Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Conselho do BNDES elege presidente interino até posse de Montezano
O Conselho de Administração do Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) elegeu o diretor de Finanças, José Flavio Ferreira Ramos, como presidente interino da instituição até a posse de Gustavo Henrique Moreira Montezano. O anúncio foi feito hoje (18), após reunião extraordinária realizada na última segunda-feira. Montezano foi indicado ...
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NRIC Bill Will Change Nigeria, Says ASURI GS, As He Receives Award
LEADERSHIP : The General Secretary of the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI), Dr Theophilus Ndubuaku has expressed confidence that when passed into law, the National Research Innovation Council (NRIC) Bill will change Nigeria’s technological pursuit for good. Ndubuaku who was honoured with an Exemplary Leadership Award by the ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria Attracts $10.65bn Foreign Direct Investment - CBN
[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday said the country has attracted Foreign Direct Investment, FDI of $10.65 billion from January 2018 to last month.
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Nigeria: Dangote Cement to Attract $700 Million As Shareholders Approve N272.6b Dividend
[Guardian] Dangote Cement Plc has announced plans to attract $700 million in foreign exchange from the exportation of the product to boost Nigeria's economy.The company also said the two cement terminals located in Onne, River State, and Lagos State will be completed before year end.
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Nigeria: Foreign Direct Investment Has Not Dropped - Central Bank
[Leadership] Lagos -Contrary to reports that Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into Nigeria in 2018 dropped by 40 per cent, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the country continues to enjoy steady capital inflows.
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Desertification: Group Wants FG To Compel Loggers To Plant Trees
LEADERSHIP : Apparently worried by the consequences of desertification on human lives, animals and plants, a group committed to environmental protection and awareness, Stand Out for Environment Restoration (SOFER) has called on the federal government to institute a law compelling illegal tree loggers to plant trees. Coordinator of the group ...
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NGOs Advocate More Attention To Child Rights
LEADERSHIP : An Abuja-based nongovernmental organisation (NGO), African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD), in partnership with Malala Fund Nigeria, has called on relevant stakeholders, to take urgent and better attention on the plight of the African child in Nigeria and African in general. Speaking in an event, ...
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Ya no es obligación que los conductores tengan la póliza de seguro en el carro
El superintendente de Seguros y Reaseguros de Panamá, José Joaquín Riesen, expresó que desde hace un año la ATTT emitió un Decreto que básicamente le permite al ciudadano no portar la póliza de automóvil, gracias a que ya se tiene la información.
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5G Will Enhance Digital Economy In Nigeria, Expert Says
LEADERSHIP : An IT expert, Mr Jide Awe, on Saturday said that adopting the 5G network would enhance digital economy in Nigeria. Awe made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, saying it was imperative for Nigeria to adopt the 5G network, but ...
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NFGCS, ASVAN Partners To Boost Informal Sector
LEADERSHIP : The Association of Skilled and Vocational Artisans of Nigeria (ASVAN) in partnership with Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) and Kia-Kia Bit limited is set to boost the nation’s informal sector by providing N10 billion accessible loan to its members. The tripartite partners disclosed this during a ...
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Cake-maker Targets Diabetics’ With Gluten-free, Insulin-induced Cakes
LEADERSHIP : Creative director and cake-maker at CakeoClock, Rebecca Arikpo, has found alternatives to enable health conscious consumers to enjoy confectionaries via her gluten-free flour, and insulin-induced cakes. CakeoClock, a cake-catering business, owned by a young, medical biochemist, which launched recently in Abuja, in addition to offering consumers the option ...
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Cake-maker Targets Diabetics’ With Gluten-free, Insulin-induced Cakes
LEADERSHIP : Creative director and cake-maker at CakeoClock, Rebecca Arikpo, has found alternatives to enable health conscious consumers to enjoy confectionaries via her gluten-free flour, and insulin-induced cakes. CakeoClock, a cake-catering business, owned by a young, medical biochemist, which launched recently in Abuja, in addition to offering consumers the option ...
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Ex-Minister Bags Uniabuja Honorary Doctorate Degree
LEADERSHIP : By MOSES ORJIME, Abuja The University of Abuja has awarded former Minister of State , Foreign Affairs, Mrs Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman an honorary doctorate degree. A letter from the university signed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof M. U Adikwu said the award is for her enormous contributions to ...
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Africa: Africa FDI Rises As Global Investment Declines to $1.3 Trillion
[Guardian] Abuja -Although global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows suffered a setback of about 13 per cent in 2018, with inflows sliding to $1.3 trillion from $1.5 trillion in the previous year, but sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), recorded growth of about 13 per cent, pushing investment inflow to $32 billion in ...
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Lagos To Partner FG On Prison Decongestion
LEADERSHIP : By GEORGE OKOJIE Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said his administration will work with the state’s judiciary and the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to problem of prison congestion, saying the issue has become be a major challenge to the state’s justice system. The ...
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Kano Free Trade Zone Birthing Silent Industrialisation Revolution
LEADERSHIP : BY ALU KINGSLEY, Kano Free Trade Zone put in place by the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) is located on 262 hectares of land at the Panisau area of Ungogo local government area of Kano State. It was established in 1998 and its area of specialisation is ...
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Experts Harp On Preventive Healthcare To Curb Death Rate
LEADERSHIP : By ODIRI UCHENUNU-IBEH Piqued by increased cases of Nigerians dying as a result of inappropriate medicines, professionals in the health sector have called on Nigerians to embrace preventive healthcare. Stakeholders at the opening of the SYNLAB ultra-modern facility for genetic testing and the promotion of preventive healthcare and ...
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NAPTIP, Air Peace Sign MOU On Human Trafficking
LEADERSHIP : The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and one of Nigeria’s airlines, Air Peace Ltd, on Tuesday in Lagos signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on partnership against human trafficking. Dame Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General of NAPTIP signed on behalf of the agency while Chief Allen ...
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Icon Sports Woos Nigerians To Invest In Sports Business
LEADERSHIP : By Salifu Usman, Abuja Nigerians have been urged to cultivate the culture of investing in sports business as a reliable means of making money and expand their sources of incomes. The national coordinator of Icon Management, Sir Humphrey Ubimago made the call while speaking to LEADERSHIP Sports on ...
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Labour Protests At UAE Embassy, Demands Respect For African Migrant Workers
LEADERSHIP : By Michael Oche, Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) as well as the National Trade Union Network on Migration,yesterday in Abuja called for the protection of the rights of African migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates as well as other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The workers ...
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Nigeria: Why Govt Should Sign Free Trade Agreement - AfDB
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's failure to sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement may hold the continent back on its economic prosperity drive, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said.