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 Soaring Urbanisation And Looming Crisis In Cities
In this report, CHIKA OKEKE examines the impact of urbanisation on Nigerians and the need for government and stakeholders to decongest the cities by developing rural areas for improved economy. The spate of urbanization in the country is alarming given the hyped-up activities at the city centres especially in Abuja, ...
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Long Night For Eco Currency
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, experienced noticeable beehive of activities centered on mechanism towards the adoption of ECOcurrency. The move, which saw many ECOWAS government officials, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors converged on Abuja before the 2019 Christmas holidays, and continued after the New Year, 2020. ...
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Construtoras podem economizar R$ 470 milhões por ano com nova norma
A simplificação das normas de saúde e segurança do trabalho na construção civil resultará em economia de R$ 470 milhões por ano para as empresas do setor, informou a Secretaria de Política Econômica do Ministério da Economia. A revisão da Norma Regulamentadora 18 (NR 18) foi anunciada ontem (10) pela ...
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Pilgrimages: Lagos To Strengthen Ties With Foreign Embassies
Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi has said plans are afoot to enhance the collaboration between the Lagos State Government and foreign embassies in the country. Elegushi, who made this known during his working visit to the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board (CPWB) in Ikeja, said the state ...
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Customs Intercepts 330kg Pangolin Shells In Adamawa
The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has intercepted 330 kg of pangolin shells along Cameroon border in its efforts to end illegal wildlife trade. The Area Comptroller, Kamardeen Olumoh on Tuesday at a press briefing in Yola reiterated that, trade in pangolin products contravened international trade ...
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Nigeria Secures $1million U.S. Grant For Gas-fired Power Plant
Nigeria will get a grant of more than $1 million from the U.S. government for technical and financial work on a power plant project in the capital Abuja, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) said on Tuesday. The money will go toward the 1,350 megawatt NNPC-Abuja Independent Power Project ...
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Nigeria: Buhari to Investors - Your Investments Are Safe in Nigeria
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured international investors that their investments in Nigeria are safe.
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Africa: SA Beats Nigeria to Top Job in African Continental Free Trade Area
[Daily Maverick] SA officials said Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari had conducted a political battle over what should have been a purely technocratic decision.
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Ankara condemns terrorist attack in Nigeria
Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Feb. 10 offered condolences to the families of those who were killed or injured in a terrorist attack in Nigeria’s Borno state.
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Funds, Graft, Taxes, Others Bane Of Entrepreneurship In Nigeria – Muyiwa
Muyiwa Folohunso is the Chief Executive Officer of Divergent Enterprise, the parent company of Nigeria’s biggest pig farm, PorkMoney. In this interview, he talks about the country’s investment climate, economic diversification, among other issues. Excerpts. The Federal Government of Nigeria maintains its determination to diverse the economy, do you ...
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Edo’ll Effectively Fund State’s Health Insurance Scheme – DG, Insurance Commission
The Director General of the Edo State Health Insurance Commission, Dr. Rock Amegor, has reassured residents that the state government will effectively fund its health insurance scheme to ensure that everyone enrolled in the scheme is well catered for. Amegor, in a chat with journalists in Benin City, said the ...
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Court Remands Man For Assaulting AEDC Staff
A grade 1 Area Court sitting at Karu district of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has remanded a 35-year-old business man, Jackson Ishiaku in a correctional facility in Keffi, Nasarawa State. Ishiaku, with file number CR/36/2020, was been accused of molesting and assaulting one Mrs. Christiana Nweke, a female official ...
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Court Remands Man For Assaulting AEDC Staff
A grade 1 Area Court sitting at Karu district of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has remanded a 35-year-old business man, Jackson Ishiaku in a correctional facility in Keffi, Nasarawa State. Ishiaku, with file number CR/36/2020, was been accused of molesting and assaulting one, Mrs. Christiana Nweke, a female official ...
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‘Karu Bus Terminal Will End Traffic Congestion On Abuja-Keffi Road’
A consultant with Principal Partner Conanic Associates, Arch Shehu Ahmed Tukur has said that the proposed Karu Mega Bus Terminal project would end the perennial traffic congestion on Abuja-Keffi road. Tukur, who stated this when he spoke with newsmen, noted that the traffic congestion on the road has affected the ...
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NCC Receives “Outstanding Partnership” Award From ISACA
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been honoured with “Outstanding Partnership” award by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). The Association said it was gratified by the support, collaboration and partnership with the Commission and the great strides the Commission has accomplished as the national regulatory authority for ...
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Plugging Revenue Leakages, Arms Smuggling Via Cargo Tracking Note
For Nigerian seaports to compete favourably among its contemporaries in West and Central Africa, it has to deploy modern trade facilitation tools like the suspended international Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), YUSUF BABALOLA writes. Since the stoppage of the re-introduced international Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi ...
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HUAWEI To Launch Digital Oilfield IOT Solution At NIPS 2020
Huawei is expected to launch its Digital Oilfield IOT Solution at NIPS2020. Nigeria is one of the largest and oldest oil producers in Africa. The oil and gas sector is one of the most important sectors in the country’s economy, accounting for more than 90% of the country’s exports and ...
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Corruption In Power Sector Killing SMEs – Research
A research conducted by the Centre for Democracy Development (CDD) and SOAS University of London Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE), revealed that corruption in the power sector is killing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. According to the research, SMEs account for 96 percent of business in Nigeria (PwC) which are ...
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LCCI To Partner Brokers On Insurance Awareness
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has promised to collaborate with the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers to accelerate advocacy for insurance awareness and acceptance by critical segments of the nation’s society. The assurance was given by the President of the Chamber, Mrs. Olubunmi Toki when a delegation ...
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RULAAC Seeks Rejuvenation Of Nigeria Open Justice System
Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) in collaboration with Nigerian Police on Friday presented a report on the inauguration and launch of Police Stakeholders Partnership Forum (PSPF) Anambra State tagged” Building Stakeholding in Security Provision” in Lagos. Speaking with the newsmen on the report, Group Executive Director, Okechukwu ...
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CNC: cai para 65,3% o número de brasileiros endividados em janeiro
O percentual de famílias com dívidas em cartão de crédito, cheque especial, cheque pré-datado, crédito consignado, crédito pessoal, carnê de loja, prestação de carro e prestação da casa diminuiu, em janeiro de 2020, para 65,3%, após ter alcançado o maior patamar da série histórica (65,6%) em dezembro. Houve alta, entretanto, na ...