Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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BOFIA 2020 Assent Will Re-boost Nigeria’s Financial Sector – Senate
* Hails PMB for signing Bill into law BY BODE GBADEBO, Abuja The Senate has said that the signing of the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act (Amendment) Bill 2020 into law, following its passage by the National Assembly, will rejuvenate Nigeria’s financial system and enhance development of the economy. The ...
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Fuel Price Hike: IPMAN Orders Members To Sell At N170 Per Litre
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members to sell petrol at N170 per litre, an increase of N10 per litre from the price of N160 per litre. LEADERSHIP Weekend reports that the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) had adjusted the ex-depot price of Premium Motor ...
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Why Alternative Dispute Resolution Is Useful For Business Conflicts – Osinbajo
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, Abuja | Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the current administration is promoting the adoption of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and creating the necessary infrastructure to enhance speedy resolution of business related disputes. Prof. Osinbajo in a statement by his media aide, Laolu Akande, made the ...
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Insurance Firms Seek December 2020 Recapitalisation Deadline Waiver
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos | Nigerian insurance companies have appealed to the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to waive the first phase of its segmented recapitalisation for insurance and reinsurance companies scheduled to end by December 31, 2020. Managers of insurance firms, who spoke during a meeting of insurance companies’ CEOs ...
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Estamos otimistas com os números da Avon na América Latina, diz diretor da Natura &Co
João Paulo Ferreira afirmou estar particularmente satisfeito com os número no Brasil, onde a receita da Avon avançou 6% no terceiro trimestre O avanço de 6% na receita da Avon no Brasil no terceiro trimestre e o aumento do número de revendedoras nesse período foi comemorado pela ...
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Insurance Firms Seek December 2020 Recapitalisation Deadline Waiver
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Insurance companies are appealing to the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to waive the first phase of its segmented recapitalisation for the insurance and reinsurance companies scheduled to end by December 31, 2020. Managers of insurance firms, who spoke during a meeting of insurance companies’ CEOs with ...
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Treat Host Communities As Equal Stakeholders -ERA/FoEN Tells Oil Firms
By Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on oil companies to see and treat their host communities as equal stakeholders in the success of their business ventures. This is as it said it would institute a yearly Environmental Justice Awards in ...
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FG Inaugurates C’ttee On Fake Foreign Certificates
BY HENRY TYOHEMBA, Abuja | The federal government has inaugurated a National Standing committee (NSC) to evaluate the quality of qualifications obtained from oversea institutions. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who inaugurated the 34th National Standing Committee yesterday, said it was in line with the present administration’s quest for ensuring ...
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Nigeria On Growth Path Despite Challenges, Lawan Tells IMF
Senate president Ahmad Lawan has expressed optimism that Nigeria’s economy is on the path of growth despite prevailing challenges. Lawan spoke on Thursday at the Nigeria/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article lV Consultation virtual exercise. The Senate president said the exercise was a “veritable platform to share our experiences on steering ...
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#EndSARS Protest: As Ekiti APC, PDP Trade Blames
Like every other state in Nigeria, the recent protest against police brutality was also staged in Ekiti State. ALO ABIOLA writes on the attendant violence and the accusations and counter-accusations by the two major political parties in the state. There is gainsaying the fact that the recent EndSARS protest, witnessed ...
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Steer Clear From Computer Village , Police Tell Criminals
BY ISRAEL ADE’DUNIA, Lagos Operatives of the Lagos police command have promised to tackle criminals who have a penchant for attacking the Ikeja Computer Village during yuletide season, warning them to steer clear from the area or face full wrath of the law. Akinwande Adeyemi , a Deputy Superintendent of ...
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Tema da encampação da ViaLagos está superado, diz diretor da CCR
O pleito dos parlamentares da Assembleia do Rio de Janeiro veio na esteira da anulação do contrato da Linha Amarela, da Invepar, feita pela prefeitura Divulgação / CCR O pedido de encampação da ViaLagos, da CCR, feito por parlamentares da Assembleia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro (Alerj), é ...
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CBN’s Private Sector Incentives In Agriculture
By Our Editors Agriculture has continued to dominate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) development finance policy objectives and for good reasons. This may have been influenced by the successes recorded in earlier interventions in the sector especially in the areas of rice, wheat and cotton production and the positive ...
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801 MDAs Don’t Have Audit Report Since 2017 – Reps
By IGHO OYOYO, Abuja The House of Representatives has expressed concern over the inability of the office of the Auditor General of the Federation to carry out the audit of 801 federal agencies and parastatals and Foreign Missions across the world since 2017. Members of the House Committee on ...
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Finally, FG Ratifies Membership Of AfCFTA
… Okays N62.7bn for Kano road, approves digital ID for IDPs By JONATHAN NDA- ISAIAH, Abuja The federal government has finally ratified the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) entered by the country in July 2019. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State House correspondents after ...
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Obi Call For More Investment, Rejuvenation Of STEM Education In Nigeria
By OKECHUKWU OBETA, Awka Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has called for more financial and intellectual investments in STEM education in the country with an appeal to the youths to take STEM learning and opportunities more seriously. Speaking in a ...
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The Affluent Lifestyles Of Nigerian Religious, Business And Political Leaders
BY SEMIU QUADRI It is no news that Nigeria has gained notoriety for economic and class inequality, worsened with the extravagant lifestyles and unrivaled opulence being exhibited by political and religious leaders, as well as business moguls in everyday life. Many Nigerians have found these way of living by the ...
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Oshoala 8-aside Football Tourney Holds December
The 2020 edition of the Asisat Oshoala 8-aside football tourney will get underway in December. The football tourney which is expected to hold in Lagos Nigeria will involve 32 teams in Nigeria, who will take part in the 1-week tournament. The event is in partnership with Emzor, SPAC Nation Foundation, ...
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Tobacco Control, NCDs and SDGs In Nigeria: Still A Far Cry
Evidence abounds that the tobacco industry targets low and middle-income countries and continues to invest heavily in the promotion of its harmful products in these countries. Nigeria is particularly a target of the industry owing to many reasons: It has a huge population, high youth population, high rate of youth ...
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Sanwo-Olu Moves To Abolish Pension Payment To Tinubu, Fashola, Others
BY GEORGE OKOJIE, Lagos Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said plans are afoot to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which provides for payment of pension and other entitlements to former governors and their deputies to reduce cost of governance in the state. The ...
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48 Persons Get National Marketing Institute Fellowship Award
By Michael Oche, The National Institute of Marketing Nigeria (NIMN) has conferred on 48 persons its fellowship award. The Fellow is the highest membership grade in the Institute. This is just as the NIMN has commence strategies on how to strengthen its members to overcome the economic challenges in the country ...