Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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UNDP, GEF, Govt Commit $58m To Nigeria’s Food Security
LEADERSHIP : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Trust Fund, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have set aside about 58 million dollars to a five-year Integrated Approach Programme for Food Security (IAP-FS) project in Nigeria. This was made known ...
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UNN Confers Honorary Degree On Emefiele
LEADERSHIP : The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been conferred with a Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). Emefiele was honoured on Friday in Nsukka at the Special Convocation of the institution, where 50 people were also conferred with doctoral degrees ...
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MTN Nigeria Signs 7-Year N200bn Medium Term Loan
LEADERSHIP : MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has signed a 7-year N200 billion Medium Term Facility with a consortium of seven banks to fund emerging businesses in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Ferdi Moolman, signed the agreement at the law offices of Aluko & Oyebode in Lagos on Friday. ...
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Nigeria: NIPC Stresses Improved Sub-National Investment Climate
[Guardian] The Nigerian Investment and Promotion Commission (NIPC), has stressed the need to constantly improve the business environment at the sub-national level to attract more investment into the country.
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Nigeria: Govt Committed to Boosting Business, Investment - Buhari
[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration's commitment to boosting business and investment opportunities by reviving train and railway services, building roads and improving on the power sector.
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June 12 Now Democracy Day As Senate Passes Public Holiday Bill, 5 Others
LEADERSHIP : The Senate on Thursday, passed the Public Holiday Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (HBs 918 & and 1529) which if signed into law by president Muhammadu Buhari, June 12 would now be observed as the nation’s democracy day. Presently, the Nigeria’s democracy day is celebrated May 29 of every ...
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Federal Lawmaker, Ukeje To Deliver Keynote Address At AUN Graduation
LEADERSHIP : A strong parliamentarian voice representing Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State, Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje will be the keynote speaker at American University of Nigeria (AUN) graduation scheduled on Saturday May 18, 2019. Ukeje who is the chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs at the House of Representatives will be the ...
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Jumia's Nigeria chief stands by sales figures queried by Citron
Jumia's Nigeria chief defends the firm against a report by Citron that accuses it of fraud.
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Mojec, AEDC To Roll Out Prepaid Meters in Abuja, Kogi
LEADERSHIP : As part of its readiness to kick start Meter Asset Providers (MAP) scheme approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) within the coverage area of its partner Distribution Company, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Mojec Meter Assets Management Company, a subsidiary of Mojec International Limited has entered ...
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Kano Emirate: Activities At Low Ebb Despite Sanusi’s Return
Despite the return of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, from a foreign trip in Saudi Arabia, activities at the Palace seem to be at a standstill as most of the functions were reduced to the lowest ebb. The Palace was agog last Sunday when the Emir returned ...
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Enhancing Nigeria’s Food Production Through Promotional Policy
Stakeholders have described the Agriculture Promotion Policy (APP)as an elaborate government initiative that seeks to transform Nigeria’s agriculture sector. CHIKA IZUORA writes With Nigeria’s population growing at an alarming proportion with disproportionate food production capacity, the likelihood of a looming food crisis remains unavoidable except if agricultural productivity is enhanced ...
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Nigeria: 'Lagos Joining Odu'a Investment Will Boost Southwest Economy'
[Guardian] The Odu'a Investment Company Limited, Monday, has said the entrance of Lagos into the Group, will engender a positive impact on the socio-economic development and advancement of the South West geo-political zone based on its commercial enterprise and uncommon resilience and resourcefulness.
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Nigeria: Nigeria Can Generate $2bn Annually From Donkeys - Investors
[Vanguard] The Donkey Skin Processors Marketers and Export Association (DSPMEA), has refuted claims by a United Kingdom-based group, the Donkey Sanctuary, that the Nigerian donkey specie is going into extinction.
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‘Nigeria Can Generate $2bn Annually From Donkeys’
LEADERSHIP : The Donkey Skin Processors Marketers and Export Association (DSPMEA), has disclosed that Nigeria can generate about $2billion annually from the donkey value chain. The association also refuted claims by a United Kingdom-based group, the Donkey Sanctuary, that the Nigerian donkey specie is going into extinction and wants to ...
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Ngige Inaugurates NSITF Board, Cautions Against Award Of Contracts
LEADERSHIP : Ngige inaugurates NSITF board, cautions against award of contracts Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has cautioned the board and management of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund(NSITF) against award of contracts. Ngige, who handed down the warning while inaugurating the new board of NSITF at ...
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PAL Pension Harps On Acquisitions Of Financial, Entrepreneurship Skills
LEADERSHIP : Nigerians youths has been charged to focus on the acquisition of finance and entrepreneurship skills as a recipe for self actualization and economic development. The call came from Pensions Alliance Limited otherwise known as PAL Pension, the group noted that the gap in financial literacy and employability skills ...
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Lagos Assembly Passes 40 Bills Into Law
LEADERSHIP : The outgoing 8th Lagos State House Assembly has so far passed 40 bills into law since the commencement of sitting in 2015 as it gradually winds up for inauguration of 9th Assembly by May 29, this year. LEADERSHIP checks show that Bills passed at the first session are: ...
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NUJ To Reactivate Insurance Policy For Members
LEADERSHIP : The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), says it is studying its insurance policy with the view to reactivating the process and making it more useful to its members. The National President of NUJ, Mr Chris Isiguzo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...
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FG, P&G Nigeria To Launch SME Development Academy
LEADERSHIP : Procter and Gamble (P&G), and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a public-private partnership initiative to launch the SME Development Academy. This strategic partnership will leverage the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment’s SME Academy Program, ...
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Mark Ends Thank-you Tour Of Benue, Harps On Unity
LEADERSHIP : Former president of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has reiterated that everything possible must be done within the ambits of the law by all to ensure peace and unity of the nation. He expressed worries that Nigeria should have been making more progress but for the challenges of ...
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$150bn Generated Annually Through Forced Labour – ILO
LEADERSHIP : The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says that about 150 billion dollars is being generated illegally every year through forced labour. ILO Country Director to Nigeria, Mr Dennis Zulu, said this during the National Consultation and Launch Workshop for Alliance 8.7 on Thursday, in Abuja. Alliance 8.7 is a ...