Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Under PDP Nigeria Lost $3bn To Fraudulent Oil Partnership – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday revealed that Nigeria under the previous administration led By the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost a whopping $3 billion to strategic oil alliance partnership arranged by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Osinbajo who spoke at the 10th Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium, organised to ...
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Kano Hisbah Arrest 98 Beggars
The Kano State Hisbah Board on Thursday said it had arrested 98 beggars in Kano metropolis for allegedly contravening the law on street begging. Malam Dahiru Nuhu, the Officer in charge of the board’s anti-begging unit, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. Nuhu said that ...
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Experts at IGCF 2018: For Government Communication, Trust is the Last Mile…
…Experts prescribe bidirectional communication as opposed to a top-down approach The business of government has changed dramatically in recent years. So it’s no surprise that the transformation of government operations, coupled with an unprecedented rise in citizen expectations have created extraordinary demands on government communicators. The inaugural session of day ...
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Party Registration: INEC Can’t Go Against The Law – SAN
A senior advocate, Chief Emeka Ngige, bares his mind in this interview with KUNLE OLASANMI, on electoral issues and expressed confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible elections in 2019. There has been controversy over the new amendments to the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) ...
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Protecting Banking Consumers
The financial system is the axle on which the wheel of the economy revolves, of which the banking industry is a key component, and of prime importance especially in developing countries, for funds channelization, for entrepreneurship and job creation, thus the need to ensure a sound and high ethical ...
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Pesquisa revela que 58% dos brasileiros não se dedicam às próprias finanças
Um terço dos consumidores não avalia se precisa do produto que compra, diz a pesquisa Arquivo/Agência Brasil Seis em cada 10 brasileiros (58%) admitem que nunca, ou somente às vezes, dedicam tempo a atividades de controle da vida financeira, e 17% dos consumidores, sempre ou frequentemente, precisam usar cartão de ...
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Digital Diplomacy Can Help Governments Shape Effective Foreign Policy, Says Expert
…Speaking at IGCF, Sharjah, Dr Mohammed Ayish of American University of Sharjah outlines the skills needed to become a successful digital diplomat and the challenges that the virtual world poses Diplomats must demonstrate and prove their presence in today’s digital world through strategic, creative and analysed messages to create an ...
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Nigeria:Dickson Woos Foreign Investors, Says Bayelsa Is World's Investment Secret
[Vanguard] More investors have indicated interest in agriculture, tourism and oil and gas sectors of Bayelsa State economy, indicating that the investment drive of the state Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has continued to yield positive results.
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CBN Injects $210m Into Forex Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday injected $210 million into the inter-bank sector of the foreign exchange market as the value of the naira stood at N360.23 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window and N362 the parallel market. At the CBN window, the naira had sold ...
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Vodacom Trains 36 Lagos Students On Robotics Engineering
In order to further technological development in the education sector and among the next generation, Vodacom Business Nigeria has organised a robotics training session for thirty-six young students from the S.S. Peter & Paul Nursery and Primary School managed by Loving Gaze, an independent non-profit organisation that serves the underprivileged ...
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Land Use Charge: Lawyers, JAF Walk Out Of Public
Members of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikeja, branch and Joint Action Front yesterday walked out of the Public Hearing on the Land Use Charge on the premises that the 24 -hour notice given for the Public Hearing is not enough for the groups to take a cursory look at the ...
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Suntrust Bank, Others Sign $10m Financing Agreement With ICD
BY BUKOLA IDOWU, Lagos The small and medium enterprises in the private sector of the economy are set for a boost as SunTrust Bank alongside Jaiz Bank, Wema Bank and the Bank of Industry (BoI) have signed a $10 million financing memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement with the Islamic Corporation ...
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Oil Price Rise On Middle East Tension, Global Market Recovery
Oil prices rose up on Tuesday, supported by concerns that tensions in the Middle East could lead to supply disruptions. Hopes that behind-the-scenes talks between the United States and China will prevent a looming trade war between the world’s two biggest economies also supported global markets, including crude oil futures. ...
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2019: Declare Without Further Delay, Group Tells Atiku
Mr Theophilus Ohuoba, the National Chairman, Intellectual Think-Thank for Atiku(ITTA, has urged former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar to formally declare his intention to run in the 2019 presidential election without further delay. Ohuoba, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said that Atiku’s presidency would among other things, build a robust ...
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Federal Fire Service Promotes 231 Junior Officers
The Nigeria Federal Fire Service (FFS) on Tuesday announced the promotion of over 231 junior officers in recognition of their commitment to the mandate of the service. This is just as the entrance and premises of the FFS headquarters is wearing a new look following the ongoing renovation exercise of ...
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Ministros acreditam que privatização da Eletrobras ocorra antes das eleições
O governo espera que o projeto de lei que trata da privatização da Eletrobras seja aprovado pelo Congresso Nacional ainda este ano, de acordo com os ministros da Fazenda, Henrique Meirelles, e do Planejamento, Desenvolvimento e Gestão, Dyogo Oliveira. Segundo Oliveira, é possível que a aprovação ocorra antes das eleições, ...
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Wike Launches Rivers’ Tax Mgt System
Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, yesterday flagged off the Rivers State Tax Management System (RIVTAMIS) in a bid to enhance the ease of doing business and eliminate multiple taxation. The governor also launched the issuance of the Rivers State Tax Identification Number (RIVTIN) and received the first RIVTIN ...
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NBTI: Promoting A Knowledge-based Economy
The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary describes knowledge as the information, understanding and skills that are gained through education or experience. Whatever fields we are involved in, many ways exist for us to constantly increase our knowledge to help us better understanding things around us which perhaps include the products and ...
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11 sénégalais sélectionnés à la quatrième promotion du programme TEF
Dakar, 26 mars (APS) - Onze entrepreneurs sénégalais ont été choisis pour participer à la quatrième promotion du programme entrepreneurial de la Fondation Tony Elumelu (TEF en anglais) qui se tient chaque année à Lagos (Nigeria) en octobre, a-t-on appris de bonne source. - Afrique
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Sharjah Press Club to Shed Light on the Future of Communications at IGCF 2018
…‘Harvard Business Review Arabia’ to launch a special edition on government communications during an SPC event at International Government Communication Forum The Sharjah Press Club (SPC), a subsidiary of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) recently announced that it will participate in the seventh edition of the International Government Communication ...
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Enyimba Economic City is Nigeria’s Dubai – Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia says proposed Enyimba Economic City in Aba will be Nigeria’s “Dubai”. Besides, he said that the “City” would be a business community that would close the economic gaps in the South-East and South-South. Ikpeazu, who disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum ...