Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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APBN Holds Retreat On Economy, Set To Get New President
By Michael Oche, The Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) has said it will next Tuesday hold a professional summit in a bid to proffer suggestions to the government on the current economic challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The three days programme with the theme, “Nigeria, beyond today” ...
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Akwa Ibom @ 33: Celebrating Fulfillment of the Promise on Healthcare
Akwa Ibom State has evolved into the preferred destination for business and health tourism in Nigeria. However, there are a few who still wonder if what they read about the development strides in the State really exist. Well, they need to visit the State to see for themselves as the ...
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NLO 2020/21 Season: Udala FC Eye NNL Promotion
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja Ahead of the start of Nationwide League One (NLO) 2020/21 season, head coach of Udala FC of Awka, Folabi Ojekunle has said that his team would not leave any stone unturned in their quest to gain promotion to the Nigeria National League (NNL). Ojekunle, in a ...
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Petrol Price Increase: NLC Issues 2 Weeks Ultimatum To FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday gave the federal government a 14 days ultimatum to reverse the recent hike in fuel price. This is even as the congress averred that if the federal do not reverse, they will not hesitate to shut down the country’s economy. Rising from its Central ...
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Amid COVID-19, Nigeria Must Strengthen Local Capacities For Economic Growth – NASS
The leadership of the National Assembly has said that for Nigeria to experience exponential growth in the economy, efforts must be made to strengthen the country’s local capacities particularly against the backdrop of fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic. President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the ...
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SMEDAN Flags Off National Business Skills Development Programme
The Small and Medium Enterpriss Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), yesterday flagged off the national business skills development initiative for Lagos State. Over 1000 entrepreneurs are expected to benefit from the programme that is already running in some states. SMEDAN’s director-general, Dikko Radda said small and medium enterprises are ...
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Edo 2020: NLC, TUC, NULGE, Others Reaffirm Support For Obaseki, Hail Sterling Performance
Labour unions in Edo including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) have reaffirmed support for the second term bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), promising to mobilise thousands of members across the ...
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Ebonyi Govt Gets 48hrs Ultimatum To Speak On Alleged Sales Of Lagos Property
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has given the state government up to 48 hours to clear the air on the alleged sale of some property belonging to the state in Lagos state. AESID, however threatened to drag the state government to court if it fail to ...
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Facebook contrata advogado que tratava da lei de proteção de dados no governo
José Ziebarth deixou o cargo de diretor de desburocratização do Ministério da Economia junto com os secretários Salim Mater (Desestatização) e Paulo Uebel (Gestão e Governo Digital) O Facebook contratou o advogado José Ziebarth como diretor de privacidade do grupo no Brasil, abrangendo as redes sociais Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp e ...
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NiMet, NWRI Partner To Establish WMO Regional Hydrology Centre
By Ejike Ejike, Abuja The director general/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi has pledged the full cooperation of the agency with the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) to upgrade their hydrology center to a regional center of excellence recognized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ...
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Emefiele Hints On Ways To Ensure Healthy Financial System
While the news of the continued growth in the nation’s banking and finance sector in the 2nd quarter of this year was encouraging, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele said the ulti-mate strength of the financial system would depend on three key factors. The CBN Governor said ...
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Economy, Security Top Agenda As Governors Meet Today
The economy of the states and security would top agenda as governors of the 36 states meet today. This was disclosed in a statement by the head Media Affairs of the Nigeria Governors Forum ( NGF), Abdulrazaque Bello Barkindo. According to him, the governors will rub minds with the Presidential ...
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Trabalhadores aprovam programa de demissão da Volks no ABC e no Paraná
Na quarta-feira, haverá votação na fábrica de Taubaté (SP) e, na quinta-feira, na de São Carlos (SP) Em assembleias nesta terça-feira, os trabalhadores de duas fábricas da Volkswagen – em São Bernardo do Campo (SP) e São José dos Pinhais (PR) – aprovaram um acordo que prevê ...
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Oferta pela Oi Móvel é solução para manter serviço sem dinheiro do contribuinte
Presidente da Claro, José Félix, diz que três operadoras é "bom número" no Brasil, e que fatiamento da empresa em recuperação judicial é uma saída de mercado positiva
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Hospitality: Institute To Organise Taste Of Abuja Festival
By ANDREW ESSIEN ABUJA An Abuja based hospitality firm, Masterminds Catering & Culinary Institute (MCCI) has revealed a plan to partner relevant government agencies to organise the first Taste of Abuja Festival. The organisation said it is coming on board to alleviate poverty and bring about gender parity for men ...
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Labour Rejects Planned Concession Of 4 Major Airports
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has rejected planned concessioning of four major airports in the country. TUC president, Comrade Quadri Olaleye in a statement, called on the federal government to use non-viable airports to experiment rather than using the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA); Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA); Port ...
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MTN Nigeria Trains 10,000 SMEs On Smart Marketing
MTN Nigeria has equipped 10,000 locally owned small businesses with skills on sales and marketing in a training session featuring leading industry experts, as part of the ongoing ‘The Revv Programme.’ Using a four-pronged approach including masterclasses, access to market, productivity tools support and advisory initiatives, the programme aims to ...
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‘We Will Buy Petrol From Dangote Refinery At International Price’
The coming on stream of Dangote Refinery may not result in lower price of petrol products as the federal government say Nigeria will still buy the product from the Lagos based refinery at international price. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed who made the remarks yesterday said ...
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PGR apresenta nova denúncia contra Witzel por organização criminosa
Grupo denunciado inclui outras 11 pessoas e é acusado de atuar nos mesmos moldes que os dois últimos ex-governadores do Rio A Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) apresentou uma nova denúncia contra o governador afastado do Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel (PSC), por organização criminosa. A peça foi ...
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Medidas de ajuste fiscal podem gerar economia de R$ 816 bi em dez anos
A adoção de medidas de disciplina fiscal para redução de despesas com pessoal pode gerar, em dez anos, economia de R$ 816 bilhões para o setor público, que compreende União, estados e municípios, segundo projeção divulgada hoje (14) pelo Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea). O estudo Ajustes nas Despesas de ...
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Group Plans Virtual Mega Concert To Celebrate Nigeria At 60
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, As Nigeria prepares to mark her 60th Independent Anniversary celebration, a Lagos based marketing agency has put modalities in place for a virtual concert to showcase positive changes recorded in the last 60 years. The concert tagged #UnlockNaijaAt60 will feature popular Nigerian musicians, comedians, dancers and ...