Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Ambode Harps On Leaders With Integrity To Steer Nigeria’s Economic Growth
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday said if Nigeria must develop and record improvement in the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), people of good conscience and high integrity must be allowed to take over the handling of its economy. Ambode stated this when he received national leadership of ...
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Jumia commends lawmakers for passing Lagos tourism agency bill
The Managing Director of Jumia’s Hotel & Flight Marketplace, Mrs Omolara Adagunodo, on Wednesday commended the Lagos State House of Assembly for passing the bill to establish the state’s Tourism Promotion Agency. Adagunodo, in a statement, said that Lagos was a tourism hub and it was high time the state had ...
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‘Snail farming, very profitable venture’
Dr Yemi Popoola, a Livestock Specialist at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, says snail farming is a very profitable means of livelihood. Popoola told our reporters on Wednesday in Ibadan that Nigerians ought to explore snail farming as the Federal Government was now promoting the diversification ...
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ASUU Strike: UNIABUJA business operators decry poor sales
Some business operators at the University of Abuja, (UNIABUJA) have decried the adverse effects on their businesses, the continued nationwide strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU). The business owners spoke with the our reporters on Wednesday in the main campus and permanent site of the ...
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Nigeria: Lagos Govt, Investors to Leverage Litf for New Opportunities, Networks
[Guardian] The Lagos State Government has stated that it would leverage new opportunities and network generated from the just concluded Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) to drive enterprise development and economic growth for the country at large.
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‘Why 40 ‘under 40’ lawyers were recognised by ESQ’
Forty lawyers under the age of 40 were recognised at the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards for their contributions to the judiciary and the economy, the organiser, Legal Blitz Limited Chief Executive Officer, Lere Fashola, has said. According to him, winners of the second edition, which held in Lagos, were selected ...
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Tapping into China’s open market
SIR: The prime worry for most commentaries about China and Nigeria bilateral cooperation is what can be done to breach the gap of the trade imbalance, which is in favour of China. Even as Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian said in his recent interview that “China never deliberately ...
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Police Recover 5 Guns Hidden In Uncompleted Building
The Lagos State Police Command’s Taskforce has recovered five guns inside uncompleted building while on special patrol duty in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officer, Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent of Police, in a statement issued on Tuesday said the illegal and prohibited firearms were recovered by the Police operatives ...
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Consolidated Hallmark Promises Prompt Claims Payment
Consolidated Hallmark Insurance (CHI) PLC has promised its teeming customers nationwide of prompt claims settlement and service delivery, saying, it was determined to increase insurance penetration and acceptance in the country. The managing director/CEO of the underwriting firm, Mr. Eddie Efekoha, who stated this at an interactive session with insurance ...
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Old Mutual Charges Nigerians On Critical Illness Insurance Policy
Managing director, Old Mutual Nigeria Life Assurance Company, an affiliate of Old Mutual Limited, Mr. Keith Alford, has urged Nigerians to adopt Critical Illness Insurance Coverage to cater for their hospital expenses when suffering critical illness. Access to quality healthcare, according to him, is one of the most important factors ...
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NAICOM To Licence State Insurance Providers For Increased Penetration
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is now set to licence State Insurance Providers (SIPs) in order to deepen insurance penetration across the 36 States of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Abuja, as a new alternative insurance distribution channel in the country. The SIP, it was learnt, would be ...
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2019: US Advocates Fair, Transparent, Credible Polls
As Nigeria gears towards the 2019 general election, the United States Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Ambassador Jibor Nagy said his country expects a fair, transparent and credible election. The Ambassador stated this in Abuja, when he paid official visit on Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajia Khadijat ...
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MTN, Partners Proffer Pathway To Digitise Nigeria
\ MTN Nigeria and its technology partners on Thursday in Lagos, proffered new ideas and innovation that would enable the country digitise and emerge as technology driven economy. At the inaugural MTN Partner Summit with the theme: MTN Fusion, which held at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, the programme brought ...
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Culture, Creativity Key To Sustainable Growth – Rev. Yashim
\ The Executive Director, Hope Builders International Consult, Rev. Mathias Yashim has said that the promotion of art, culture and creativity amongst the young population will help to grow the economy of the country. Yashim disclosed this during the 2018 Career Day inter-schools competition in Kaduna. He said, the competition ...
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Nigeria: Lack of Regulation in Blockchain Space Forces Investment Out of Nigeria
[Guardian] The inability of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide regulatory framework that will guide financial services using blockchain technology is taking toll on the economy as investments meant for the country are been diverted to some African countries and Malta, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt.
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NDLEA Raids Drug Dealer’s Home, Seized 200.7kg Of Cannabis
\ The Adamawa State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized cannabis sativa weighing 200.7 kg from the home of a suspected drug dealer in the state. The state commandant of the agency, Mr Yakubu Kibo, said, the cannabis, concealed in 235 parcels was seized at ...
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Kaduna Court Orders Reinstatement Of 77 District Heads
\ A High Court, sitting in Zaria, yesterday ordered the Kaduna State Government to reinstate all the dethroned 77 District Heads, pending the determination of a case filed by them. Delivering a ruling, Justice Kabir Dabo, held that the governor had no constitutional rights to temper with judicial matters pending ...
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Minimum Wage: States Should Pay Based On Income Level – el-Rufai
\ The Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage should be done by each state according to its level of income. He stated this yesterday at the 2018 National Peer Learning Event organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) titled: “Mobilising Domestic ...
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Heritage Bank Invests In Agric For Economic Growth, Diversification
\ As Nigeria looks towards diversifying its economy away from oil and focus more on other areas where it has comparative advantage, agriculture which had at one point in the history of the country been the money spinner has taken the front seat. The government has in recent years put ...
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Financial Expert Forsees Stock Market Rebounding After 2019 Polls
\ A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, on Wednesday expressed optimism that the Nigerian stock market would rebound by the second quarter of 2019. Uwaleke, Head of Banking and Finance Department, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, expressed the optimism in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos ...
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Nigeria: Bank Offers U.S.$4 Billion Financing in New Investment Criteria
[Guardian] Emerging rich consumers in Nigeria have been assessed to have plans to start a business, as a way to increase their wealth, more than observed in any other market, the Standard Chartered, in a new study, said.