Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Keystone Bank, Others Partner Mojec To Roll Out Prepaid Meters
LEADERSHIP: Mojec Meter Assets Management Company, a subsidiary of Mojec International Limited, has announced partnership with Keystone Bank Limited and other leading banks in Nigeria to provide retail financing for rollout of prepaid meters to its customers within the coverage area of its partner Distribution Companies (DISCOs) across the country. ...
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FG Signs N14.7bn MoU For ECOWAS Biometric Card
LEADERSHIP: The federal government yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement as a contractor – Financed Scheme in favour of Messrs Euphoria Press Limited, over a concession period of ten years to produce 13million internationally compliant ECOWAS Biometric Identity Cards at the cost of ...
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After Long Recess, KDHA Passes 3 Bills Into Law
LEADERSHIP: Kaduna House of Assembly passes three bills in to law as it resume from the long recess. The passage followed the presentation of reports by the committee on commerce, industry and tourism, and the committee on Agriculture and forestry in which the standard rules of the house in the ...
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Only Prudently Managed States Can Access Foreign Loans, Says Edo Govt
LEADERSHIP: …assures on judicious use of credit The Edo State Government has allayed fears that the state’s foreign debt profile was worrisome, arguing that the credits which the state enjoys were accessed as a result of the state’s transparent governance and prudent financial management. The Debt Management Office (DMO) recently ...
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Nigeria To Negotiate Future International Investment Agreements
LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said that Nigeria would negotiate future international investment agreements using a set of parameters that would ensure a balance between investors’ interests and the developmental objectives of the country. Executive secretary/CEO of the Commission, Ms Yewande Sadiku, made this remark as lead ...
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ABCON Calls For Power Sector Reforms
LEADERSHIP: The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called on the federal government to implement the power sector reform programme as measure toward improving the country’s ranking on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business. The association also urged BDCs to apply the principle of currency ...
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Namibia Boosts Bilateral Trade With New Lagos Visa Office
LEADERSHIP: With over 60 per cent of travelers to Namibia residing in Lagos and surrounding states, High Commission of Namibia in partnership with Air Namibia has opened a visa processing desk in Lagos. The visa processing office located at the GHI House in Ikeja GRA, Lagos was yesterday opened to ...
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CVM e Banco Mundial preparam jovens carentes para mercado de trabalho
O Projeto Programe o Seu Futuro, lançado pela Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) e o Banco Mundial (Bird), inicia no fim de abril dois cursos de formação para 120 jovens de Acari, zona norte do Rio de Janeiro. A CVM é uma autarquia vinculada ao Ministério da Economia, responsável pela ...
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Nigeria: Firm Advocates Alternative Investment, FDIs for Economic Growth
[Guardian] An international growth service provider, Ocorian has announced plans to increase the inflow of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into Nigeria, even as it highlighted the importance of alternative investment, corporate governance and adequate risk management to growing African companies and countries.
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Nigeria: Govt Woos Global Investors, Says Reforms Are Paying Off
[Daily Trust] The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed has assured global investors that Nigeria is ready for business as it has improved significantly the ease of doing business and other reforms.
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Nigeria: Assets Custodians Seek Increased Portfolio Inflows
[This Day] The Association of Assets Custodians of Nigeria (AACN) has restated its commitment to enhancing foreign portfolio investments as it plans its eight investors' conference in London.
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NAICOM Orders Insurance Firms To Train Directors On IFRS 9
LEADERSHIP: The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has ordered insurance companies in the country to train their respective board of directors and senior management staff on IFRS 9 accounting standard as insurance industry in the country transits to the new accounting format. Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos recently, director, ...
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Dabiri -Erewa And The UAE Robbery: Matters Arising
LEADERSHIP: Since last week, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has been criticised for releasing the names of the five Nigerians arrested for robbing a Bureau De Change to the tune of Dh 2.3 million in the Sharjah Area ...
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NDDC, UK Varsities To Deepen Ties On Scholarship Programmes
LEADERSHIP: The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it is deepening its partnership with universities in the United Kingdom (UK) to enhance its human capital development programmes. NDDC Managing Director (MD), Prof. Nelson Brambaifa, disclosed this in a statement issued by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, on ...
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BRI Has Created New Impetus, Opportunities For Global Growth – Yang
LEADERSHIP: On 17 November 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) would be held in Beijing in April 2019. The announcement has drawn keen interest of both Chinese and foreign media. On 29 March 2019, Mr. Yang Jiechi, Member of ...
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Oil & Gas: Breaking Frontiers For Indigenous Operators
LEADERSHIP: The nigerian oil and gas opportunity fair, (nogof) now in its second edition, has proved to be a practical industry rendezvous for promoting business opportunities, especially for local oil companies, writes Chika Izuora The future of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is now looking brighter, especially for indigenous operators ...
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Nigeria Reacts To Saudi’s Execution Of Woman
LEADERSHIP: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refuted report that it ignored the call to intervene in Saudi Arabia’s execution of Mrs Kudirat Afolabi, a Nigerian woman caught for drug trafficking. The Spokesperson of the ministry, Sarah Sanda, said in Abuja that the report was a complete falsehood. “The attention ...
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FG Commits To Improved Funding Of NSIA
LEADERSHIP: The Federal Government says it will use revenue accrued in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to improve the funding of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed said this on Friday on the sidelines of the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor’s ...
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Emefiele Woos Investors, Says Nigeria Ready For Business
LEADERSHIP: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured investors and the international community that the country having gone through a successful election, was ready for investments. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Friday night in Washington DC, held an informal meeting with potential investors where he enticed them ...
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Nigeria: Emefiele Woos Investors, Says Nigeria Ready for Business
[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured investors and the international community that the country having gone through a successful election, was ready for investments.
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NCC Threatens To Jail Yahoo Boys
LEADERSHIP: Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has threatened to jail yahoo boys who take delight in defrauding their countrymen through the use of mobile phones warning them to desist or be prepared to face the full weight of the law. Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta issued the ...