Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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COVID-19 Donations: CODE Tasks NCDC, Others On Transparency, Accountability
LEADERSHIP : A non-governmental organisation, Connected Development (CODE), has tasked the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), for transparency and accountability on the donations to end the COVID-19 Pandemic. CODE’s Chief Executive, Hamzat Lawal, disclosed this yesterday, in Abuja. He said that the ...
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Outlook for Foreign Investments in Treasury Bills Dims
[Vanguard] The uncertainty and general decline in global economic activities caused by the Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic as well as the sharp drop in the price of crude oil have further dimmed Nigeria's prospect of reversing the downward trend in foreign portfolio investments (FPIs) in the Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs).
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Com pandemia, Ipea prevê quedas de até 1,8% para o PIB 2020
Na Carta de Conjuntura, divulgada nesta segunda-feira (30), no Rio de Janeiro, os economistas do Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea) traçaram três cenários para o Produto Interno Bruto (PIB), que é a soma de todos os bens e serviços produzidos no país. Os quadros consideram o tempo de isolamento social ...
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Medidas extraordinárias do PT 2020 vão permitir manter 776 milhões de euros na economia
“O impacto, naquilo que se refere às empresas é de 475 milhões de euros […], a que se juntam 301 milhões de euros para outros beneficiários, somando um total de 776 milhões de euros, que vão continuar na economia”, avançou o secretário de Estado do Planeamento, em declarações à agência ...
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Corte na arrecadação de Sesc/Senac pode causar demissão de 10 mil
Documento enviado pela Confederação Nacional do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo (CNC) a todos os governadores brasileiros revela que o corte de 50% na arrecadação compulsória por 90 dias, definido pelo governo federal para diminuir os efeitos da pandemia do novo coronavírus, provocará o fechamento de 265 unidades do Serviço ...
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Nigeria: COVID-19 Takes Toll On Pension Industry As PFAs Adopt Precautionary Measures
[Daily Trust] Expect drop in returns on pension fund investments- Expert
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COVID-19: Lagos Govt Sets Up Temporary Food Markets In Schools
Following the directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu that markets be shut in the state to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture has set up markets in some selected schools in the state for sales of food and agricultural produce. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince ...
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Migration is helping Africa in many ways
“WHAT’S NIGERIA’S second city?” asks Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an irrepressible economist and former finance minister of Nigeria, before chuckling: “London!” She is exaggerating (about 200,000 people who were born in Nigeria live in Britain) but she has a point: one of the most powerful trends shaping Africa, and the wider world, ...
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Businesses Dissatisfied With FG’s Management Of Inflation – CBN Report
The March 2020 Business Expectations Survey conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that businesses operating in Nigeria are dissatisfied with the management of inflation by the government, with a negative net satisfaction index of -0.3 in March 2020. The net satisfaction index is the proportion of ...
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NDDC To Meet Obligations To Scholarship Beneficiaries
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has pledged to meet its obligations to beneficiaries of its post-graduate foreign scholarship programme. NDDC acting managing director, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, disclosed this to newsmen at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt., yesterday. Pondei, who stated that the NDDC had no intention of abandoning ...
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José Amorín Batlle asumió como nuevo presidente del Banco de Seguros del Estado
“El compromiso que vamos a asumir es el de trabajar mucho”, dijo el nuevo presidente del BSE.
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Covid 19: HOMEF Cautions On Use of Biodiversity
The Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, Dr Nnimo Bassey has called for sober consideration on the development and use of Biodiversity following the virtual shut down of global economy. Dr Bassey gave the charge in his welcome remarks at a stakeholders conference which held in Abuja on Monday, March ...
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NEPZA’s Complicity In Frustrating Foreign Investments In Free Zones
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) prides itself as the “choice destination for global business and investment,” but its activities over the years have frustrated the inflow of foreign investments into the free zones it regulates. Indeed, its core mandate is to “establish, license, regulate and operate highly efficient ...
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NUC Approves 6 Programmes For NOUN
National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation to six academic programmes at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The programmes are: Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration, Hotel and Catering Management A statement by NOUN Director, Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Sheme said the Institution now ...
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Union Bank Denies Report Of Shutdown Over Coronavirus
The Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, on Sunday, denied social media report that it would shut down its daily operations, beginning from March 23 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Head, Corporate Communication and Marketing of the bank, Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaidem, said in Lagos on Sunday that the financial institution would ...
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PDP Demands Transparency On N1.3tr COVID-19 Intervention Fund
****Says APC Wrecked Nigeria’s Economy The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) declared that it is worried over allegations of corruption in handling of the N1.3 trillion set aside to cushion the effect of COVID-19 on the economy. The party therefore called on the federal government to come clean on the source ...
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ICPC Tasks Constituents On Constituency Projects
The independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, has restraint Nigeria youths from putting up a lackadaisical attitude towards the execution of constituency projects often embarked upon by law makers of national assembly but give close monitoring of the projects with keen interest. ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owansanoye made the remarks during ...
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MAN Lauds Wike Over Improved Security In Rivers
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has lauded Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, for for ensuring improved security for citizens and businesses in the state. The association also lauded the Rivers State government for the recent inauguration of the State Ease of Doing Business Council, saying that the development ...
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Non Of Our Staff Infected By Coronavirus, Says Chevron
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and CNL has said none of its employees has contracted the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) infection. The General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs Esimaje Brikinn said, “Chevron continues to monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak around the ...
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Customs FOU Zone ‘B’ Seizes Goods Worth N251m DPV
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) zone ‘B’ has made seizure of various goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N251,711,300 from Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano and Katsina areas. The Comptroller of the FOU Zone ‘B’ Mustafa Sarkin Kebbi who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen yesterday said, ...
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Planned Ban On Generator Importation Will Be Counter-Productive – MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has declared as “counter-productive to the economy of Nigeria”, the moves by the National Assembly to ban the Importation and use of generators in the country. MAN National President, Engr. Mansur Ahmed, discloses this while speaking with newsmen shortly after the 33rd national council ...