Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Marwa, Other NDLEA Top Officials Undergo Drug Integrity Test
Chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) along with directors, men and officers at the national headquarters of the agency in Abuja yesterday submitted themselves for a surprise drug integrity test. A statement issued by director, media and ...
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Eagles Vs Crocodiles: NFF Partners Offer N2m For Man Of The Match
Nigeria Breweries PLC, partners of the Nigeria Football Federation, is promising the sum of N1million (One Million Naira Only) for the Man-of-the-Match in today’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Eagles and the Crocodiles of Lesotho. The offer is being made through the 33 Export brand ...
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Syringe Importation: Senate Summons Ministers, NAFDAC DG
BY BODE GBADEBO | The Senate Committee on Health has summoned the minister of trade and investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire; and the director-general of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, over the manufacturing, importation, and policy guideline for syringes ...
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Nigerian Firm Joins Zoom, Others In $75bn Virtual Meetings App Market
As businesses continue to adopt the virtual workplace, a Nigerian company has developed a new Application for video conferences and webinars, writing Africa’s name on the growing list of players in the multi-billion-dollar global business meetings. Known as Konn3ct, the new App was developed by a young company, called Ecosystems, ...
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600 Trillion Cubic Feet Of Gas: Rising Global Demand Brightens Nigeria’s Export Prospects
By JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH, CHIKA IZUORA | There are indications that the growing demand for gas in the global market is providing an opportunity for Nigeria to expand its export base as the country boasts of 600 trillion cubic feet of gas reserve. According to the IEA Gas Market Report, Q1-2021, ...
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Fiocruz e Butantan prometem IFA nacional este ano, mas especialistas falam em 2022
A produção nacional dos ingredientes farmacêuticos ativos (IFA) da vacina de Oxford/ AstraZeneca e da CoronaVac está no centro da atual estratégia de vacinação do Ministério da Saúde A Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) e o Instituto Butantan prometem fabricar os ingredientes farmacêuticos ativos (IFA) das duas vacinas ...
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Syringe Importation: Senate Summons Ministers, NAFDAC DG
BY BODE GBADEBO, Abuja The Senate Committee on Health has summoned the Minister of Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire; and the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, over the manufacturing, importation, and policy guideline for syringes ...
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NEF, OWIT Nigeria Sign MoU On Women Socio-Economic Inclusion, Empowerment
By Kingsley Alu, Abuja The Nigeria Enterprise Forum (NEF) and the Organisation of Women in International Trade (OWIT) Nigeria weekend entered into a joint collaboration on women socio-economic inclusion and empowerment. This latest development followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by both parties at the headquarters of ...
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NDLEA Intercepts Over N2bn Illicit Drugs At Lagos Airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drugs worth over N2 billion at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, (MMIA,) Ikeja, Lagos. The agency also arrested three suspected traffickers in connection with drugs crime. The Agency’s Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, announced this in ...
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NSEAD Appoints Nabila Aguele As Director
BY MILLICENT AREBUN ONUOHA, Lagos The special adviser to minister of finance,Nabila Aguele made history recently by becoming the first Nigerian and youngest person to be appointed to the board of directors of INSEAD, the Business School for the World. Nigerians and by extension the country itself seems to be ...
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Nigeria’s 600 Trn Cubic Feet Of Gas Will Drive Diversification Of Economy- President Buhari
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja launched “The Decade of Gas in Nigeria” with a pledge that his administration would fully utilize the enormous gas resources in the country to uplift the economy and drive industrialization. Setting the tone for the development of the industry in the ...
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FG, States’ Debt Profile Rise To N32.92trn – NBS
Nigeria’s total public debt portfolio as at Dec. 31, 2020, stood at N32.92 trillion, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals. It made the revelation in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt report for Quarter Four, 2020, obtained from its website on Monday in Abuja. It added that the debt ...
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Nigeria Must Strengthen Int’l Cooperation To Tackle Terrorism, Banditry –Former Envoy
In this interview with INNOCENT ODOH, former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bulus Lolo, says the federal government must strengthen its collaboration with regional organisations to address the lingering menace of terrorism and banditry before they assume uncontrollable dimensions. Despite all the investments Nigeria has made ...
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Afreximbank Partners NEXIM On Export Support Facilities
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) have entered a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint project preparation fund that will provide financing and technical support services to public and private sector entities operating in Nigeria’s trade sector. The fund will assist the ...
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NISS, OCP Partner Against Problematic Soils
BY JOSEPH CHIBUEZE, Abuja Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS) and OCP Africa Fertilisers Limited have entered into partnership to address the issue of problematic soils in Nigeria. The partnership is meant to improve soil quality and sustainability with a view to increasing agricultural productivity. Registrar/CEO, NISS, Professor Victor Okechukwu ...
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NDLEA Arrests 70-year-old Drug Trafficker In Niger
By Kucha Jeremiah, Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have arrested a 70-year-old drug trafficker, Mohammed Rabiu Wada, who supplies illicit substances to Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in Niger State. In a statement issued by its director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, yesterday, he said the ...
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LEADERSHIP Conversation Series: Articles Helping Nigeria Find A Pathway
Prof Babafemi Badejo writes on Monday, March 29 A political scientist, lawyer and expert in foreign policy, Badejo also has decades of experience in teaching, peace operations, humanitarian affairs and public commentary. He has a knack for not mincing his words. Prof. Munzali Jibril writes on Tuesday, March 30 An ...
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32 States Shun Life Insurance Cover For Workers
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos, Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt, Abdullahi Olesin, Ilorin, Abdullahi Yakubu, Kano, Achor Abimaje, Jos and Angela NKWO- AKPOLU, Owerri The continuous neglect of group life insurance cover by governors of 32 states of the federation could jeopardise the future livelihood of families of no fewer than 1.1 ...
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Trademark Infringement: NBC Urges Court To Lift Ex-parte Order On Energy Drink
BY OLUGBENGA SOYELE | The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc yesterday urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to lift an ex-parte injunction obtained by Rite Foods Ltd against the continued promotion of its Predator Energy drink in the Nigerian market. NBC also asked the court to dismiss Rite Foods’ ...
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NDLEA Nabs Chadian Lady With Heroin Concealed In Private Part
By Kucha Jeremiah | A Chadian lady, Vivien Tarmadji, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), while trying to board an Ethiopian airline flight 911, enroute Addis Ababa-Italy with 234.35 grams of heroin concealed in her ...
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Nigeria’s Football Needs Business Master Plan – Minister
The minister of youth and sports development, Chief Sunday Dare, has affirmed that Nigerian football needs a ‘business master plan’ in order to compete favourably with others in the world. Speaking yesterday at the Football Business Forum in Ibadan, the Minister said the problems militating against the development of Nigeria’s ...