Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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The ‘Unflying’ Pigeons And A Soaring Country
The narrator’s voice, over the live coverage of Nigeria’s 15th January, 2021, Armed Forces Remembrance Day, went on with the script that had the pigeons flying, saying; “there they go, and up they goâ€�… supposedly describing the pigeons that were let out of their cage, as ceremoniously done every year ...
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Kano LG Polls: We’re Winning It All – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State yesterday said the APC would win all the seats in the local government poll in 44 local government areas of the state. He made the remark after he cast his vote at his 008 polling unit in Ganduje town of Dawakin Tofa local government ...
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Check The Road Accidents
On January 9, 2021, the nation received the shocking news of a fatal motor accident along Nasarawa-Abuja Expressway claiming the lives of Mr. NuhuHamman’Gabdo, his wife, four children, his niece and the driver. Hamman ’Gabdo and his family were said to be returning from his country home, Serti in Gashaka ...
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PMB Appoints Marwa NDLEA Chairman
A former military administrator of Lagos and Borno states, retired Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, has been appointed the chairman/chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) by President Muhammadu Buhari. Marwa had worked assiduously as the chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse ...
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How SMEs Will Boost Nigeria’s Economy – Odusote
What are the growth prospects for brands in 2021? We are under the new normal, so, brands are reinventing themselves to the reality on ground. Most businesses and public engagements have shifted to online space. Brands that don’t want to close shop have reawakened their marketing strategy. They need to ...
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AMAC Taskforce Attacks, Injures 7 G-Complex Workers
At least, seven workers of an Abuja based construction firm, G-complex Nigeria Ltd were badly injured in violence that ensued between them and members of Abuja Municipal Council (AMAC) taskforce on haulage, light and heavy-duty vehicles over a claim of non-remittance of the daily N200 ticket by the construction company. ...
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Napoli Boss Hints On Osimhen Return
Napoli manager, Gennaro Gattuso, has revealed Victor Osimhen is getting better following the shoulder injury he suffered in November 2020. The centre-forward picked up the problem on international duty with Nigeria’s national team during their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Sierra Leone. The 22-year-old is yet to ...
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Court Dissolves 10-year-old Marriage Over Mother-in-law’s Interference
A customary court in Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan in Oyo State, on Friday dissolved a 10-year-old union between a housewife, Adeyinka Ajibola and estranged husband, Ayo, over interference by her mother-in-law in the marriage. Delivering judgment, the president of the Court, Chief Henry Agbaje dissolved the union in the interest of peace. ...
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Shell Sells Stake In Nigeria’s Oil Bloc For $1.1bn
ZAKA KHALIQ | Heirs Holdings, in partnership with affiliated company, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), has acquired 45 per cent stake in OML 17 and related assets from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited and ENI. The purchase was done through TNOG Oil ...
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Abia Warriors Gives Imama Ultimatum
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja The Management of Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia has tasked the Technical Crew led by Imama Amapakabo to win their next three games and turn the fortune of the club around or to be sacked. The ultimatum came after management held an emergency meeting with ...
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Armed Forces Day: PMB Ushers In Salvation At Last
Jesus Christ acquiesced to his challengers because he was on a divine mission. So, it was needless disrupting the course of its divine fulfilment. Nigeria’s leadership by President Muhammadu Buhari aligns with the same tenor. Like Christ, the President is on a messianic, redemptive and regenerative mission in Nigeria. He ...
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The Next President Of Nigeria
By JOHN PAUL Events recently unfolding in one of the world’s oldest and unarguably, most stable democratic nations drive home the fundamental leadership roles in evolutionary development of any country. It calls for critical evaluation of individual persona with recourse to a given task. For the first time in ...
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NEPZA Debunks Report On Recruitment, Threatens Lawsuit
By Kingsley Alu, Abuja The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has described as false, an ongoing online recruitment exercise ascribed to it  to be its “2021 Recruitment Exercise’’ as criminal and a surreptitious maneuver to swindle unsuspecting job seekers and defraud them. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, ...
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Correctional Service To Train Inmates On Vocational SkillsÂ
By Adegwu John, Abuja In a move to create employment opportunities for inmates after jail term and drive self sustainability in the service, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said it will train inmates in the making of shoes, garments and leather works. Controller General of Corrections, Ja’afaru Ahmed who disclosed ...
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Underdog Tag Inspired Jigawa’s Win Against Abia -Stone
Jigawa’s two-goal hero in the 3-1 win away at Abia Warriors on Wednesday, Samuel Stone, says their victory was propelled by the continuous tagging of his side as underdogs in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Stone, whose goals in the 74th and 85th minute aided Gilbert Opana’s men to ...
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WAFU U-17: Golden Eaglets, Burkina Faso Battle Over Final Ticket
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets and Cote d’Ivoire will file out for the first semi-finals of the West African Football Union (WAFU) B tournament today evening with both teams looking to pick up the final ticket at the Stade Kegue in Lome Togo. Five-time world champions Nigeria reached ...
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PwC Nigeria Announces Sponsorship Of National U-17 Cricket C/ships
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja Leading professional services firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria has announced the sponsorship of this year’s edition of the National U-17 Cricket Championship organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). The tournament which will feature both male and female categories, and is in its second edition has been ...
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Intenção de Consumo das Famílias sobe 0,7% em janeiro
A intenção de consumo das famílias (ICF) subiu 0,7% em janeiro, na comparação com dezembro, e atingiu 73,6 pontos. Segundo a Confederação Nacional do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo (CNC), foi a quinta alta consecutiva do índice, embora tenha sido o mais fraco desempenho para meses de janeiro desde ...
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Tal Cual
POCO IMPORTA. El alcalde capitalino José Luis Fábrega publicó en redes “qué bueno venir al San Felipe Neri a comprar”. El post no habría tenido nada de malo sino fuese porque lo publicó ayer miércoles, día exclusivo para compras de mujeres. Si, en efecto, hizo lo que dijo, ...
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Galp começa a reunir com os trabalhadores da refinaria de Matosinhos na próxima semana
As reuniões entre a administração da Galp, os colaboradores, a Comissão de Trabalhadores e os sindicatos na sequência do encerramento da refinaria de Matosinhos vão arrancar na próxima semana, anunciou esta quarta-feira José Carlos Silva, vogal do Conselho de Administração da empresa. Os 401 trabalhadores serão ouvidos e tratados "com ...
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Dangote Leveraging Expansion Under AfCFTA
With many countries strategising for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that kicked off at the beginning of this month, Dangote Industries Limited, has stated that its cement expansion plan and fertiliser investments will open new trade routes for the company and Nigeria under the trade deal. Already, the ...