Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Nigeria's Central Bank again warns on crypto investments
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TACV: comissão parlamentar de inquérito retoma audições segunda-feira
Ao todo, vão ser ouvidas 26 personalidades, entre as quais o actual presidente do conselho de administração da TACV, José Luís Sá Nogueira, o ministro da Economia e Emprego, José Gonçalves, e o vice-primeiro-ministro e ministro das Finanças, Olavo Correia.
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NDLEA Arrests Suspects With Drugs Worth Over N50 Million At Kano Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA Command), yesterday confirmed the arrest of suspected persons in possession of hard drugs said to have a street value worth over N50 million. The NDLEA, MAKIA Airport Commandant, Mr Ambrose Umoru, who paraded the ...
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Nigeria:Private Companies Coming Back to Nigeria - Buhari
[Vanguard] Elated over Nigeria's exit from crippling recession, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that foreign private companies were coming back to Nigeria.
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Nigeria:Foreign Investments Rise 138.7 Percent to $12bn
[Vanguard] The total capital importation into the country, comprising of both Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPI), more than doubled in 2017, surging by 138.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $12.2 billion from $5.1 billion recorded in 2016, a pointer to the soaring confidence of foreign investors in ...
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Nigeria:Rise in Foreign Private Investments Excites Buhari
[Vanguard] Abuja -President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed excitement over the rise in foreign private investments in the country owing to the success of his administration's economic agenda.
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Nigeria:Buhari Welcomes Increased Foreign Private Investments in Nigeria
[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, welcomed the rise in foreign private investments in the country.
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Senate Urges Strong Measures to Combat Illegal Migration, Human Trafficking
Senate yesterday urged state governments and communities across the country to adopt strong measures to hinder young persons from undertaking dangerous and illegal journeys out of the country. It also called for adequate protection for Nigerians in distress in foreign countries. The upper federal legislative chamber further stated that Nigerians ...
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Lagos, Kano Sign MoU For Economic Development
The Lagos and Kano State Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for economic partnership to jointly explore investment opportunities aimed at creating jobs and facilitating growth and development. The MoU, which was signed by Governors Akinwunmi Ambode and Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Lagos and Kano States respectively, at ...
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35 Out Of 36 States Owe Workers’ Salaries, Pension – TUC
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has raised the alarm that number of states owing workers has grown to 35 as the 2019 general election closes up. Speaking after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Lagos, TUC said only Lagos State was up to date with salary payment and other ...
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Com alta de 1% do PIB, especialistas apostam em maior crescimento em 2018
O aumento de 1% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) em 2017 mostra a retomada do crescimento da economia do país, segundo especialistas ouvidos pela Agência Brasil. Para o diretor de Estudos e Políticas Macroeconômicas do Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea), José Ronaldo de Souza Jr., o resultado já era ...
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Our Economic Agenda Has Turned Nigeria Into An Attractive Investment Destination- PMB
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the rise in foreign private investments in the country owing to the success of his administration’s economic agenda. Speaking at a meeting with a Qatari business delegation led by the former Emir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani at the State House, Abuja, the President in ...
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Nigeria:Central Bank Warns Nigerians On Investment in Crypto Currencies
[Guardian] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again cautioned Nigerians to be wary of investments in crypto currency as they are virtual currencies that are not legal tender in Nigeria.
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Edo PDP: Of Fly-By-Night Defenders Of A Demeaning Culture
As has become their stock in trade, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, has gone to town with their ill-informed reasoning, trying to tell the people what is not, with a flippant assessment of statement by the Attorney General of Edo State Government. Ordinarily we wouldn’t have responded ...
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24,850 Persons Benefit From 3.6bn CBN, Osun SME Scheme
About 24, 850 traders and small scales enterprise and business owners have benefitted from the N3.6billion fund provided by Osun State government, through the support of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This disclosure was made by the Osun State commissioner for commerce, industries, cooperatives and empowerment, Mr Ismaila Jayeoba-Alagbada, in ...
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Human Trafficking: Obaseki,Others Brainstorm On Returnees’ Resettlement
Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has commenced talks with the British High Commission and the United Nations Women on areas of partnership spanning resettlement of victims of human trafficking and empowerment. The meeting with the two international bodies held on the sideline of the Senate Roundtable on Migration and ...
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Foreign Exchange, Cause Of Hajj Fares Hike – NAHCON
The chairman, National Hajj Commission ( NAHCON), Alhaji Abdullahi Mukhtar, disclosed yesterday that the high cost of Hajj fares for Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 2016 and 2017 were mainly caused by high exchange rate of the dollar to naira. Mukhtar made this comment to journalists yesterday after appearing ...
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Nigeria:P&G Restates Commitment to Social Investment in Nigeria
[Guardian] Abuja -Managing Director, Procter and Gamble Nigeria, Gorge Nassar, has reaffirmed the company's commitment to the nation's economy, adding that investment in social challenges remained a priority for the organisation.
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Senate Faults Customs Over Zero Duty On Imported Vehicles
The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs on Wednesday blamed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for granting assembly plant owners zero duty on new imported vehicles. Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, said during its oversight visit to the customs in Tincan Island Port, Lagos that the practice ...
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Nigeria:'Investments in Smart City Enabling Techs Hit $80 Billion in 2018'
[Vanguard] Worldwide spending on the technologies that enable Smart Cities initiatives is estimated to reach $80 billion in 2018, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
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How Nigeria Can Develop Rice Varieties As Response To Large Methane Emission
A recent report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and Food and Agricultural Organisation, (FAO) says that Green House Gas released by rice farms alongside other agricultural practices are major environmental polluters. In this piece, CHIKA IZUORA dissects experts’ opinions on a way out, as Nigerian economy shifts to agriculture. When ...