Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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25% Of Chevron Workforce To Lose Job
Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, together with its affiliates, has said that 25 per cent of its workforce would be sacked. This is in line ongoing review of its manpower requirements in the light of the changing business environment, while continuing to evaluate opportunities to improve capital efficiency and reduce operating ...
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PSC Promotes 175 Senior Police Officers
By Ejike Ejike, Abuja The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 175 senior Police Officers. This so even as it stepped down the promotion of 112 others. Spokesperson of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani said the decisions were part of the highpoints of the 9th plenary meeting of the ...
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NAICOM Is Set To Impact Nigeria’s Economy – CEO
The commissioner for Insurance and chief executive officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Olorundare Sunday Thomas, has said the commission is now prepared to make a positive impact on the nation’s economy with its new innovations. He added that the agency’s strategic policies that include digital based all-inclusive insurance ...
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Kano: What Sets The Ganduje Administration Apart
Recently, the ever-drowning opposition elements in Kano State have made a last-ditch attempt to cast aspersion against the administration of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in respect of the decision of the state government to resuscitate some non- or under-performing public assets through public private partnership arrangement with some willing investors ...
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Sen Danjuma Goje Weds Aminatu Dahiru Binani
A former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje, on Friday, married Aminatu Dahiru Binani, at a ceremony held in Abuja. The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; Governors Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, Gombe; Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Minister of Communications and ...
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Usman, Awe, Unical’s Bursar Others Honoured In Lagos
The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company Limited, Engr (Dr) Faruk Usman, Dr Victor Adegboyegba Awe, Chairman and Chief Executive Victory Chemical Industries Limited, Dr (Mrs) Beatrice Ifeanyi Igwe, Bursar of University of Calabar and others were honoured by the European American University with a ...
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Group Hails PMB For Enthroning Democracy In Edo Guber Election
By: Patrick Ochoga, Benin City An Edo based Pro-democray group, the Truth and Justice Vanguard, (TJV), yesterday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for reinterating the need in enthroning the rule of law, free and fair elections in the Country. The group also hailed the free and fair conduct of the Edo ...
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NAICOM Is Set To Impact Nigeria’s Economy – NAICOM CEO
BY MARK ITSIBOR, Abuja The Commissioner for insurance and chief executive officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Olorundare Sunday Thomas has said the commission is now prepared to make positive impact on the nation’s economy with its new innovations. The NAICOM CEO said the agency’s strategic policies that include ...
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Obaseki Assures Incentives, Others For Private Investors, As Entertainment Centre Opens In Benin
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured durable infrastructure, security and other incentives to ensure the influx of private investors and boost economic activity in the state. The governor said this while commissioning a multi-purpose entertainment center, DD Dynasty along Agbor Road, Benin City, state capital. Obaseki assured ...
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Ipea projeta inflação sob controle e recessão menor
O Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea) reviu a previsão de queda do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) de 6% para 5% em 2020. Segundo o instituto, a inflação deste ano deverá ser de 2,3%, abaixo da meta estabelecida pelo Conselho Monetário Nacional (4%). Essas projeções estão descritas em dois estudos ...
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Nigeria @ 60: Promoting Peace, Patriotism ’ll Deepen Dev’t – AUDA-NEPAD/APRM Boss
By Olawale Ayeni, National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer, African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development/African Peer Review Mechanism (AUDA-NEPAD/APRM) Nigeria, Princess Gloria Akobundu, says for the nation to fully maximize its potentials and ensure that labour of our heroes past never be in vain Nigerians should promote peace, oneness and ...
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Nigeria @ 60: Amb Tukur Calls For Patriotism
BY HENRY TYOHRMBA, Abuja The former Principal Secretary to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ambassador Hassan Ardo Tukur has called on Nigerians to respond to the call for patriotism and nationalism, which would enhance and strengthen our democracy and a better economy for our dear nation. In his congratulatory message, Tukur who ...
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Senator Sekibo: PIB Rare Opportunity To Get Things Right In The Oil, Gas Sector
By AZA MSUE, Kaduna The Chairman Senate Committee on Navy, Senator George Sekibo has described the return of the Petroleum Industry Bill by President Muhammadu Buhari for passage by the Senate as a rare opportunity for Nigeria to get things right in the oil and gas sector. Commending President Buhari ...
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Nigeria @60: PMB Needs Our Total Support To Manage Economy, Fight Corruption – Sen. Uba Sani
By AZA MSUE, Kaduna Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial zone, Mallam Uba Sani, on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari is totally committed to the enthronement of a new national ethos of integrity in service. In a statement signed by Senator Uba Sani and issued to journalists to mark sixty years ...
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Lagos/UNDP Fund To Benefit 22,600 Families, 5,500 SMEs
No fewer than 22,600 families and 5,500 small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs in Lagos will benefit from the unconditional cash transfer programme for vulnerable communities affected by COVID-19 in the state. The programme, also known as the COVID-19 basket fund, is an initiative of the United Nations Devel-opment Programme, UNDP, ...
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Stakeholders Harp on Revamping Agriculture to Optimize AfCFTA Business Goals
Economic experts and other key players in the agriculture value chain have called for a revamping of Nigeria’s Agriculture Sector to maximise business opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders made the call on Wednesday at a ...
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Nigeria: NSIA, CDC Group Sign MOU to Upscale Private Sector Investment in Nigeria
[Vanguard] Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CDC Group, the UK's publicly owned impact investor, to facilitate long-term inclusive growth and encourage private capital to scale up their participation in high-impact sectors of the Nigerian economy.
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Advogado do Senado diz que Petrobras ‘dribla’ STF para vender refinarias
Aos ministros, o advogado afirmou que a autorização do Supremo para a constituição de subsidiárias não é genérica, mas limitada ao “estrito cumprimento de atividades do objeto social que integrem a indústria do petróleo” O advogado-geral do Senado, Thomaz Gomma de Azevedo, defendeu no Supremo Tribunal Federal ...
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Family Planning: CSOs Task Govt On Funding To Meet National Target
BY PATIENCE IVIE IHEJIRIKA, Abuja As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s World Contraception Day, the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health @ Scale (PAS) project, have urged government at all levels to invest in family planning ...
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Succession Planning: A Political Point Of View Through A Business/Corporate Perspective
A glance at modern politics in Nigeria, is often seen as though, when a new leader has to take over a role, the transition is rarely smooth. This is due to the failure of the incumbent to effectively execute and manage transition which leads to undesired consequences. Succession planning tends ...
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New FAAN Law Underway In Senate
BY BODE GBADEBO, Abuja The Senate is set to repeal the 16 year-old Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria Act CAP F5 LFN 2004 and enact a new law in its place in order to engender effective management of the nation’s airports. The proposed new law titled ‘Federal Airports Authority of ...