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’s Economic Growth To Decline By -5.4 % In 2020–IMF
LEADERSHIP : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Nigerian economy would contrast by -5.4 percent in 2020, but it predicts marginal recovery for 2021 at 2.6 percent. IMF chief economist and director of the research department, Ms Gita Gopinath, while speaking in a virtual press conference on the ...
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CBN Vows To Steer Economy Away From Recession
LEADERSHIP : The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the governor, Godwin Emefiele, and his team at the Bank will not be deterred in their effort to steer the Nigerian economy away from the looming recession due to the global impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in spite of the ...
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FEC Okays N2.3trn Stimulus Plan, N122bn For Road Projects
LEADERSHIP : The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) as recommended by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee. The N2.3 trillion stimulus plan is to support the Nigerian economy in the face of the disruptions and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The minister of ...
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Proposed 24-hr Port Operations
LEADERSHIP : One of the sad tales of doing business in Nigeria is the long time it takes to clear goods both for export and import at the country’s ports of entry. While the airports have over the years evolved seemingly workable approaches to cargo or luggage clearing, the same ...
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Nigeria Won’t Engage Ghana In Street Fight Over Demolition – Presidency
LEADERSHIP : The Presidency has said that the federal government will not engage in a street fight with Ghana over demolition of some apartments under construction in the Nigerian embassy in Ghana’s capital, Accra. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana on Tuesday called President Muhammadu Buhari, to tender sincere apologies for ...
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Reps Summon Minister, SON Over 6 Years Unaudited Accounts
LEADERSHIP : The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has summoned the minister of Industry, Trade and investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo and the management of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to appear before the House on Friday, 26 June. The summon followed the refusal of SON to honour ...
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Marketing Institute Embraces Technology, Holds e-Voting, AGM
LEADERSHIP : The National Institute of Marketing Nigeria (NIMN) has said its upcoming election to fill the position of First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, and Four (4) Council seats will be held electronically. President/Chairman of Council, Tony Agenmonmen, while addressing journalists said the Institute is on the right trajectory to greatness, stressing that ...
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Entrepreneur, Blessing Omokpia Skin Care Expert Making Waves In Nigeria
LEADERSHIP : Skincare and beauty business is a gold mine. Over the past few years, a small but promising league of women-led natural brands of all sizes have burst onto the beauty scene creating an estimated global market of over $445 billion. It is a much fledgling industry in Nigeria ...
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Northern Ireland Academy for International Science, Research Opens In Abuja
LEADERSHIP : The Northern Ireland Academy for International Science has officially launched a branch in Abuja. The Academy will run in partnership with the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), an Agency of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Nigeria. The Academy which is the country’s first private international Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics ...
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Pandemia e crise fazem proprietários renegociar contratos de aluguel
A perda de renda devido à crise econômica causada pela pandemia de coronavírus levou muitos inquilinos a buscarem a renegociação dos aluguéis. Um levantamento da Associação das Administradoras de Bens Imóveis e Condomínios de São Paulo (AABIC) indica que pelo menos um em cada cinco aluguéis residenciais passaram por processo ...
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Lagos Assembly Passes 6 Bills In One Year
LEADERSHIP : The 9th Lagos State House of Assembly has since its inauguration on June 7, 2019 passed six bills into law. LEADERSHIP Investigation revealed that the bills include the Appropriation Amendment Law 2019 (Re-Ordering of Budget Priorities in 2019); Lagos State Audit Amendment Law; 2019, Appropriation Law, 2020; Land ...
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FG Re-constitutes The Board Of NBET
LEADERSHIP : The federal government of Nigeria has inaugurated the Board of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET). The inauguration of the re-constituted Board of NBET which took place in Abuja yesterday, was necessitated by the challenges of the power sector, particularly the challenges of NBET in achieving its mandate, ...
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Jumia Made Sustainable Impact On Nigeria SMEs – Spalazzi
LEADERSHIP : The chief executive officer, Jumia Nigeria, Massimiliano Spalazzi, has said that Jumia has contributed to the growth and capacity building of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria since inception, especially during the recent lockdown by the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Spalazzi, made ...
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Access Bank Excites Female SMEs Across Africa With Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton Second Edition
LEADERSHIP : As part of its promise to continuously provide financial and business skills to female entrepreneurs, leading retail bank in Nigeria, Access Bank Plc has unveiled the second edition of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton programme. The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa 2020 Campaign is designed to provide female-owned businesses across Africa an ...
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NDLEA Arrest 9,444 Suspects, Seize 612,903.48 Kilograms Of Drugs
LEADERSHIP : The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 9,444 suspects and seized 612,903.48 kilograms of hard drugs in 2019. NDLEA Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah said this at a news briefing to commemorate the 2020 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking on Monday ...
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‘EFCC Recovered Billions, Forfeited Properties In 1 Year’
LEADERSHIP : The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal office said it has recovered monies in naira and foreign currencies and several forfeited properties running into billions of naira within the past one year. This was disclosed by the zonal head, Mr. Mailafia Yakubu at a press conference ...
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‘EFCC Kaduna Zone Recovers Monies, Forfeitures In Billions Within One Year’
LEADERSHIP : The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal office said it has recovered monies in naira and foreign currencies and several forfeited properties running into billions of naira within the past one year. This was disclosed by the Zonal Head, Mr. Mailafia Yakubu at a press conference ...
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Adelabu, Makinde’s Aide Trade Words Over Governance
LEADERSHIP : The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2019 general elections in Oyo State, Chief Bayo Adelabu has revealed that commissioners under the Seyi Makinde led administration are not visible. The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, stated this on Ibadan-based ...
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PACT Will Strengthen Africa’s Ability To Deal With COVID-19- Lawanson
LEADERSHIP : In this interview with CHIMA AKWAJA, the Country Head, Mastercard Foundation, Nigeria, Chidinma Lawanson speaks on the continental-wide partnership to accelerate Coronavirus (Covid-19) testing, and treatment of patients as well as support for frontliners in the health sector battling the pandemic, among other issues. Mastercard Foundation is ...
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Police Launches Manhunt For Killers Of Abuja Business Man
LEADERSHIP : The Nigeria Police Force has launched a massive manhunt to arrest the unidentified gunmen who shot and killed a business man, Sunday Ike, in Abuja, on Friday night. Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, who revealed this on Saturday, said the late Ike was shot ...
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No To Reopening Of Schools Now
LEADERSHIP : In a bid to curb the spread of the Covid -19 pandemic ,the federal government had, in March, shut down schools nationwide .The government also imposed lockdown in some states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Last month , the federal government begun the gradual opening of the ...