Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Nigeria: Kaduna Overtakes Lagos in Investment Flow
[Daily Trust] Investment announcements tracked by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) dropped by $10.09 to $5.06 billion in the first half of 2020, compared with the $15.15 billion investments recorded in the first half of 2019, translating to 67 per cent decline.
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Dow Tackles Plastic Waste in Nigeria Through Local Partnerships
Dow (NYSE: DOW) has today announced Project ReflexNG, a pilot project aiming to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos, Nigeria. This project is aligned to Dow’s global STOP THE WASTE sustainability target which will enable the collection, reuse or recycling of one million metric tons of plastic globally by ...
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Kaduna Civil Servants To Resume Monday
Kaduna State has directed its civil servants to report to work on Monday, July 20, 2020, after working remotely for over three months at home, following the invoking of the Quarantine Act and Kaduna State Public Health Law, which quarantined all residents on March 26. A circular issued by the ...
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As PMB Engraves His Diversification Agenda With Gold
One of the promises and rhetoric of successive administrations is to diversify the revenue base of the economy. Since crude oil was discovered in Nigeria, it has remained the chief earner for the country which sadly became a mono dependent economy. Agriculture that used to be the mainstay of the ...
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Policemen Who Attempted To Arrest Former Ag. MD Of NDDC On Legitimate Duty — Police
The Police Command in Rivers says policemen who went to arrest Dr Joi Nunieh, the former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), were on legitimate duty. The command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni made the clarification in a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt. A media report ...
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COVID-19: Youth Groups Sign MoU To Provide Support For 10m Nigerians
Nigerian Youth Compact on COVID-19 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Youth Chamber of Commerce to boost access for 10 million Nigerian youths. Signing the MoU in Abuja on Friday, President Nigerian Youth Chamber of Commerce (NYCC), Ambassador Peter Ayim said, the partnership is designed to ...
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Confiança do empresário do comércio volta a crescer após quatro meses
Após ter alcançado o menor patamar da série histórica no mês passado, o Índice de Confiança do Empresário do Comércio (Icec), medido pela Confederação Nacional do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo (CNC), registrou crescimento de 6,6% em julho, passando de 66,7 pontos para 69,3 pontos. Foi o primeiro avanço mensal do indicador em ...
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WTO: FG Inaugurates Campaign Strategy Team For Okonjo-Iweala
The Federal Government has inaugurated a Campaign Strategy Team for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is vying for the post of the Director-General of World Trade Organisation (WTO). Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, while inaugurating the team on Thursday in Abuja, said it was key to the ...
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BOFIA Amendment Will Strengthen Financial Institutions, Reposition Economy – Uba Sani
Senator representing Kaduna Central, and Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, Mallam Uba Sani, has reassured Nigerians that a stable financial sector that will lift Nigeria to a new height in a Post-COVID19 world is now in place, with the Amendment of Banks and Other Financial ...
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Fortune Global Bags ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Nigeria’s leading shipping and logistics company, Fortune Global Shipping & Logistics Limited (FGSL), has been awarded the revered ISO 9001:2015 certification as an attestation to its effective Quality Management System which ensures optimum customer and stakeholder satisfaction. The esteemed accreditation is a statement of commitment to the brand’s business principles ...
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Dangote Cement To Create 1,085 Millionaires In 4 Months
To reward consumers and improve the livelihoods of its consumers around Nigeria, Dangote Cement Plc yesterday unveiled plans to produce an astonishing nine millionaires daily in its new Spell and Win ‘Bag of Goodies 2’ Consumer Promo. The promotion, scheduled to run from July 15, to November 15, is expected ...
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Firstbank Rewards Verve Card Holders With Free Fuel
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is set to reward customers for Verve Card usage in its Free Fuel Promotion. The Free Fuel promo which was activated by FirstBank in collaboration with Verve International and Oando Plc, will run till Friday, 24 July 2020. In the promo, for a minimum of ...
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End Insecurity To Enhance Food Production, Maize Farmers Beg FG
The national president, Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Dr Bello Abubakar, has called on the federal government to stop the continuous attacks on farmers by bandits and herdsmen,so as to ensure smooth running of farming business. Abubakar made the call in Abuja at the inauguration of the Federal Capital Territory ...
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NEXIM Bank Disburses N52.9bn To 62 Export Projects
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM Bank) has said that it disbursed N52.9 billion to a total of 62 projects under the Export Development Fund (EDF) released to the bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). NEXIM Bank in a statement yesterday said the N50 billion fund which was released ...
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Bayelsa Guber: Ex-gov Dickson Congratulates Diri, His Deputy Ewhrudjakpo Over Supreme Court Verdict
…Hails judiciary for courage, and promotion of democracy in Nigeria The immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson has congratulated his successor, Senator Douye Diri, his deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, over the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed him as the duly nominated candidate ...
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Parents, Teachers, Others Hail Gov’s Investment In Education
Impressed with the revamp of the Government Science and Technical College (GSTC), formerly Benin Technical College, parents, teachers and students have commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for his administration’s sustained investments in the education sector. Speaking to journalists in Benin City, the stakeholders reaffirmed their support for ...
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Meet Omagbemi, Nigeria’s Artist-entrepreneur Who Creates His Own Economy
Many musicians are happy just creating music and enjoying the lifestyle that being a famous musician provides. However, a lot of pop, rap & rock stars have interests beyond music, including a passion for entrepreneurship. Born, Wisdom Omatoritsero Omagbemi, is one of those impressive musician-entrepreneurs who has made a name ...
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Naira Firms On I&E As CBN Stops Banks From Processing Maize Imports
The value of the naira went in different directions at the Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange (NAFEX) and parallel market windows as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday directed banks to stop processing documents for the importation of maize. The apex bank also released the operational guidelines for Global Standing ...
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JUST IN: Fire Guts Abuja World Trade Centre
Fire, on Monday, gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be known as at the time of filing this report. Details later…
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COVID-19 Has Made Insurance Industry Adopt Digital Exams, Trainings – Efekoha
In this interview with ZAKA KHALIQ, the group managing director, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc and outgoing president of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Mr Eddie Efekoha, discussed his tenure in office and other sundry issues. At your investiture as the 49th president of CIIN, a number of laudable ...
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The Role Of AKK Pipeline In Reviving Nigeria’s Economy
The recent flag-off of the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline project by President Muhammadu Buhari, is seen by many analysts as a welcome development that will hasten the economic stability of the nation, writes FESTUS OKOROMADU. For over a decade stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas sector especially those in the northern ...