Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Obasanjo vouch for Atiku to reposition Nigeria
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday restated his confidence in his erstwhile deputy Atiku Abubakar to reposition the country. He spoke at the 2019 Island Club Quarterly Business Lecture, where the former vice president delivered a lecture titled: “My vision to get Nigeria Working again”. In his remark, Obasanjo believed that ...
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Minimum Wage: TUC Lauds House of Reps
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has lauded the House of Representatives and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) for endorsing the N30,000 monthly National Minimum Wage recommended by the Tripartite Committee set up by the Federal Government. The Congress also urged the Senate to do the needful. In ...
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Onnoghen: ACF Backs Buhari’s Action, Says North Can’t Defend His Trial
The apex northern socio- cultural organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum,ACF, has backed the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria,CJN,Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. ACF said, the forum deeply regreted the conduct of Justice Onnoghen, over his refusal to step aside and allow the due process of the law ...
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Heavy Security Presence In Abakaliki Awaiting PMB
Abakaliki the Ebonyi State capital on Wednesday witnessed heavy presence of security operatives deployed to strategic positions to maintain law and order as President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to campaign for votes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operatives were already at their respective positions at 7 a.m. ...
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CBN Injects $210m Into Inter-Bank Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria, on Tuesday, injected another sum of $210m into the inter-bank foreign exchange market.This was the continuation of its periodic intervention in the foreign exchange market, Figures released by the CBN indicated that authorised dealers in the wholesale segment of the market received $100m, while the ...
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Lakanu, seven others promoted DIGs
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of eight senior police officers to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGs). The approval which takes effect from 28th January 2019 gives room for the reconstitution of the management team of the Nigeria Police Force based on zonal representation. ...
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Ambode Unveils N90bn New Modern City In Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday unveiled the nation’s largest modern new city christened Alaro City in the Lekki Free Trade Zone that is expected to gulp a whopping N90 billion. Speaking at the launch of the satellite city in Lekki Free Trade Zone, the governor said the project was ...
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Nigeria: Entrepreneurs' Organisation Members Raise Investments in Nigeria to U.S.$60 Million
[Guardian] Entrepreneurs' Organisation (EO), a global community of small, medium and large business enterprises, has said its investment in Nigeria has risen to over $60 million and has netted no fewer than 13,000 members globally as at the end of 2018.
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No dictatorship here, says govt
The Federal Government yesterday rejected the allegation that Nigeria is sliding into dictatorship because of the filing of charges against Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration “stands firm on the Rule of Law”, the government said. It insisted that ...
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Discordant tunes over CJN as Fed Govt cautions foreign envoys
The Federal Government yesterday warned representatives of foreign counties and organisations operating in the country to stay clear of Nigeria’s internal matters. A statement by the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s spokesman, George Ehidiamen Edokpa, warned embassies to desist from actions and divisive utterances. Reacting to the recent comments by foreign partners ...
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U.S.-Based Nigerians To Attract $3bn Investment To Nigeria
A Nigerian professional forum in the U.S. have put measures in place to attract an estimated $3 billion investment into the Nigerian economy in the next three years. The Nigerian American Business Forum (NABF) stated at its 2019 Investment Conference with the theme: ‘Entrepreneurship in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities’ at ...
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Nigeria, On Map Of Global Sugar Producers – Dangote
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President, Dangote Group, says his investment in the sugar sector will place Nigeria on the global map of sugar producers while increasing employment and saving huge foreign exchange for the country. Dangote said this on Monday in Lagos during the 2018 Dangote Customers Celebration and Food Distributors’ ...
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Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Organisers reaffirmed readiness for 2019 edition
Everything seems to be in place for the staging of the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon this Saturday, February 2, in Lagos. According to the General Manager of the race, Yusuf Ali, all logistics and plans have been perfected to ensure a hitch-free event this year as more than ...
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Next Level Will Be Better Than Where We Are Now – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, says Nigeria’s economy will be better than it is now, if the present administration’s Next Level agenda is supported. Osinbajo made the promise to supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), when he visited the palace of the Sarkin Bwari, in Bwari Area Council of the ...
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Great Nigeria Insurance Voluntarily Delists From NSE
Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc, at the weekend voluntarily delisted its entire share capital from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The company said, “further to our market bulletin of December 13, 2018 notifying dealing members of the approval of the application filed by MBC Securities Limited on behalf of Great ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria Has World's Fastest Growing Social Investment Programme - Minister
[This Day] Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, in this interview says the federal government's intervention through its Social Investment Programme is targeted at lifting the most vulnerable persons in the society out of poverty. She also speaks about the school feeding programme which currently takes care of 9.5 million ...
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Obaseki, CBN Partner On Development Of 100,000-Hectare Plantation
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government is in discussions with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to develop a programme that will see investors taking up 100,000 hectares of agricultural land in the state for plantation development. The governor said this when he ...
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Nigeria's Buhari under pressure over judge suspension
Suspended chief justice accused of failing to declare foreign currency bank accounts, in breach of rules governing public officials.
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Nigerian Army to begin export of combat vehicles by 2030 -Buratai
The Chief Of Army Staff, (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai has on Saturday said that Nigerian Army will begin to export combat vehicles to other African countries in the year 2030. The COAS made this known during the commissioning ceremony of the Nigerian Army Vehicle Manufacturing Company (NAVMC) in ...
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NFF Berates Comments Against FG
The Nigeria Football Federation at the weekend slammed another puerile and watery attempt to make its leaders look bad as a stuttering blog claimed NFF chieftains were boasting they would use some Government officials to ‘circumvent’ the ‘rule of law.’ The obscure publication was not worth any attention as it ...
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Stakeholders, Govt Law Enforcement Agencies Meet On Workshop On Tackling Piracy
As government under it’s agency, Nigeria Film and Video Censor’s Board NFVCB is resolved to tighten it’s grips on combating piracy, a workshop was held in Lagos recently and it brought all the law enforcement agencies together with stakeholders in the film industry. The workshop organised by the Censor’s board ...