Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Foreign Ministry To Hold Induction Course For Ambassadors-Designate
BY INNOCENT ODOH, ABUJA The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced an induction course for Career and Non- Career Ambassadors-Designate and their spouses between February 8th- 10th, 2021 This was contained in a statement signed yesterday by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary Amb. Gabriel Aduda. He stressed that the induction is ...
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Senate To Consider Report On New Electoral Bill In February
EMAMEH GABRIEL | Prospects of a new electoral law in Nigeria will get a major boost next month. The National Assembly said yesterday that the Electoral Bill would be considered and passed into law when both chambers resume plenary on February 9, 2021. The Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral ...
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Insecurity: Nigeria Calls For Partnership With Allied Countries
By Chinelo Chikelu, Abuja Nigeria has called on allied countries as India to partner with the country to combat insecurity at national and sub-regional level. The minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the call at the reception ceremony held by the Indian High Commission in Abuja to mark India’s ...
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Insecurity: Akeredolu Briefs PMB In Aso Rock
BY TOPE FAYEHUN, Akure Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Wednesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor seized the opportunity of the meeting to brief the president as regards the precarious security situation in the ...
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I Was Created To Make Music – Alhaji Sweetest
By Olawale Ayeni, Nigeria music sensation, Momoh Paul Oshokie, popularly known as ALHAJI SWEETEST, has said he was created to make music, adding that he’s working hard to take Nigeria’s music industry to the next level. ALHAJI SWEETEST who is signed under Hondred Ghost Billionaires Records (HGB), studied Media and ...
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Election Violence: CSOs Call For Institutionalisation of Peace Accord Signing
BY PATIENCE IVIE IHEJIRIKA, Abuja Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for the Institutionalisation of the Peace Accord signing in electoral process. The CSOs made the call during a public presentation of the Nigeria Election Violence Report (NEVR) findings of the 2020 Edo and Ondo States governorship election by Kimpact Development ...
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Timely Amendment Of Electoral Laws
By Our Editors The quest for perfect elections may be elusive but the necessity of a free, fair, credible and transparent election in any robust democratic system cannot be over emphasized. To this end, the need to begin work on Nigeria’s electoral laws before the next major election is of ...
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Group Condemns Attack On Soldiers, Police In Orlu
By Our Correspondent Coalition of South East Professionals Network in Nigeria and Diaspora (CSEPNND), Igbo professionals has condemned the attack on soldiers and police operatives in Orlu, Imo State, by persons operating in the name of Eastern Security Network (ESN), saying the development must not be allowed to go unchecked. ...
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We’re Not Aware Of Postponement Of NNL Kicks Off Date – Club Owners
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja Nigeria National League’s club owners have denied any knowledge of the postponement of the Nigerian second tier league by the organisers. The NNL in a statement released yesterday said the 2020/2021 league season scheduled to kick start on Saturday, January 30, 2021, will no longer commence ...
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Men Basketball League: Court Strikes Suit Against NBBF Factions
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, struck out a suit against the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) factions from organising the Men’s Premier Basketball League. The suit was filed by the management boards of Kwese Premier League and two clubs, Gombe Bulls Basketball Club and ...
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Another Lockdown Will Be Catastrophic, CBN Tells FG
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja As the spike in the second wave of COVID-19 raises concerns of another nationwide lockdown, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cautioned the federal government against a second shutdown, saying it would be disastrous for the economy. “As long as we are seeing a ...
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Niger Delta Communities Want NDDC Scrapped
BY EMAMEH GABRIEL, Abuja The host communities in the oil￾rich Niger Delta have called for the scrapping of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The call was made yesterday at the two-day public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2020, organised by the Senate JointCommittee on Petroleum Downstream, Upstream ...
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COVID-19:Elite Solar Kiosk To Enhance Opportunities For Small Business Owners
By Our Correspondent The COVID-19 pandemic has brought negative economic consequences in the form of job losses, threatened the sustainability of firms and depressed growth in GDP. Nigeria has the challenge of a large informal sector that is most vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic. Nigeria’s informal sector is ...
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Biden’s Administration Will Usher In New Global Economy Dispensation – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have said that the administration of Mr Joseph Biden, the 46th elected U.S President, would usher in new dispensation for global economy. Mrs Toki Mabogunje, LCCI’s President stated this at a press conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Mabogunje said that the Biden ...
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Amidst Rising Cases, Study Recommends How Govts, Employers Can Address GBVH At Work Places
By Michael Oche, Abuja A study by the Solidarity Centre AFL-CIO, has made recommendations on how governments, employers and trade unions can address Gender Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) in the world of work. The Solidarity Center AFL-CIO is the largest U.S based international worker rights organization partnering directly with workers ...
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Group Congratulates Marwa On Appointment As NDLEA Boss
By Ernest Nzor, Abuja A non-governmental organisation, Greater Heights Awareness Initiative (GHAI), has congratulated Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), on his new appointment as the director-general of the National Drugs and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). In a press release signed by the national chairman, Prince Madiba Lapinni and made available ...
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FIDA: Attributes High Rate Of Paternity Fraud To Abandonment-Official
Dr Helen Obi, Vice Chairperson, Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA) Anambra chapter, has described alleged high rate of paternity fraud to the abuse and abandonment women experience in marriages. Obi, an expert in Family Law, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday. She said ...
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Argentina Bestows Highest Honor on Uruguay’s Legendary ex-President José Pepe Mujica
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay's former president, José Pepe Mujica has been granted Argentina's highest honor, the Collar of the San Martin Liberator Order, by the Argentine government. The honor is extended to foreign officials, civilian or military, who in the exercise of their duties merit the highest tribute ...
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3 Doctors Die Of COVID-19, 53 Others Test Positive In Kano – NMA
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), in Kano State says it has lost three of its members to COVID-19 since the outbreak in the state while53 others tested positive. According to the association, the doctors were infected while on duty and attending to patients with symptoms of the coronavirus. Chairman of ...
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Genus Launches Carbon Technology Based Inverter Batteries
BY ABIODUN SIVOWAKU,Lagos Genus Innovation Ltd, manufacturers of inverters, batteries and solar solutions, and Simba Industries, exclusive distributors of Genus in Nigeria, have announced the launch of a carbon technology based tubular battery for inverters. This heavy-duty tubular battery has been developed by Genus’ in-house R&D team, specifically to meet ...
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Industries That Could Boost The Nigerian Economy
There is no doubt that Nigeria is Africa’s leading economy, with the Rainbow Nation keeping pace, etching close to Naija’s numbers year-on-year. With a population of just over 200 million, going by GDP volume, Nigeria is the world’s 30th largest economy, one that’s highly dependent on oil and at the ...