Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Investor’s Guide: Securing Business Capital Through Non-Interest Banking
The significance of Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) for any country, especially Nigeria, cannot be overemphasised. It is, therefore, not surprising that SMEs constitute one of the bedrocks of economic development in the country. One of the most significant challenges faced by small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) is access to finance. ...
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Buhari Inaugurates C’ttee To Review Economy, Propose Measures For Growth
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in the State House Abuja stated that despite the disruptions in global economy and internal troubles, the Nigerian economy has continued to be resilient and maintains an upward trajectory. Speaking at the inauguration of a Presidential Committee on the National Economy, President Buhari said the COVID-19 ...
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Court Jails Woman For Drug Trafficking
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a 26-year-old woman, Yetunde Sulaimon, to five years imprisonment for trafficking in cannabis Sativa, a prohibited weed. The convict, who claimed to be a law graduate from one of the universities in Benin Republic, was sent ...
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Football Devt: Minister Calls For Partnership, Presents 10 Years Masterplan To NWFL Club Owners
The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare, has called for more private participation in the ownership and development of football clubs in the country. He made the call in his office while presenting the 10 Year Football Master Plan to the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) club ...
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ANHEJ Organises Free Eyes Screening For Journalists In FCT
Concerned by the burden of work on journalists which puts immense pressure on their eyes through the use of laptops, Iphones, desktop and other electronic gadgets, the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists, (ANHEJ), in partnership with a Non Governmental Organisagtion (NGO), Excellent Leadership For Sustainable Development and Good Governance, has ...
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Once detenidos: secuestraron a una familia en un tradicional club de golf y pidieron US$10.000.000 de rescate
Para concretar el plan criminal, la banda de captores alquiló una casa en el Country Golf Club Argentino de José C. Paz; una de las víctimas, habría venido a vivir al país con su mujer, su hija, su suegra y un custodio después de haber hecho una estafa millonaria con ...
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Alleged N2.4bn Fraud: Ogun Speaker, 2 Others Arraigned, Get N400m Bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Oluomo Olakunle Taiwo, before Justice D.E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for an alleged N2.4billion fraud. EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said Oluomo was arraigned alongside the Director ...
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Endividamento e inadimplência crescem em agosto, diz CNC
O endividamento das famílias com carnês e cartões de lojas de varejo e a inadimplência das famílias avançaram em agosto. O endividamento alcançou 19,4%, percentual que representa alta de 0,5 ponto percentual (p.p) se comparado ao mês anterior e de 1,2 p.p. em relação com agosto do ano passado. Já ...
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JUST-IN: Terrorists Kidnap N7m Ransom Bearer, Threaten To Kill Abducted Kaduna DPO
Terrorists who abducted a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) on his way to assume duty in Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State, have threatened to kill him if their demand for ransom is not met. The threat follows after abducting the bearer of the N7 million ransom raised by the DPO’s family and friends. ...
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Kenya primed for Sh11b renewable energy funding
Lagos-based infrastructure financier Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is targeting Kenya with more than Sh11 billion in investments in renewable energy projects.
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NSC Mobilises Stakeholders For Early Take-off Of Lokoja Dry Port
Stakeholders in the export value chain in Kogi State have been asked to work collectively towards the early take-off of Harris Logistics Domestic Export Warehouse, which is the Lokoja Dry Port. The Director-General, Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) in Kogi State, Mr. Edwin Ignatius, gave the charge at a meeting with critical stakeholders ...
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National Masterplan On Infrastructure Targets $2.3trn Development – ICRC
The director-general of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Mike Ohiari said the just-inaugurated National Council on Infrastructure in Nigeria would drive the development of the sector to the tune of $2.3 trillion in the next 23 years. Speaking in Abuja at the public private partnership (PPP) forum hosted by the ...
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Nigeria, South Korea’s Trade Volume Hits $1.1bn In Q2 2022
Trade volume between South Korea and Nigeria has hit $1.1bn within the first two quarters of 2022. This indicates a 20 per cent increase compared to same periods in 2021. South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, revealed this during the first official visit of the President of the Korea ...
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Kano Signs Pact With China’s Fujian Province On Industrialisation, Ranching
The Government of Kano State has signed a Letter of Intent to industrialise the agriculture sector and also to modernise animal husbandry by initiating ranching methods to curb the lingering clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the state and Nigeria in general. This was the focus of the China-Nigeria Business ...
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Investimentos chineses voltam a crescer no Brasil após pandemia
Em 2021, as empresas chinesas investiram US$ 5,9 bilhões no Brasil. Segundo o Conselho Empresarial Brasil-China, a cifra é a maior registrada desde 2017 e 208% superior à registrada em 2020, quando os negócios globais e as aplicações chinesas em particular foram afetadas pelas consequências da pandemia da covid-19. Os dados ...
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Nigeria Targets 6m Mt Wheat Production By 2032
The federal government is targeting six million metric tonnes of wheat production by the year 2032, using a roadmap contain in the national wheat strategy document for self-sufficiency. The first ever wheat strategic document (2022-2032) which underwent validation yesterday by stakeholders in Abuja was developed with the overall goal to ...
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Nigeria On Track In Attaining 95% Digital Literacy By 2030 – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, said Nigeria is on track towards attaining 95 per cent digital literacy in 2030, as contained in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS), 2020 – 2030. Pantami, who presided over the graduation of participants at a ...
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BoI Targets Climate-friendly Investments In Nigeria With €100m
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has accessed a €100million line of credit under the Transforming Financial Systems for Climate (TFSC) programme of the agency, in collaboration with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The Bank said the line of credit would be channeled towards financing investments that contribute to mitigation ...
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MTN Partners Applauds Stellar Leadership Qualities Of Adebiyi
MTN Partners has applauded the outstanding leadership qualities of Adekunle Adebiyi, the immediate-past Chief Sales and Distribution Officer of MTN Nigeria. The group commended Adebiyi’s stellar leadership qualities which positively contributed to the growth and development of MTN Nigeria over the years. MTN Partners is a body of ...
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Trapped Foreign Airline Revenue: Issues, Implications
T he International Air Transport Association, IATA, recently opened a can of worms in Nigeria’s aviation sector when it alleged that Nigeria is withholding $450 million in revenue of international carriers operating in the country. This is in excess of the $85 million allegedly been trapped from the revenue of ...
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Jos Terminus Market: Lets Avert Another Crisis On The Plateau
I come in Peace. The escalating discordant tunes being sang by various segments of the Plateau population regarding the planned rebuilding of the burnt terminus market through the JAIZ bank partnership has deeply divided the state along political and religious lines. It should be a serious cause for concern to ...