Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Nigeria: German Govt to Invest in Urban Regeneration, Infrastructure in Edo
[Vanguard] Efforts to attract foreign investments and boost local capacity in Edo State as initiated by Governor Godwin Obaseki have attracted commitment from the German Government and Arctic Infrastructure (AI), an infrastructure delivery firm.
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Nigerian Army As Credible Partner In Deepening Democracy
LEADERSHIP: Nigerians with discerning minds clearly know the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to the peace and security of Nigeria. It is no longer a matter of conjecture that the President’s resolute focus on safeguarding the lives and property of Nigerians has demonstrably moved into the stage of proactive measures ...
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CBN: Impact Of Anchor Borrowers Programme On The Economy
LEADERSHIP: President Muhammadu Buhari had observed that the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN -initiated Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) will lift thousands of small farmers out of poverty and generate millions of jobs for unemployed Nigerians. These words of hope and confidence have materialized in millions of naira in the pocket ...
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Prosecute Perpetrators Of Election Violence
LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian Electoral Offences Commission Bill was passed by the House of Representatives in 2018. The Bill seeks to establish a Nigeria Electoral Offences Commission that will be the primary body in charge of investigating and prosecuting electoral offences created under the Constitution, Electoral Act or any other law ...
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PenCom, CBN, Others Move To Bridge N16trn Housing Deficit
LEADERSHIP: Plans are underway to allow pension contributors access 25 per cent of savings in their respective Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) for mortgage finance, LEADERSHIP has learnt. The new arrangement is to enable the federal government to close the over N16 trillion housing deficits in the country. Vice President Yemi ...
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NNPC Records N12.13bn Trade Surplus In December
LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in its Monthly Financial and Operations Report posted trading surplus of ₦12.13 billion in December 2018, a leap from recent past performances. The report attributed the positive swing to higher revenue numbers posted by the Corporation’s upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company ...
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Police Vow To Apprehend Killers Of Sergeant In Bayelsa
LEADERSHIP: The Police Command in Bayelsa state, said on Saturday that it was on the trail of those who killed a police sergeant and wounded another policeman on Friday night in Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that unknown gunmen on Friday night attacked the two policemen who ...
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Success In Business Requires Resilience – Chinwe
LEADERSHIP: Mrs Chinwe Ezenwa is the chief executive officer, Le Look Nigeria limited, a business outfit that produces exquisite and gorgeous bags. In this encounter with Stellamaries Amuwa, she speaks on how splendid ladies could be with corresponding bags, as well as the secret of her success. What prompted your ...
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Wamakko’s Quest For Real Estate Devt
LEADERSHIP: The buzz about turning the realty sector as a major revenue base of Nigeria’s economy, is yielding positive result through various products and services offered by Alhaji Aliyu Oroji Wamakko to both low and medium income earners. INTERVIEW BY CHIKA OKEKE. We undertake consultancy services… Jedo investment company limited ...
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World Bank, AfDB Commit $47bn To African Climate Finance
LEADERSHIP: The World Bank and the African Development Bank will together commit more than $47 billion by 2025 to help African countries tackle the effects of climate change, the banks said on Thursday. Many countries on the continent, especially those on the coast, are among the most vulnerable to the ...
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FTN Cocoa Explains Failure To Convene AGM In 2yrs
LEADERSHIP: The board of FTN Cocoa Processors Plc, has explained reasons for its failure to convene an annual general meeting for two consecutive years to unfavourable business condition, which has led the company not able to declare dividends. In a statement signed by the company secretary, Alpha Genasec Limited, on ...
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To Actualise Your Dream As Youths, You Must Be Responsible – Zuntu
LEADERSHIP: Bashir Sulaiman Zuntu is a vibrant and enterprising youth with the hope of making a positive change, in this interview with Fatima Shua’ib, he takes us through his personal life Take Us Through Your Success Story I graduated from University of Abuja in 2010 with a degree in Accounting ...
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North Korea To Break Off U.S. Nuclear Talks – Report
LEADERSHIP: North Korea intends to break off denuclearisation talks with the U.S., a senior North Korean diplomat said on Friday in comments carried by Russian state media. “We have no intention to yield to the U.S. demands in any form, nor are we willing to engage in negotiations of this ...
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Fraud: Court Tender More Documents In Evidence Against Okupe
LEADERSHIP: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, submitted more documents in evidence against Doyin Okupe, which were admitted by the court. Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, is being prosecuted by EFCC on a ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria, India Explore New Investment Areas to Improve $12 Billion Yearly Ties
[Guardian] Nigeria and India are working on ways to enhance the $12 billion yearly bilateral trade between both countries in a way that would focus on investment.
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Phasing Out Sale Of Handouts In Nigeria’s Tertiary Institutions
LEADERSHIP: Recently, the Ministry of Education aired that sales of handouts in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions will be phased out soon, while highlighting the way forward. In this piece, DUSTAN AGHEDO, examines the clamour for the actualisation of the proposal as well as a review of the way forward. While there ...
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Danbatta Lauds NCC’s Regulatory Excellence, Operational Efficiency
LEADERSHIP: … To partner with NSPM Plc The executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has lauded the performance of the regulatory body, which he said is now aiming at beating the record platinum rating it received from a sister agency, Bureau of Public ...
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First Bank To Mark Anniversary With Relay Walk
LEADERSHIP: Nigeria’s premier financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and other corporate entities in the FBNHoldings group would collectively have a 125km relay walk to celebrate the bank’s 125 years of unbroken business operations in commemoration of its 125 years anniversary. Following the flag hoisting ceremony, the anniversary activities ...
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Shippers Council Decries Obstacles To Trade In West Africa
LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) yesterday bemoaned the high cost of transporting goods among African countries. Speaking at a one-day workshop for the dissemination and launch of ECOWAS Trade Liberation Scheme (ETLS) handbook organised by Shippers Council in collaboration with Borderless Alliance, the executive secretary of the council, Barr. ...
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FCT Minister Visits 44 Injured Police Officers
LEADERSHIP: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has visited and commiserated with 44 injured police officers, who were involved in an accident in Gwagwalada, while on duty, during the FCT area council elections last Saturday. The injured officers are currently on admission at the National ...
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Nigeria, US Bilateral Trade Hit $33bn
LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that Nigeria and the United States of America had been very good partners with about $35billion worth of trade between the two countries. The group managing director of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, who disclosed this during a meeting with the US Energy ...