Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Kano Govt Arrests 500 Beggars
The Kano State government says it has arrested 500 beggars for allegedly violating the law that bans street begging in the state. The state commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, made the disclosure while repatriating the beggars to their states in Kano yesterday. Muhammad-Umar said that ...
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Path clears for Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief
GENEVA: US President Joe Biden's administration on Friday offered its "strong support" to Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), clearing a path for her to become the body's first female and first African leader.
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Ágio médio em leilão de certificados de energia renovável passa de 50%
A empresa Furnas Centrais Elétricas, subsidiária da Eletrobras, realizou hoje (5) o primeiro leilão online de certificados de energia renovável (I-REC). Foram oferecidos dois produtos: beneficiário final, empresas comprometidas em abater suas emissões; e comercializador, que tiveram montantes negociados com participação ativa das empresas proponentes e ágio médio superior a ...
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Jelani Aliyu Unveils First Electric Car Assembled In Nigeria
The Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, in collaboration with the Stallion Group, has unveiled the first locally-made electric car, Hyundai Kona. The car has a price tag of N24 million. The car also has 5 years battery and manufacturers’ warranty, 100 per cent electric, zero-emission ...
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Tal Cual
OTRA VEZ. Para no aburrirnos, se ha formado todo un tema alrededor del nuevo mega proyecto del alcalde capitalino José Luis Fábrega. Ahora se trata de los $40 millones para un nuevo Mercado del Marisco. Según la Red Ciudadana, el alcalde no ha cumplido con ...
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Stop Medical/Dental Council Bill, JOHESU Tells NASS
Health workers under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have insisted that the National Assembly step down the Medical Doctors/Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Bill to avoid a fresh crisis in the nation’s healthcare sector. The umbrella body with membership of over 90 per cent of health workers ...
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‘Portal For Last 2 Components Of Survival Fund Scheme Opens Feb 9’
By Kingsley Alu, Abuja The federal government has disclosed that the portal for the last two components of the Survival Fund scheme; the Guaranteed Offtake Scheme(GOS)and General MSMEs Grant, Â would open from11:59pm on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 to Thursday , Â February 18, 2021 . Minister of State for Industry, Trade ...
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Herdsmen: MURIC Appeals To FG To Compensate Farmers For Loss Of Crops
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Federal Government to compensate farmers, whose crops were destroyed by Fulani’s herds. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the MURIC Director, made the appeal in a statement issued in Lagos, on Friday. He suggested that the compensation, which might be in instalment, should be ...
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Principal’s Cup Will Lead To Talent Discovery – Minister
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has reiterated that the revival of the Principal’s Cup would bring about the discovery and nurturing of new talents. According to a statement signed by the minister and made available to LEADERSHIP sports, Dare said that the principal’s ...
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Future Of APC Lies In Internal Democracy, Transparency – PMB
BY JONATHAN NDA- ISAIAH, Abuja President Muhammadu Bu￾hari has said that the future of the All Progressives Con￾gress (APC) lies in a strength￾ened internal democracy, ith transparent electoral process￾es, pro-people policies and pro￾grammes as well as value of each member’s contribution to the party’s growth. The president said this dur￾ing ...
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Varsity Workers Begin Strike Today
BY MICHAEL OCHE, Abuja Activities in the nation’s universities will to- day be halted as the Senior Staff Associa- tion of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education- al and Associated Institutions(NASU) have written their branches to commence an in￾dustrial action. NASU general secretary, Comrade Peters Adeyemi, ...
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Ambassadorial Appointment: Experts Want Ex-Service Chiefs Posted To Neigbouring Countries
As lawyersdiffer on extension of Adamu’s tenure as IGP By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, Innocent Odoh, Kunle Olasanmi, Abuja and Olugbenga Soyele, Lagos Experts in the country have implored President Muhammadu Buhari to post the immediate past Service Chiefs, who he nominated as Non-career ambassadors, to neighboring countries with which ...
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COVID 19: Africa To Receive 90m Vaccine Doses In February  – WHO
BY PATIENCE IVIE IHEJIRIKA, ABUJA The global initiative led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Gavi the Vaccine Alliance and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the African continent in February, in what will be Africa’s largest-ever ...
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Future Of APC Lies In Internal Democracy,Transparency – PMBÂ
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja said the future of All Progressives Congress (APC) lies in strengthened internal democracy, with transparent electoral processes, pro-people policies and programmes, and value of each member’s contribution to the party’s growth. In a virtual meeting with APC youths held at the ...
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Nigeria To Receive Largest Share Of MTN/AU’s COVID-19 Vaccine Soon
BY ABIODUN SIVOWAKU, Lagos Following MTN’s donation of US$25 million towards the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, the ICT company has said that Nigeria will receive a significant volume of the seven million doses of the vaccine to be distributed to health workers across the continent. The Africa Centres for ...
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Olympic Games: We Can’t Wait To Battle USA, Others – D’Tigress
BY OLAWALE AYENI, Abuja Captain of Nigeria’s senior female national basketball team, Adaora Elonu said the D’Tigress cannot wait to compete alongside the best countries in basketball at the 2020 Olympic Games billed for Tokyo, Japan. Reacting to the Tuesday draws which pitted the team against world number one, USA, ...
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NHIS, NBA Partner On Health Insurance For 100,000 Lawyers
BY PATIENCE IVIE IHEJIRIKA, Abuja The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is partnering the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on health insurance coverage for legal practitioners across the country. This was the outcome of a courtesy visit led by the NBA President, Mr. Olumide Apata on the executive secretary NHIS, Prof. Mohammed ...
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15 Years After, National Library Project Remains Abandoned
Fifteen years down the line the fate of National Library of Nigeria’s head office building in Abuja remain uncertain despite yearly promises on completing the project. Situated at Plot 35 of the Central Business District Abuja, the National Library of Nigeria headquarters building has become the only edifice in the ...
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FG Okays N35bn For NEPZA Power Station
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, Abuja The federal government yesterday approved the sum of N35billion for the building of a power station by the Nigerian Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) in Akamkpa, Cross River State. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the ...
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Cade encerra caso de cartel em autopeças envolvendo Mahle Metal Leve
O Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (Cade), em sessão de julgamento realizada nesta quarta-feira, encerrou o caso de cartel mantido no mercado de autopeças entre 2004 a 2012 pelas empresas Mahle Metal Leve, Federal Mogul Sistemas Automovos e KSPG Automove Brazil. A decisão resultou na suspensão de ...
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Edo IDP Camps Seek Gov Zulum Support, Says Funds May Prevent 250 IDPs From Enrolling WAEC
By PATRICK OCHOGA, Benin City No fewer than 250 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) may be denied from enrolling for the 2021 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), National Examinations Council (NECO) and the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) over lack of fund. This was disclosed Mr Solomon Folorunsho, the ...