Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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NHRC Flays Southern Kaduna Killing, Calls For Community Policing
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned in very strong terms the incessant killings and wanton destruction of properties in various communities in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna state and some other parts of the country charging the Police and other law enforcement agencies to sit up and stop the blame ...
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Edo 2020: Gun Shots As Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu Supporters Clash In Benin
It was a free for all yesterday as thugs suspected to be loyalists to Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Ize￾Iyamu Osagie clashed in front of the Oba’s palace in Benin City, the state capital The clash happened immediately ...
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As Nigeria Leverages On Artisanal Gold Mining
Nigeria recently achieved another milestone in its economic diversifi- cation agenda with the launch of the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Develop￾ment Initiative (PAGMI). The PAGMI programme is a comprehensive artisanal and small-scale gold mining devel￾opment policy launched by gov￾ernment in 2019 to foster the formalization and integration of artisanal gold mining ...
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Edo Govt Condemns Attacks On Guests At Oba’s Palace
The Edo State Government has condemned the attack on its guests, notably governors and other Very Important Persons (VIPs), on Saturday, at the Oba’s Palace in Benin City, prequel to the flag-off of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s campaign for re-election. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and ...
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NLC Rejects 6% Tenancy, Lease Stamp Duty Agreement
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to reversed the six per cent tenancy and lease stamp duty agreement in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Wabba said that the Congress noted with dismay the new policy ...
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Repositioning The Downstream Sector Post COVID-19
The clamour for the deregulation of Nigeria’s downstream sector gained currency long before the coronavirus pandemic which unfortunately, has continued to take its toll on not just the nation’s economy but the global economy, enveloped the world. Because oil remains the major driver of Nigeria’s economy, talks about resetting the ...
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COVID-19: NOA Partners Kennedy Iwundu Foundation
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has entered into partnership with the Kennedy Iwundu Foundation in its bid to take public enlightenment campaign against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to all the nooks and crannies of Nigeria. To this regard, the Nwangele (Imo State) Unit of the agency is engaging ...
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Qualicorp Founder Arrested in Investigation of Slush Fund for ex-São Paulo Governor
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Tuesday morning, the Federal Police launched Operation Paralelo 23 , the third stage of Lava Jato in partnership with the São Paulo Electoral Court. The investigations involve Senator José Serra (PSDB-SP) - a former governor of the State of São Paulo - who is ...
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Pandemia aumenta número de imóveis vazios para aluguel em São Paulo
O número de imóveis disponíveis para aluguel que estão vazios aumentou no estado de São Paulo. Segundo Associação das Administradoras de Bens Imóveis e Condomínios de São Paulo (AABIC), antes da pandemia de coronavírus, o percentual de vacância era de 18%, índice que chegou a 24% em julho. A maior parte ...
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Ipea divulga propostas para acelerar desenvolvimento após pandemia
O Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea) divulgou hoje (22) o documento Brasil Pós Covid-19, com um conjunto de propostas de curto e médio prazos para acelerar o desenvolvimento sustentável do Brasil pós-pandemia, em uma trajetória de crescimento e desenvolvimento. O trabalho teve a participação de pesquisadores de todas as áreas da instituição, ...
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Coronavírus causará queda de 13,9% nas exportações, estima a AEB
A revisão da balança comercial para 2020, divulgada hoje (22) pela Associação de Comércio Exterior do Brasil (AEB), no Rio de Janeiro, prevê exportações de US$ 192,721 bilhões, queda de 13,9% em relação aos US$ 223,989 bi em 2019; e importações de US$ 145,255 bilhões, recuo de 18,1% em relação ...
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Standard Chartered Appoints Olukorede Adenowo As Executive Director
Standard Chartered Nigeria has announced the appointment of Olukorede Adenowo as Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria. His appointment as Executive Director follows his recent appointment earlier in the year as Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking business in Nigeria where he is responsible for driving and implementing the ...
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Tacha Bags Multi-million Naira Partnership Deal With OPPO Mobile Nigeria
2019 BBNaija finalist Tacha has signed multimillion deal with popular mobile company OPPO Nigeria. According to Nengi Akinola, Marketing Manager, OPPO Nigeria, he explained that the decision to partner with the reality star and serial entrepreneur was based on the interesting persona she possesses and her charming aura which makes ...
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Electoral Reforms Must Meet Nigerians’ Expectations, Lawan Tells Senate C’ttee
* As 5,000 Nigerians ‘sign’ petition to stop NASS recess over new Electoral Law President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has charged the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to engage relevant stakeholders with a view to reforming Nigeria’s electoral process to the expectations of Nigerians. Lawan ...
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Governo propõe trocar PIS/Cofins por novo imposto de 12% sobre consumo
A primeira parte da proposta da reforma tributária do governo federal, entregue nesta terça-feira (21) pelo ministro Paulo Guedes ao Congresso Nacional, prevê a unificação de dois impostos federais, o Programa de Integração Social e de Formação do Patrimônio do Servidor Público (PIS/Pasep) e a Contribuição sobre o Financiamento da Seguridade ...
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Nollywood Star, Giving.ng Partner To Raise N1bn Health Workers Fund
Award winning actor, Desmond Elliot, has partnered with reputable crowdfunding platform, Giving.ng to lend his voice in support of health workers across the country. Desmond, who is also a member of the Lagos State house of Assembly shared a video on his Instagram page stating that there is a need ...
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FG Energises CCETC-Ossiomo 55MW Power Plant In Edo
All is set for the testing and certification of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-backed CCETC-Ossiomo Independent Power Plant (IPP) by the Nigeria Electricity Services Agency (NEMSA), as the agency energises the 33KV Transmission line, today. This is expected to boost business activities in Edo State. According to the state’s Ministry of ...
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Plataforma receberá denúncias de venda casada no crédito agrícola
O governo federal quer sensibilizar os produtores rurais para fechar o cerco às instituições financeiras que praticam a chamada venda casada. Os ministérios da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento e da Justiça e Segurança Pública lançaram hoje (20) uma plataforma para a realização de denúncias anônimas sobre a prática. A venda casada ...
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BREAKING: Ismaila Isa Funtua Is Dead
Founding Managing Director of Democrat Newspaper and former President of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua, is dead. He died of cardiac arrest Monday night. Ismaila Isa is a renowned Business Executive and public officer with over thirty years of management experience. He was Personnel ...
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IGP Decorates Newly Promoted Police Officers
...As SGF assures FG commitment to police reforms The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has decorated ten newly promoted Senior Police Officers at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The decoration ceremony comes on the heels of the recent promotion of 6,601 personnel of the Nigeria Police Force including one ...
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Naira Devaluation: Good Policy With Grave Implications
As the monetary authorities advance in the unification of the exchange rates by devaluation of the Naira, experts warn of its implications on the economy,MARK ITSIBOR writes The date was July 10, about three days after the Naira was devalued from N360/$1 to N380.5/$1 at the official window by the Central ...