil and its derivatives in 2020. Nanono said this on Wednesday during the training of coconut farmers organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FEMARD) in collaboration with ...
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Drug Trafficker Excretes Cocaine Worth N423m At Lagos Airport
By Kucha Jeremiah. | The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Madrid, Spain-bound drug trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. A statement issued by the director, media and advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said Okonkwo was about boarding a Turkish Airline ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's SEC Moves Against Investment Platforms Trading Foreign Securities
[Premium Times] The regulator warns operators to stop trading "unregistered" securities that are based in other countries.
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Dólar fecha em queda ajudado por exterior positivo
No Brasil, a ausência de noticiário relevante sobre o Orçamento ajudou o viés trazido do exterior a se impor no mercado O dólar comercial fechou em queda firme, abaixo dos R$ 5,60, nesta quinta-feira, influenciado por um recuo firme dos rendimentos das Treasuries, que enfraqueceu a ...
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Kogi Constitutes 36-member Economic Advisory Council
BY HENRY TYOHEMBA, Abuja Kogi State government has constituted a 36-member Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to provide evidence-driven decision making and rigorous evaluation of the economy. The council which is chaired by Mr Aliyu Inda Salami will systematically take stock of the most recent trends in economic development, applied economic ...
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NPA, NEPC To Fast-track Access Of Export Cargo Containers
BY OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigerian Export Promotion Council] (NEPC) have moved to find a lasting solution and fast-track export cargo containers’ access into the ports in Lagos. The gridlock as a result of cargo congestion and access roads to the ports in Lagos has become ...
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Nigeria Receives Stolen Artifact Intercepted In Mexico
BY INNOCENT ODOH, Abuja The Federal Government in its committed efforts towards exploring diplomatic and institutional channels in retrieving stolen priceless artifacts, on Thursday, received one of such stolen artifacts intercepted in Mexico City, Mexico. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, while receiving the artifact from the Charge de ...
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Banco Modal define faixa de preço de ações e IPO pode levantar R$ 1,5 bilhão
A instituição definiu a faixa de preço no seu IPO entre R$ 24,30 e R$ 32,82 por ação; a oferta base é de 51.050.000 de units O Banco Modal definiu a faixa de preço no seu IPO entre R$ 24,30 e R$ 32,82 por units. Considerando a ...
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TRF-1 derruba liminares que garantiam compra de vacinas pela iniciativa privada
Apesar do posicionamento jurídico contrário à aquisição de doses pela iniciativa privada, o governo federal tem dado sinais favoráveis à medida O Tribunal Regional Federal da 1ª Região (TRF-1) derrubou as decisões judiciais de primeira instância que haviam autorizado a Refit, antiga Refinaria de Manguinhos, e outras ...
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Em tribunal do impeachment, Witzel chora e diz que não deixou magistratura para ser ladrão
O governador afastado do Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel (PSC), chorou nesta quarta-feira (7) durante interrogatório no tribunal que julga seu impeachment e voltou a dizer que é vítima de perseguição. Réu por corrupção e lavagem de dinheiro, ele é acusado de ter chefiado esquema de desvio ...
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Impacto do novo auxílio no comércio deve ser oito vezes menor, diz CNC
O impacto do novo auxílio emergencial no comércio varejista deve ser oito vezes menor do que no ano passado. A previsão é da Confederação Nacional do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo (CNC), que prevê que 31,2% do que for sacado pela população atendida serão gastos no setor. No ano passado, o ...
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Lagos City Marathon: Muazu, Kefas Want To End East Africans Dominance
Top Nigerians road race runners, Adamu Muazu and Williams Kefas, have assured that it would no longer be business as usual for the East Africans; especially Kenyans at this year’s Lagos City Marathon. Unlike in the women’s category where a Nigerian has actually broken into the ranks to finish among ...
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FOREIGN: FG Receives India’s 100, 000 Doses Of Covishield Vaccine
By Ejike Ejike, Abuja The federal government yesterday received 100, 000 doses of Covishield Vaccine from India. Speaking at the national briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the PTF chairman Boss Mustapha, said, “As you are aware, Nigeria, received 3.92 million doses of the COVID-19 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on ...
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PSHAN Appoints Akinbolagbe New CEO
By our Correspondent The Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) has announced the appointment of Dr Tinuola Akinbolagbe as the chief executive officer. She will lead the PSHAN team to actively engage private sector players to take bold, positive steps to achieve universal health coverage in Nigeria. As ...