Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Netherlands, Nigeria To Develop Cattle Farming Model – Envoy
LEADERSHIP Netherlands is to partner with Nigeria to develop cattle farming models. Mr Michel Deelen, Deputy Ambassador of the Netherlands to Nigeria, this known during a news conference on Friday in Lagos. The deputy ambassador said that the partnership was against the backdrop of President Mohammadu Buhari’s visit to the Netherlands in ...
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Task Force Seals 7 Petrol Stations In Delta
LEADERSHIP The Department of Weights and Measures, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has sealed Seven petrol stations in Warri and Asaba in Delta, by for under-dispensing petroleum products. Mr Ibrahim Isah, the Head of the Surveillance Team in the ministry, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...
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AfDB Approves $15m Equity Investment In Nigeria, Others
LEADERSHIP The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has approved 15 million dollars for equity investment in Verod Capital Growth Fund III, a private equity fund for investments in high growth middle market companies. The bank said on Friday that the figure was approved by its Board of Directors for companies ...
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Nigeria’s N/West Will Dominate West Africa Agricultural Sector – Shinkafi
LEADERSHIP Former governor of Zamfara State and a frontline aspirant for the same position under the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that Nigeria’s North West could irreversibly dominate the agricultural sector the sub-region in 5 years. According to Alhaji Shinkafi, the North West of Nigeria has all the potentials to dominate ...
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Tesouro revisa estimativa de composição da dívida pública para 2018
A instabilidade no mercado financeiro fez o Tesouro Nacional rever as estimativas de composição da dívida pública para 2018. Segundo a revisão do Plano Anual de Financiamento (PAF), divulgada hoje (5) pelo órgão, a projeção para a participação dos papeis vinculados à taxa Selic (juros básicos da economia) aumentou em ...
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Nigeria:Nigeria-China Partnership Yields Over $5bn in Projects - Buhari
[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria's partnership with China through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has resulted in the execution of vital infrastructure projects across the country, valued at over $5 billion.
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FOCAC: Nigeria-China Partnership Yields Over $5bn In Projects – PMB
LEADERSHIP President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s partnership with China through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has resulted in the execution of vital infrastructure projects across the country, valued at over $5 billion. The President disclosed this in Beijing, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant ...
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Maryam Abacha Varsity Partners BUK On Biomedical Engineering Research
LEADERSHIP Maryam Abacha American University Niger (MAAUN) and Bayero University Kano (BUK) have sealed a deal on the promotion of biomedical research for the benefit of humanity. MAAUN’s director of Linkages and collaboration, Dr Bala Muhammad Tukur, who a led a team to BUK where they met with the university’s authorities ...
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Group Lauds Obono-Obla Led Panel
LEADERSHIP The Anti-Corruption Coalition of Nigeria Spokesman, Emmanuel Nwachukwu has commended the Federal Government on the effort to curb corruption while setting the economy of the country on a good footing. In the same vein, the group lauds the effort of Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the chairman of special investigative panel, SPIP ...
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Giving Women, Children A New Lease Of Life
LEADERSHIP “Learning happily. I like what Lagos State Government has done for me.” The young Oyebade is not alone in this, Kabiru Abdulahi, a pupil of Ketu Comprehensive School said his parents were already considering sending him to learn a trade because they could not afford to buy educational kits for ...
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National Sports Festival Sitting On A Time Bomb
LEADERSHIP The biggest sports event in Nigeria, the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival scheduled for December 6th to 16th, is just less than three months away, where home based athletes are expected to compete for glory and to represent the country in future tournaments. It is a bi-ennial event ...
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Nigeria, Germany Sign Pact On Agriculture, Commerce
LEADERSHIP Nigeria and Germany weekend, signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) in agriculture and commerce. The first agreement was signed between the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the German-Africa Business Association. First Deputy National President of NACCIMA, Hajiya Saratu Iya-Abubakar, signed on behalf of ...
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Benue Govt To Demolish Houses In Makurdi
LEADERSHIP Mr Abraham Gbileeka, the General Manager of Benue Urban Development Board, says the board has marked no fewer than 300 buildings that contravened law for demolition in Makurdi. He said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Makurdi that most of the affected structures ...
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Rule Of Law Central To Survival Of Democracy – NBA
LEADERSHIP The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has told President Muhammadu Buhari, that the security of the country cannot be sacrificed on the altar of rule of law. While declaring open the NBA Annual General Conference in Abuja, on August 26th, President Buhari, had, in his address, declared that rule of law ...
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Massilia Motors Tame Mitsubishi Fans With After-sales Services, Others
LEADERSHIP Massilia Motors Limited, a joint venture between CFAO and Kewalram in Nigeria, has succeeded in gaining the confidence of Mitsubishi vehicle users with robust aftersales services and up-to-date facilities at most of their showrooms across the country.. General Manager, Sales and Marketing of Massilia Motors, Mr. Navin Chander confirmed the ...
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May’s Visit: Nigeria Remains Committed To Ease Of Doing Business – Adeosun
LEADERSHIP Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has advised investors from the United Kingdom to take advantage of the improved business environment in Nigeria to invest in key sectors of the economy. She gave the advice at a meeting with members of the business delegation of the visiting British Prime Minister, ...
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Acordo comercial entre EUA e México pode afetar Brasil, avalia AEB
A renegociação do Tratado Norte-Americano de Livre Comércio (Nafta, na sigla em inglês) pode afetar negativamente as exportações brasileiras para o México, assim como modificar as condições do acordo bilateral que estava sendo rediscutido entre o país e o Brasil. A avaliação é do presidente da Associação de Comércio Exterior ...
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Customs Seizes Contraband Goods Worth N94m In Kaduna
LEADERSHIP The Nigeria Customs Service Federal Operation Unit Zone `B’, said it confiscated contraband with Duty Paid Value of N94 million within a month. The Area Controller of the zone, Mohammed Mustapha, disclosed this while conducting newsmen round the seized items at the Command on Thursday in Kaduna. Mustapha, who assumed duty at the command ...
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Nigeria:Uncertainties, Political Tensions May Cripple Investment in Nigeria's Oil Sector
[Guardian] Abuja -Stakeholders in the oil and gas, and investment sectors have said growing socio-economic uncertainties and political instability could further quash inflow of investment into the country.The experts, who reacted to the declining level of investment into Nigeria's oil and gas sector, are worried that the country is fast ...
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ISO Reaffirms Confidence In BoI
LEADERSHIP For adhering strictly to Quality Management System (QMS) principles in delivering top class financial and advisory services in the country, Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BOI) has been re-certified with ISO 9001:2015 QMS-compliant by the certification agency. The re-certification provides the development finance institution with a world class platform to drive ...
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Financial Inclusion: Paystack Secures N2.4bn From Stripe, Visa, Others
LEADERSHIP A Nigeria-based startup providing payment tools to businesses in Africa, Paystack, has raised $8 million (N2.48 billion) in Series-A funding. The round was led by Stripe, and includes Visa, follow-on funding from Tencent and Y Combinator, as well as angel investors Tom Stafford (Managing Partner at DST Global), Gbenga Oyebode ...