Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Marine Club Seek Ikpeazu’s Support For Proposed Enyimba Economic City
LEADERSHIP: The Marine Club of Nigeria (MCN), the umbrella advocacy association of professionals, businesses and government agencies involved in the Nigerian maritime economy, has appealed to Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, to support it in its effort to actualise the proposed Enyimba Economic City. The Enyimba Economic City, advocated ...
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Business Woman, Teenager Abducted by Suspected Herdsmen in Delta Community, Released
LEADERSHIP: A middle aged business woman Mrs Benita Osiegbu and a teenager, Ebuka Nwosu in Ubulu unor Community in Delta State were in the early hours of Tuesday allegedly abducted by 3 man gang of Suspected herdsmen on their way to their farmlands. It was gathered that the victims” ...
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NSCDC Parade Pregnant Widow, Five Others Over Alleged Sales Of Adulterated Fuel, Kerosine
LEADERSHIP: Authorities of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) has arrested and paraded a pregnant widow and five others over alleged illegal bunkering and sale of adulterated fuel, kerosene, and diesel in some parts of Bayelsa State. The suspects, identified as Mrs Udumudeno Omenuwome, a pregnant woman, ...
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Our Borrowing Still At 19% To GDP, Low Compared To Ghana, Brazil, Others – Finance Minister
LEADERSHIP: …assures no plan to remove fuel subsidy The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Shamshuna Ahmed, has disclosed that Nigeria’s borrowing still remains at 19 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and is low compared to Ghana, Brazil, South Africa, Egypt and Angola. The Minister made the statement ...
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PMB Woos Qatar On Investments, Recharge Of Lake Chad
LEADERSHIP: Investments in sectors like petroleum, power, aviation, agriculture, railways, and many others, featured prominently as President Muhammadu Buhari hosted the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-thani, at State House, Abuja, yesterday. Also on the front burners was the recharge of Lake Chad with ...
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Trade Union, Workers Accuse Minister Of Impunity
LEADERSHIP: The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has accused the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechokwu Enelamah of engaging in acts of impunity, high handedness, injustice and nepotism since assuming office in 2015. Speaking with journalists in Lagos, the General Secretary, ASCSN, Comrade Bashir Lawal ...
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Lagos Assembly May Pass 2019 Budget Soon
LEADERSHIP: There are indications that members of Lagos State House of Assembly will on resumption from Easter break by April 26, deliberate and pass the contentious 2019 Budget of the state. LEADERSHIP findings show that the 2019 Appropriation Bill has been presented to the Committee on Budget and Finance, and ...
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Presidency Rebuts Mamza’s Allegation, Says ‘Buhari, Not sleeping on duty’
LEADERSHIP: Presidency on Monday described as unfair the comment by the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Rt. Rev. Fr. Stephen Mamza describing President Muhammadu as ”sleeping on duty as Commander-in-Chief.” Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on ...
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Insecurity And Its Impact On Northern Nigeria
LEADERSHIP: Northern Nigeria is in dire need of direct foreign and local investments. The north with its arable lands good for agriculture and abundance of solid minerals have not attracted much investment due to myriad of problems, most important of which is insecurity. According to a report by the National ...
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Briton Killed In Kaduna Castle Identified
LEADERSHIP: Both the police and the British High Commission have identified the female foreign tourist killed, along with a Nigerian by suspected kidnappers in Kajuru, Kaduna state. She is Faye Mooney. Mooney, a British national, worked with Mercy Corps Nigeria in Lagos. Mooney, 29, from Manchester, travelled from Lagos to ...
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NGO Partners FG To End Oil Theft
LEADERSHIP: A non governmental organisation, Center for Peace and Environmental Justice, (CEPEJ) has sought for partnership with federal government on workable solutions that would end crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, illicit and local burning of crude oil to produce substandard petroleum products. The national coordinator of CEPEJ, Comrade Mulade Sheriff ...
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Exploring Fortunes Of Petroleum Refining In Nigeria
LEADERSHIP: Many companies are now floating modular refineries in Nigeria – and it’s shaping up to be a big positive for the energy sector and the Nigerian economy. MARK ITSIBOR reports For decades, fuel scarcity and high cost of it have made Nigerian about the world’s worse country for economic ...
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Prioritising Building Insurance
LEADERSHIP: With the continuous building collapse across the country, and most recently, in Oyo and Lagos states, there is a need for owners of public buildings to insure their houses in order to avert collateral loss. ZAKA ABD-KHALIQ writes. Building collapse is a nightmare to the victims, especially, the occupants ...
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Climate Change: Amina Harps On Incentives For Private Sector
LEADERSHIP: The United Nations deputy secretary-general, Mrs Amina Mohammed has advocated the availability of funds through public budget and incentives for the private sector in order to combat climate change. She stated this while presenting the 2019 report on ‘Financing for Sustainable Development’ at the UN Secretariat building New York. ...
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New Wage: Kwara TUC Urges Govt. To Curb Irrational Increase In Prices Of Commodities
LEADERSHIP: Comrade Kolawole Olumoh, the Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Kwara has urged government at all levels to curb any irrational increase in the prices of commodities. Olumoh stated this on Sunday in Ilorin while speaking with the Newsmen on the presidential assent to the new minimum ...
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‘We Are Conscious Of Borrowing Amidst Rising Debt’ – Minister
LEADERSHIP: The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed says while government borrows to deliver on its promises, it was also mindful of rising debt burden, which eats up about 25 per cent of the country’s annual earnings. Ahmed said this in an interacting with Newsmen on the side-line of the ...
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NDLEA Arrests Suspects With 2.927kg Cocaine In Kano
LEADERSHIP: The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two suspects in possession of 2.927 kilograms of cocaine in the state. The NDLEA Commander in Kano, Dr. Ibrahim Abdul, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Saturday, in Kano, said the suspects ...
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NDLEA Arrests Suspects With 2.927 Kg Cocaine
LEADERSHIP: The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two suspects in possession of 2.927 kilograms of cocaine in the state. The NDLEA Commander in Kano, Dr. Ibrahim Abdul, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Saturday, in Kano, said the suspects ...
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Niveles de los lagos del Canal de Panamá siguen bajos, lluvias no han sido suficientes
Los administrativos del Canal han sostenido de que un calado por debajo de los 45 pies empezaría a afectar las finanzas de la vía interoceánica.
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Preço justo das casas é o que alguém está disposto a pagar
José Rui Meneses e Castro, Partner da MAP Engenharia, admite que as obras de reabilitação são muito exigentes e que é mais caro reabilitar no centro das cidades do que realizar construção nova fora.
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How Not To Drag Gen Danjuma Into Jukun/Tiv Crisis
LEADERSHIP: Former minister of defence, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (retd), is a name people love to associate with. He is one revered figure that is respected for his valour and love for our country’s unity, peace and development. His footprints in military and business are indelible. The first and last ...