Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Carta de Conjuntura do Ipea teme piora fiscal por causa da covid-19
A pandemia do novo coronavírus interrompeu temporariamente a trajetória de consolidação fiscal que o Brasil vinha seguindo. E a expectativa é que, por causa da piora fiscal causada pela crise sanitária da covid-19, a dívida bruta do governo geral (DBGG) em proporção do PIB (Produto Inerno Bruto) aumente de 75,8%, ...
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Probe LADOL’s Nigerian Ownership Claim, Group Tells FG
LEADERSHIP : A group that is committed to the promotion of local content in the Nigerian oil and gas industry, the Nigerian Content Vanguard (NCV), has urged President Muhammed Buhari and the various government agencies in the oil and gas sector to probe the indigenous ownership claim of the Lagos ...
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Policy Experts Hail Commencement Of N- Power Batch ‘C’ Programme
LEADERSHIP : Policy experts in Nigeria have hailed the introduction and ongoing registration of the N- Power Batch ‘C’ Scheme, saying it is a welcome development for the realisation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda for the positive transformation of the Nigerian economy through youth empowerment. The experts who spoke at ...
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Between OMS And The Needless Uproar Along TFP
LEADERSHIP : The Niger Delta Region of Nigeria is often described as the life wire of the nation’s economy owing to the vast production of oil and gas responsible for majority of the nation’s total earning. Since the discovery of oil wealth in Nigeria in the late 50’s, the region ...
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CSO Seeks Merger Of Oil & Gas Free Zone With NEPZA
LEADERSHIP : The Anti-Corruption and Research Database Initiative (ARDI), has urged the National Assembly to urgently repeal the 1996 Act establishing the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) and merge it with the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) as one agency. Chief executive secretary of ARDI, Chief Dennis ...
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Agência Brasil explica: como Selic baixa pode influenciar seu bolso
A taxa básica de juros, a Selic, chegou ao menor patamar da história no último dia 17, ao ser fixada em 2,25% ao ano. Pela oitava vez consecutiva, os integrantes do Comitê de Política Monetária (Copom) do Banco Central (BC) decidiram reduzir a taxa, como já era esperado pelo mercado ...
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Nigeria: Regaining Our Voice In A Season Of Diplomatic Anomie
LEADERSHIP : I was in Victoria Falls,  acity in Zimbabwe, for a UNECA con￾ference. During my cab ride into town from the airport, the driver (I don’t quite remember his name now) at my prompt￾ing started a conversation around the economy of Zim￾babwe under President Em￾merson Mnanagawa, better known as ...
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El-Rufai Calls For Vigorous Law Enforcement To Prosecute Rapists
LEADERSHIP : Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai  has said that drastic action is needed to tackle rape, just as he called for vigorous law enforcement to prosecute rapists. The governor who reiterated what the laws of Kaduna State provide, said rapists should get life imprisonment for the rape of ...
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Port Congestion: Foreign Vessels Pay $100,000 As Waiting Time Hits 50 Days
LEADERSHIP : Foreign shipping companies calling at the Lagos seaports pay a Whopping $100,000 (N46.5million at prevailing rate of N465/$) each at anchorage before they can berth their vessel for discharging of their cargoes, LEADERSHIP checks have revealed. Congestion has hit Nigerian seaports due to inability of clearing agents to ...
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Sales Slump As COVID-19 Takes Toll On Nigeria’s Brewery Industry
LEADERSHIP : KINGSLEY OKOH in this report, looks at the Nigerian brewery industry in the second quarter amidst impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on consumption of drinks by consumers in the country. The Nigerian brewery industry is experiencing a sharp decline in sales of beer due to the lockdown ...
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COVID-19: Labour Minister Warns Against Violation Of Workers’ Rights
LEADERSHIP : The federal government says it will bring the full wrath of the law to bear on employers who violate the rights of their employees under the guise of the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige handed out the threat while speaking at a webinar ...
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Labour Minister Warns Against Violation Of Workers’ Rights
LEADERSHIP : The federal government says it will bring the full wrath of the law to bear on employers who violate the rights of their employees under the guise of the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, handed the threat while speaking at a webinar organised ...
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Nasarawa Govt, NFGCS To Partner On Farm Industrial Parks
LEADERSHIP : As part of the post COVID-19 economy recovery plan and commitment towards food security and job creation through the agricultural value chains, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has again reiterated his resolve to make Nasarawa state a mega agricultural hub in Nigeria. The Governor made the announcement ...
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Benin Central Park Takes Shape, As Obaseki Moves To Reform Edo Transport Sector
LEADERSHIP : The Benin Central Park, an ultra-modern transport terminus in the heart of Benin City, the Edo State capital, aimed at transforming Edo State’s transport sector for efficient city commute service, is nearing completion in the city centre. The park, which is being constructed at the Obakhavbaye axis of ...
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Be Advocates Against Torture – NHRC Tells Nigerians, Police
LEADERSHIP : As Nigeria joins the rest of the global community to commemorate the 2020 International Day in support of Victims of Torture, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Law Enforcement Agents and indeed all Nigerians to see themselves as advocates against torture and other cruel, ...
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Chief Richard Akinjide: Nigeria’s Political Story And Heritage Of Legal Statesmanship
LEADERSHIP : The terse text message from former Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, the affectionate, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide “Daddy has passed on� authoritatively announced the transition of Chief Richard Akinjide, SAN on 21st April, 2020. Though subdued by reportages about COVID-19 pandemic, for many older Nigerians, this news ...
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Sadiya Farouq: Where PMB Got It Right
LEADERSHIP : “She’s a strong cup of black coffee in a world that is drunk on the cheap wine of shallow love.� – J.M Storm Much regrettably, Nigeria has become a perpetual host to disasters and emergencies, which induce humanitarian interventions very constantly. From floods, insurgencies, epidemics, fire outbreaks, communal ...
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Sultan Endorses Community Policing
LEADERSHIP : The Sultan of Sokoto and president-general, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday endorsed community policing just as he promised continued support from the traditional institution towards attaining the desired objectives. The Sultan, who divulged that the traditional institution would uphold and respect ...
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Confiança do empresário do comércio atinge menor patamar desde 2011
O Índice de Confiança do Empresário do Comércio (Icec), medido pela Confederação Nacional do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo (CNC), caiu 28,6% de maio para junho e atingiu 66,7 pontos. Esse é o menor nível do indicador desde o início da realização da pesquisa, em março de 2011. Na comparação ...
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NHRC Seeks Media Partnership To Fight Rights Abuses
LEADERSHIP : The National Human Rights Commission has called on Journalist as well as media organizations to assist the Commission in promoting, protecting and enforcing the human rights of Citizens resident in the country. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr. Tony Ojukwu who made the call, yesterday, during a ...
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NHRC Seeks Media Partnership To Fight Abuses
LEADERSHIP : The National Human Rights Commission has called on Journalist as well as media organizations to assist the Commission in promoting, protecting and enforcing the human rights of Citizens resident in the country. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr. Tony Ojukwu who made the call, yesterday, during a ...