Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Após Copom, cresce no mercado aposta em alta de juros em março
Copom adotou um tom mais preocupado com o cenário prospectivo para a inflação Um dia após o Comitê de Política Monetária (Copom) do Banco Central ter adotado um tom mais preocupado com o cenário prospectivo para a inflação, o mercado de juros incorporou nos preços nesta quinta-feira ...
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NCoS Boss, Ja’afaru Ahmed Bows Out, Task Successor On More Reforms
By Adegwu John, Abuja Following the elapse of his tenure in office, Controller-General of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Ja’afaru Ahmed, on Thursday bowed out of service. Ja’afaru who was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 expressed appreciation for his service to the nation during a farewell ceremony at the Correctional ...
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Despite COVID-19, Nigeria Capital Importation Grew In Q3 – Norrenberger MD
By Ejike Ejike, Abuja The managing director of Norrenberger financial group, Tony Edeh said despite the impact of COVID-19, Nigeria recorded growth in third quarter of 2020. Speaking to LEADERSHIP on the impact of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in foreign direct investments and the economy of Nigeria, Edeh said “Nigeria ...
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Trading Rebounds On NSE, Up N50bn
BY ANTHONY AWUNOR, Lagos Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rebounded yesterday by N50 billion, halting two consecutive days bearish trend due to sustained bargain-hunting in insurance stocks. Market capitalisation which opened at N21.474 trillion inched higher by N50 billion or 0.23 per cent to close at N21.524 trillion. ...
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BY DAVID ADUGE-ANI, Abuja The federal capital territory administration (FCTA) has called on developers in the nation’s capital to work towards reducing the number of abandoned buildings in the city centre, to avoid hoodlums and criminals from turning the buildings into hideouts. Director, department of monitoring and inspection, ...
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FG Begins Verification Of Ex-workers Of Nigeria Airways
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit, (PICA), Federal Ministry of Finance, in conjunction with the Ministry of Aviation, in Kano, has commence a mop up verification exercise for ex- workers of Nigeria Airways Limited (In Liquidation). The exercise, which is the last the Ministry of ...
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Access Bank Mulls Insurance Brokerage To Leverage On $150bn Market Opportunities
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Access Bank group is mulling the idea of having an insurance brokerage subsidiary soon, in a bid to leverage on the insurance market opportunity of $150bn in countries with Access Bank presence, LEADERSHIP learnt. The move, it was learnt, is based on the projection that insurance ...
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Be Prepared To Meet The Masses, NDF Warns Nigeria’s EnemiesÂ
The National Democratic Front (NDF) has warned those it described as “enemies of Nigeria” to prepare to meet the masses, whose lives they are jeopardizing with their subversive activities. The NDF made this known on Tuesday in reaction to the alarm that these international organisations are colluding to undermine Nigeria’s war ...
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Basketball League: NBBF Factional Leader Optimistic Ahead Of High Court Ruling
By Salifu Usman, Abuja The factional president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Engr Musa Kida is optimistic about the outcome of the Abuja Federal High Court ruling on the restraining order placed on the group and Tijjani Umar-led faction of the NBBF from running Nigeria’s Premier Basketball League. The ...
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Edo 2020: Team Kogi Will Prove Bookmakers Wrong, Says Commissioner
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja Kogi State commissioner for sports and youth development, Honourable Idris Musa, has said that the state contingent to the forthcoming 20th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Edo 2020 Games’ scheduled to hold from February 14 to 24, 2021 in Benin City, will go all out to prove ...
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Buhari, NOC Eulogise Ex-sports Minister, Ka’oje
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Ka’oje family, the government and people of Kebbi State on the passing of the former minister of youth and sports development, Bala Ka’oje. The president in a condolence message released by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Malam Garba ...
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Presidency Uncovers Fraud, Poor Service Delivery In Regulatory Agencies
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, Abuja The Presidency yesterday said it has uncovered fraud and poor services in some of its regulatory agencies. According to the report submitted by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), CEOs and Heads of some federal government regulatory agencies engaged in an unwholesome act ...
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Sanwo-Olu Mulls Partnership With Private Sector To Tackle COVID-19 Second Wave
BY GEORGE OKOJIE, Lagos Following an increase in the number of recorded cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state government is considering partnership with the private sector to tackle the challenges posed by the surge occasioned by the second wave of the ...
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Autochek Partners Motor Dealers For Digitised Car Sales, Loans, Repair
By Ejike Ejike, Abuja Autochek Africa, Wednesday signed an agreement with the Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) to provide digitised car sales, car loans and car repairs. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja, the CEO of Autochek Africa, Etop Ikpe said this strong corporation is geared at delivering a digitized ...
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Magnífico Núñez busca hoy un triunfo en Estados Unidos
El día cero finalmente ha llegado para el boxeador panameño José Magnífico Núñez, pues hoy tendrá la oportunidad de mostrar sus habilidades ante el exigente mercado norteamericano.
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Panam Percy, Zeal, Liz Ameye, Eddy Madaki, Others In ‘Still Falling’
Valentine, a season of love, friendship and emotion has continued to be part of the world. What better way to relax with your partner than a thrilling and captivating movie with a love story that would make the season worthwhile. “Still Falling”, a movie that stars top notch actors ...
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EDITORIAL: Drug Abuse In Our Campuses
As General Buba Marwa assumes duty as the helmsman at the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), we recall this editorial to draw his attention to this scourge plaguing the nation’s campuses. It is estimated that nearly 15 per cent of the adult population in Nigeria (around 14.3 million ...
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Marwa’s Appointment And A Nation Fighting To Win ‘Drug War’
On January 16, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari made an unlikely appointment; making the former military administrator of Lagos State, Brig Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd.) as the new boss of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Marwa was a stand-out military administrator in two stand-out states and many of his ...
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Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Woos Investors for U.S.$2.2 Billion Opportunities
[Daily Trust] The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu Monday urged private investors to invest in the state, saying Lagos has over $2.2 billion partnership opportunities for them.
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FG Hands Over Completed Road Project To Law School Authorities
BY ABAH ADAH, Abuja As part of the its road intervention in tertiary institutions across the country, the federal government has handed over an internal road network of 1.9 kilometres (KM) following successful completion of rehabilitation and reconstruction works on it to the authorities of the Council of Legal Education, Nigerian ...
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471 Drug Offenders Arrested In 2020-NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos Command, says it arrested 471 drug offenders in 2020 despite the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic. The state Commander, Mr Ralph Igwenagu, (Narcotic Commander) disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Igwenagu said the arrest comprised 424 ...