Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Kaduna Lifts Curfew On Maraban Rido, Kujama
LEADERSHIP: The Kaduna State government has lifted the dusk to dawn curfew in Maraban Rido and Kujama communities of Chikun local government area with immediate effect. Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, said that residents of these communities are free to go about their lawful business at all hours of ...
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Dangote Sugar To Become Global Force With Backward Integration Goal
LEADERSHIP: Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) Plc is set to become a global force in sugar production by producing 1.5M MT/PA of refined sugar from locally grown sugar cane for the domestic and export markets in 10 years through its backward integration goal. Sugar, a commodity that has received increased attention ...
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Smile Offers Subscribers Data Roaming In 85 Countries
LEADERSHIP: Broadband service provider, Smile Communications Nigeria, has signed an international data roaming agreement with NUU Mobile (HKG) Limited, based in Hong Kong- and United-States to offer international data roaming services to its customers. This partnership would ensure that Smile customers travelling to top destinations in over 85 countries including ...
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Bolsonaro sanciona lei do novo Cadastro Positivo
O presidente Jair Bolsonaro sancionou hoje (8), em cerimônia no Palácio do Planalto, a nova Lei do Cadastro Positivo, que torna automática a adesão de consumidores e empresas ao banco de dados que já existe desde 2011, mas cuja participação dos clientes era voluntária. A matéria foi aprovada pelo Congresso Nacional no mês passado. O ...
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Mudanças na OMC devem promover “jogo equânime”, diz chanceler
Em palestra para empresários na Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo (Fiesp), o ministro das Relações Exteriores, Ernesto Araújo, disse hoje (8) que o Brasil pretende atuar para promover uma reforma na Organização Mundial de Comércio (OMC). De acordo com ele, devem ser adotadas alterações no âmbito da ...
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Weak Trade Data Casts Doubt On Germany’s Economic Strength
LEADERSHIP: German exports and imports both fell more than expected in February, data showed on Monday, in the latest sign that Europe’s largest economy is likely to post meager growth in the first quarter amid increased headwinds from abroad. German exporters are suffering from a slowing world economy, trade disputes ...
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Ogun Advertising Agency Generates N41m In 3 Months
LEADERSHIP: The Ogun Signage and Advertisement Agency, on Monday said that it generated over N41 million for the government between January and March. Mr Akin Bandele, General Manager of the agency, disclosed this while presenting the first quarter report of the agency before the State Assembly Committee on Finance and ...
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World Bank Cuts Sub-Saharan Africa Growth Forecast To 2.8%
LEADERSHIP: The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa the year to 2.8 per cent from an initial 3.3 per cent, it said on Monday. In its latest report on the regional economy, the bank also cut its 2018 growth estimate to 2.3 per cent from October’s ...
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Progresso depende de menos desigualdade, diz maioria dos brasileiros
A maioria dos brasileiros (88%) diz que o progresso do país está diretamente ligado à redução da desigualdade econômica entre ricos e pobres, e 94% concordam que os imposto pagos pela população devem ser usados em benefício dos mais pobres. Os dados são da segunda edição da pesquisa encomendada pela ...
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New $50m Factory Lekki Free Zone To Create 1,000 Jobs – Ambode
LEADERSHIP: Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday performed the pre-launch of a $50million manufacturing plant in Lekki Free Zone, saying the facility would create over one thousand jobs and boost the nation’s foreign exchange earnings. Speaking at the pre-launch of the factory belonging to Longrich, a Chinese ...
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NDLEA Denies Shooting Suspect During Raid In Jigawa
LEADERSHIP: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Jigawa Command, has denied shooting a suspect in a raid carried by its personnel on a hideout for drug peddlers in Kazaure Local Government Area (LGA) . The NDLEA Commandant in the state, Josephine Obi, made the denial in an interview with ...
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Os 10 mais ricos do país só criam 1,3% dos empregos
Fortunas no valor de 14 mil milhões de euros dão trabalho a 65 mil pessoas. Jerónimo Martins e José de Mello são maiores empregadores com quase 45 mil.
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IBEDC Staff Electrocuted
LEADERSHIP: The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), yesterday, expressed shock and sadness over the electrocution of one of its staff at Onikere road, Ibadan. Mrs Angela Olarenwaju, head, Corporate Communications and Strategy of the company, said in a statement that the incident occurred at the early hours of ...
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Governo quer reduzir tempo de abertura e fechamento de empresas
Quanto tempo demora para abrir ou fechar uma empresa no Brasil? Quantos impostos o empresário vai ter que recolher e qual o peso da carga tributária sobre os custos do negócio? Qual o tamanho da burocracia para obter licenças de construção e instalação de energia elétrica dos empreendimentos? Essas e outras perguntas ...
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65 Suspected Drug Peddlers NDLEA Arrests
LEADERSHIP: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ebonyi State Command, said it has arrested 65 persons for their alleged involvement in drug peddling and racketeering between January and April 2019. It would be recalled that no fewer than five suspects were arrested at the weekend and three bags of ...
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Drug Abuse Rate Drops To 1% In Kano – NDLEA
LEADERSHIP: The Kano State Commander, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Dr Ibrahim Abdul, yesterday, said the rate of drug abuse in the state has reduced from three per cent to one per cent according to a recent report. Abdul disclosed this when the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination ...
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Ayade Receives OBC Report On Bakassi Deep Seaport
LEADERSHIP: The Bakassi deep seaport project received a further boost, yesterday, with the submission of the Outline Business Case (OBC) report for the construction of the Bakassi Deep Seaport to the Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade. Making the presentation to Governor Ayade at the executive council chamber, Government ...
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Inflação para famílias com renda mais baixa sobe para 0,67% em março
O Índice de Preços ao Consumidor-Classe 1 (IPC-C1), que mede a inflação para famílias com renda até 2,5 salários mínimos, é de 0,67% em março. A taxa ficou acima do 0,49% de fevereiro. Com o resultado, o indicador acumula alta de 1,77% no ano e 5,42% nos últimos 12 meses. Os ...
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SMEDAN DG Blames Poor Entrepreneural Skills For High Rate Of Uemployment
LEADERSHIP: Dr Dikko Radda, the Director- General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has blamed poor entrepreneurial skills for the high rate of unemployment in the country. Radda spoke in Abeokuta on Friday at the opening ceremony of the sensitisation programme organised by Young Business Owners in ...
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AIB Reviews Regulations To Improve Nigeria’s Aviation Safety
LEADERSHIP: The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has concluded the review of its regulations, aimed at increasing aviation safety in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two-day exercise was concluded on Friday in Lagos with inputs from stakeholders drawn from aviation, law enforcement, insurance and the judiciary. ...
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Osaze Odemwingie Quits Football
LEADERSHIP: Former Nigerian International, Peter Osaze Odemwingie has announced his retirement from football at UEFA’s Equal Game conference at Wembley yesterday. The 37-year-old striker, who once plied his trade with West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City in the English Premiership, made his debut for the Nigeria national team, the Super ...