Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Décimo terceiro salário deve injetar R$ 208 bi na economia
O pagamento do décimo terceiro salário aos trabalhadores brasileiros deve injetar R$ 208 bilhões na economia brasileiro neste ano. Em valores reais, o montante é 5,4% inferior ao registrado em 2019, de acordo com estimativa da Confederação Nacional do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo (CNC), divulgada hoje (29). A queda ...
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WTO DG: Nigeria Intensifies Lobby For Okonjo-Iweala
BY BODE GBADEBO, Abuja Ahead of November 9 when the final decision would be taken on the choice of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Government of Nigeria has said that it will continue to engage relevant stakeholders to ensure that the aspiration of her candidate, Dr. ...
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CBN Guidelines For N75bn Youth Investment Fund
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released guidelines for implementation of the proposed N75 billion Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF). CBN, in a statement by its Development Finance Department, stated that the fund was a built-in strategy to effectively respond to the challenge of youth employment in Nigeria. The ...
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Reformed Electoral Process Will Guarantee Youths’ Participation In Governance -Onuegbu
By Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt Deputy national president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Chika Onuegbu, has advocated for the reform of Nigeria’s electoral process, saying it is the only way to guarantee the participation of youths in governance. Speaking during a live radio programme monitored in Port Harcourt, ...
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#EndSARS Protest: CSOs Want Demands Implemented
By Ernest Nzor, Abuja Civil society members of the Nigeria Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee, have called on the federal government to implement all the demands of the #EndSARS protest. In a press statement signed by all the civil society organisations who are members of the OGP Steering Committee ...
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Asomugha Wants More Women To Enroll In Golf Game
By Salifu Usman, Abuja The new lady captain of the Parkland Golf Resort Club, Lizzy Ulunma Asomugha has called on more women to take up the game of golf as a sport for wellbeing. She described women’s participation in the game as an important and strategic opportunity for golf as ...
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WTO: Okonjo-Iweala’s Victory Reward For Excellence – Ohanaeze
By Chibuzo Ukaibe, Abuja The President General of Ndigbo apex socio-political and cultural Organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has lauded the emergence of Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), describing it as a reward for excellence ...
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Okonjo-Iweala Emerges DG Of WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has emerged winner of the competitive race. Okonjo-Iweala polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat South Korea’s Minister of Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-Hee. The official announcement is expected to be made later ...
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WTO DG: US Kicks As Okonjo-Iweala Inches Close To Victory
BY CHIBUZO UKAIBE, IGHO OYOYO and MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja …Ohanaeze, Obi, thank PMB for his support A last minute objection by the United States government yesterday delayed the naming of Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, the new director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The U.S. had during ...
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Lo lanzan desde un auto en marcha y le sueltan bala
Un hombre que informó llamarse José Kelly fue lanzado desde un vehículo en marcha en el sector C de Villa Catalina, corregimiento Pilón. Los pistoleros que lo iban a ajusticiar desde el auto le dispararon varias veces en la cabeza y lo abandonaron en el lugar. El hombre luego que arrancó el ...
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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala proposed as WTO chief - trade sources
Okonjo-Iweala, a development expert, has branded herself a "do-er", saying she has the political clout to command influence in capitals.
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Kaduna DisCo, Konexa Plan $50m Power Expansion Project
The Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KAEDCO) and renewable energy developer, Konexa have entered into strategic partnership to expand electricity infrastructure around the DisCos franchise area. The project estimated at $50 million will be executed with funds drawn from Climate Fund Managers (CFMs). A joint press release by the partners explained ...
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Stockbrokers To Address Fundamental Economic Challenges
BY OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos | The president, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Mr Olatunde Amolegbe, has said that the theme of the 2020 Stockbrokers’ Conference, ‘Navigating through the Storms-Reenergising the Economy through the Capital Market’ is unique considering the current macroeconomic challenges militating against the country. The conference scheduled to ...
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Shippers’ Council Directs Shipping Coys To Suspend Demurrage Charges
BY YUSUF BABALOLA, Lagos | The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has called on foreign shipping companies operating at the Lagos ports to waive demurrage charges accrued during the #EndSARS protests that grounded economic activities across the state as well as the nation’s seaports. A statement signed by the deputy director, ...
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NB Commences Sale Of N20bn Commercial Paper
BY OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos | Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc yesterday commenced the sale of its commercial paper, seeking to raise up to N20 billion in order to finance its short-term working capital requirements. Commercial Papers are unsecured short-term (time period up to one year) debt instruments issued by corporates to ...
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Minister, Stakeholders Restate Commitment To Digital Economy
By Nkechi Isaac | The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, agencies under the ministry and industry stakeholders have re-emphasized their unflinching commitment to support the drive by the Federal Government to leverage Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to transform Nigeria into a fully digital economy. ...
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PMB Condoles With Ojukwu, Greets Veteran Journalist, Alabi
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, Abuja | President Muhammadu Buhari has sent heartfelt condolence to leading industrialist and business entrepreneur, Chief Eugene Nzom Ojukwu, on the loss of his wife, Fanny, aged 70. The President in a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina, urged the chairman of E. Ekesons group ...
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Coronation Insurance Sympathises With #EndSARS Protest Victims, Reassures Claims Payment
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Coronation Insurance Plc, formerly known as Wapic Insurance Plc has sympathised with victims of the recent #EndSARS protest, while reaffirming the commitment of the insurance firm to pay claims as and when due. The insurer, in a statement, made available to LEADERSHIP today, reassured its clients ...
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Kaduna: No Palliative Was Hoarded, Says Acting Governor
By AZA MSUE, Kaduna The Acting Governor of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, has clarified that the looted food items on Saturday were donations from Coalition Against Covid-19 (CACOVID). Dr Balarabe also dispelled the rumour that the donations were hoarded by the government or any of its officials. She praised ...
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Looting Of Govts’ Warehouses, Not Unexpected -Labour Leader
By Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt Deputy national president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Chief Chika Onuegbu, has declared that the ongoing looting of warehouses belonging to state governments across the country was not unexpected. Onuegbu, who made the declaration while speaking in a live radio programme monitored in Port ...
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Huawei, Communication Ministry Donate IT Equipment to Al-Walidyn School In Gombe
Huawei Technologies in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and Advocacy for Human Value Foundation have donated standard IT equipment and newly renovated the school building of Al-Walidyn Charitable School in Pantami community, Gombe state, North Eastern Nigeria. The commissioning ceremony of the newly renovated school ...