Nigeria
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— Chinua Achebe
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Sterling Bank Grows Net Profit By 14.9%
LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian stocks market dwindled by 1.66 per cent on renewed profit taking activities to close the business for yesterday. The All Share Index (ASI) shed 513.92 absolute points, representing a decline of 1.66 per cent, to close at 30,531.69 points. However, market capitalisation decreased by N206 billion representing ...
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Stocks Market Dips By 1.66% On Renewed Profit Taking
LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian stocks market dwindled by 1.66 per cent on renewed profit taking activities to close the business for yesterday. The All Share Index (ASI) shed 513.92 absolute points, representing a decline of 1.66 per cent, to close at 30,531.69 points. However, market capitalisation decreased by N206 billion representing ...
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Inflação medida pelo IPC-S sobe de 0,35% para 0,65% em março
A inflação, medida pelo Índice de Preços ao Consumidor Semanal (IPC-S), ficou em 0,65% em março, taxa superior ao 0,35% de fevereiro. O dado foi divulgado hoje (1º) pela Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), no Rio de Janeiro. A alta foi puxada principalmente pelos transportes, que tiveram inflação de 1,22% em março, ...
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Nigeria: Afreximbank Identifies Challenges to Cross Border Investments
[This Day] Pan-African multilateral financial institution, African Export -Import Bank (Afreximbank), has identified multiple currencies, weak infrastructure, poor financing and lack of critical information and investment guarantees, among others as the factors responsible for the poor returns on cross border investments by Nigeria companies.
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ICPC Partners PTAD To Curb Pension Fraud
LEADERSHIP: The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), says it has entered into partnership with the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) to eliminate pension fraud. ICPC’s spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, quoted Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the commission’s Chairman as disclosing this ...
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PSC Promotes Force PRO, 8,915 Other Police Officers ASUU, FG Resume Renegotiation On 2009 Agreement
LEADERSHIP: The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba and 8,915 other senior Police officers to their next substantive ranks . Spokesperson of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement, said the promotions were the high points of the 5th plenary meeting ...
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… Seizes 10 Trucks Of Rice, Others
LEADERSHIP: The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized various items, including 6,102 bags (over 10 trailers) of 50kg foreign parboiled rice) with an approximate duty paid value (DPV) of N460.8 million. The contraband which were intercepted by the Comptroller-General’s Strike Force ranges from false declaration to outright prohibition, and are ...
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Dangote Refinery To Produce 65.4m Litres Of PMS, AGO, DPK
LEADERSHIP: The world’s largest single train 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery is expected to produce 65.4 million litres of petrol (PMS), diesel (AGO), aviation Jet fuel, and kerosene (DPK) daily, when it becomes operational. This high volume of petroleum products from the Dangote Refinery would transform Nigeria from ...
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Residents Decry Use Of Vulgar Languages Herbalists
LEADERSHIP: Residents of Kaduna metropolis have decried the use of vulgar language by traditional medicine sellers (herbalists) while marketing their products. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Sartuday, the residents expressed their disgust. One of the residents, Malam Musa Goro, who resides at ...
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State Governments Key Allies For Successful Businesses – Buhari
LEADERSHIP: President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday described state governments as key allies for successful businesses in the country. Buhari made the statement at the opening of the 40th Kaduna International Trade Fair, organised by the Kaduna Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...
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Mikel Obi, Partner Olga Allegra Celebrate 7 years Of Love
LEADERSHIP: Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel is certainly enjoying the bliss with his partner and mother of his kids Olga Allegra. And if you think the Nigerian international only knows how to dazzle on the pitch, you are wrong as he can indeed be romantic when the moment calls ...
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Prisons Service Promotes 18 Controllers
LEADERSHIP: The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDFIPB) has approved the promotion of 18 Controllers of Prisons to the rank of Assistant Controller-General of Prisons service. Mr Francis Enobore, the Public Relations Officer of the service disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday in a statement. He said ...
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Woman of Substance: Giving Is A Way Of Life For Me – Fateema Mohammed
LEADERSHIP: Hon Fateema Mohammed is a politician, a businesswoman and a philanthropist. The Yeye Akeweje of Ojokoroland in Lagos State is also the convener/founder of Fateema Mohammed Foundation Early life My father is a military man and my mother a business woman from Delta State. I grew up in the ...
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Anabolic Steroids: Dark Side Of Body Building
LEADERSHIP: Anabolic steroid which was created to treat sick patients with Anemia and also to help men who don’t produce enough testosterone has become an addictive supplement which body builders use, AGAZIE TOCHUKWU unveils The use of anabolic steroids have become the master plan and irresistible pathway many body builders ...
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Caixa Econômica tem lucro recorde de R$ 12,7 bilhões
A Caixa Econômica Federal registrou lucro recorrente recorde de R$ 12,7 bilhões em 2018, um crescimento de 40% em relação a 2017. O lucro recorrente desconsidera efeitos extraordinários. Segundo o banco, esse resultado é fruto direto de medidas realizadas ao longo do ano passado, como a melhoria da eficiência operacional e ...
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Students Develop Software To Unmask Traffickers
LEADERSHIP: Three students of the University of Lagos have developed software to unmask human traffickers, track and rescue victims while also creating awareness about the odious industry, LEADERSHIP can authoritatively report. The students emerged winners of Hackathon for Justice event organized in Lagos between by the United Nations Office on ...
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Exploring The Generational Kulikuli Business Of Niger State
LEADERSHIP: Every tribe or culture has peculiarities, whether music, dress sense or food, that make them who they are. For the Nupes in Niger State, kulikuli, a popular snack made from groundnut, is one of such. In this report, Abu Nmodu looks at the longstanding tradition of making the crunchy ...
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Ipea reduz previsão de crescimento do PIB para este ano
A previsão de crescimento do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) para 2019 foi revista de 2,7% para 2%, segundo análise de conjuntura divulgada hoje (28) pelo Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea). De acordo com a Carta de Conjuntura, o ano será de baixo crescimento econômico. Segundo o diretor de Estudos e Políticas Macroeconômicas do ...
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Fishermen Cry Out Over Increasing Attacks By Hippopotamus
LEADERSHIP: Fishermen in Dadin Kowa community of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area, Gombe State, have cried out over increasing attacks on them by Hippopotamus. Malam Sa’adu Adamu leader of the fishermen in the area told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)) in Gombe on Thursday that the daily attacks by the ...
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Appeal Court Orders Stay Of Execution Of Judgement Disbanding Edo Waste Mgt Board
LEADERSHIP: …As Acting Gov, Shaibu Charges Ministry On State-Wide Clean-Up The Court of Appeal in Benin has ordered a stay of execution of an order by the Edo State High Court, which nullified the Edo State Sanitation and Pollution Management Law, and restrained the Edo State Waste Management Board and ...
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Ekiti Seeks Robust Synergy With Communities To Develop Education
LEADERSHIP: Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has called for a more robust synergy between the state governments and communities; saying that such partnership will enhance quality of education in the country. Fayemi’s call is in connection with the recommendation of the former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof Modupe ...