Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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FG Flags-off $2bn Smallholder Farmer Project
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja The Federal Government through the African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) Nigeria, has flagged off a $2bn project to strengthen Smallholder farmers in the country. Princess Gloria Akobundu, the national coordinator AUDA-NEPAD made this known during the Summit and Technical Engagement Roundtable on ...
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MAN Seeks Stiffer Penalties For Unscrupulous Importers, Manufacturers
By Kingsley Alu, Abuja The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to roll out stricter penalties for dealers in fake and substandard goods in the country. According to the manufacturers, stricter penalties would serve as a deterrent to others who seek to ...
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Nigeria: NSIA - Investment in Infrastructure Will Boost Nigeria's Economy
[This Day] The Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji, has again stressed the need for Nigeria to turn its infrastructure into investible assets by investing more in it.
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Government leads in job opportunities during pandemic
The study shows sales and marketing emerged the most in-demand roles in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya.
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Plight Of Police Officers On Special Duty
So much will continue to be said about the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as an institution. Unfortunately, the much that attracts the attention of even the high command of the Force is the human errors that occur in the line of duty. Often not much is known, let alone said, ...
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AfDB To African Leaders: Unlock $1trn Pension, Insurance Funds To Grow Economy
BY BUKOLA IDOWU, Lagos l President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has called on African leaders to unlock the over $1trillion funds locked in pension and insurance assets. He disclosed that the AfDB was planning to spend 40 per cent of its total financing on climate ...
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Dólar fecha em alta em dia negativo para emergentes
A aversão ao risco que ganhou força nos mercados globais durante a tarde levou a uma busca por proteção do dólar contra o real. A moeda americana chegou a tocar a marca de R$ 5,18 em uma alta de mais de 1% nas máximas do dia, ...
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NPAN Demands Zero Tariff On Newsprint, Get New Executive
BY GEORGE OKOJIE, Lagos The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) yesterday called on the federal government to grant zero tariff on newsprint. It said while the newspaper business is an educational venture, the government must promote education as well as the constitutional and civic duty of the media ...
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WAFU U20: Flying Eagles Tackle Ghana For Semifinal Spot
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will seek a place in the semifinals of the ongoing WAFU B U-20 Tournament in Porto Novo when they trade-tackle West African arch rivals, Ghana’s Black Satellites at the Stade Charles de Gaulles, today. With only three teams in Group B and having drawn their first tie ...
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Experts Task Govt On Improved Services To Boost Export Promotion
By Jerry Emmanson, Abuja | Stakeholders in the Nigerian Service Sector has tasked governments at all levels to promote policies and regulations towards developing the Nigerian service sector for export promotion. Speaking during a roundtable discussion on export services, a Policy Development Facility (PDF) Bridge Service Export Expert, Abiodun Bankole, ...
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Court To Rule On Atiku’s Son-in-Law No-Case Submission Dec. 21
BY OLUGBENGA SOYELE, Lagos Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed December 21 for ruling on a no-case submission application filed by Abdullahi Babalele, a son-in-law to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Babalele, who is standing trial before the court for allegedly laundering $140,000.00 ...
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Trade Unions, CSOs Seek Improved Campaign On Tax Justice, Halting IFF
By Michael Oche, Abuja Trade unions in the Public Service Sector and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on tax justice have called for improved campaign on halting of Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) from Nigeria as well as improving tax justice. This was part of resolution reached at a three-day workshop ...
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Group Seeks Inclusive Education For Children With Disabilities
BY ABUBAKAR YUNUSA and AMINU FAVOUR AKINYELE, Abuja A non-governmental organisation, Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI), in Partnership with Disability Rights Fund (DRF) had called for an effective inclusive education practices for children living with disabilities in Nigeria. This, according to them would ensure access to quality education for all ...
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Glamour, Glitz As Dignitaries Extol Ogunsan’s Wife On 40th Birthday
In what can be described as an ambience of special thanksgiving, it was celebration galore as friends, family and dignitaries drawn from different walks of like gathered to shower encomium on the wife of ace entrepreneur and Board Member, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr Ayo Ogunsan. Politicians, business ...
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Access Bank ‘W’ Initiative Creates Opportunity For Conversation On Gender-Based Violence
By SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH, In response to the rising cases of gender-based violence in Nigeria and across the world, Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative in partnership with the Nigerian Governors Wives against Gender-Based Violence (NGWA-GBV), recently organised a virtual webinar themed ‘Tackling the menace of gender-based violence in our society’. The webinar ...
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Olusanya Takes Over Reins At Flour Mills Of Nigeria
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, leading integrated food business and Agro-allied group, owners of the iconic brand – ‘Golden Penny,’ has announced the appointment of Mr. Omoboyede Olusanya as its new Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. The announcement which was made on Friday stated that effective 1st January 2021, Olusanya ...
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FG Grants N342bn Waivers To Importers In 2 Years
BY YUSUF BABALOLA | The federal government, yesterday, said it granted N342billion waivers to importers in the last two years. Speaking at the second phase of the one-day sensitisation seminar on the automated import duty exemption certificate at the Nigeria Customs training college, Ikeja, Lagos, minister of finance, budget and ...
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Lagos Trade Fair To Facilitate Networking Among Businesses
BY OLUSHOLA BELLO | Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the organiser of Lagos international trade fair has called on the entrepreneurs to build on new networks to advance their businesses. The ten-day Lagos trade fair commenced on December 4, 2020 and to close on December 13,2020. President of ...
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TAJBank Is The Bank To Beat In Non-interest Banking–Idi
Sherif A. Idi is the Co-founder/Chief Marketing Officer of TAJBank, Nigeria’s leading non-interest ethical bank. With 21 years career experience in the banking sector, Mr Idi has worked in every unit of banking, from operations manager to marketing and customer service, risk management, branch manager and group head, carving a ...
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La Presidencia adjudica contratos para alquilar 144 camionetas 4x4
A través de una resolución del pasado 26 de noviembre, el vicepresidente de la República y ministro de la Presidencia, José Gabriel Carrizo; y su viceministro Carlos García adjudicaron dos contratos relacionados con el proceso de alquiler de vehículos que usarán funcionarios de esa cartera.
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Ethnic Youth Leaders Hail Emefiele’s New Monetary Policy On Diaspora Remittance
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, The Naira recently reversed its depreciation trend in the parallel market, due to what observers attributed to the new rules introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The new rule allow beneficiaries of diaspora remittances and foreign exchange transfers into domiciliary accounts and to collect the ...