Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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NUGA, PSEM Organise Football League For Nigeria Universities
Pace Sport Entertainment Marketing PSEM in partnership with the Nigeria University Games Association (NUGA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to organize Football competition for the Nigeria university called HIigher Institutions Football League (HiFL) Signing the MoU on Tuesday, the Director of the Initiative, Shola Fijabi said the HiFL is aimed ...
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Osun To Partner Gem TV Africa To Showcase Aregbesola’s Achievements
Osun To Partner Gem TV Africa To Showcase Aregbesola’s AcOsun state government has expressed its readiness to partner a broadcasting platform of Vid-Vision Media Nigeria, the Gem TV to showcase the success story of the Aregbesola led administration to African leaders for emulation at the forthcoming 2018 Commonwealth Africa summit. ...
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Reps To Probe Alleged Diversion of N62.3bn Social Insurance Fund
The House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity to probe an alleged diversion of N62.3 billion by the former board and management of the National Social Insurance Trust Fund( NSITF). The committee is also expected to investigate the utilisation funds by agency from 2011 to ...
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Nigeria:Nigeria Targets 50% Local Shareholding in Oil Industry in 10 Years - Kachikwu
[This Day] Abuja -Nigeria will grow local investments and shareholdings of its oil and gas industry to 50 per cent within the next 10 years, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, said on Monday in Abuja.
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Nigeria:State Unveils "Invest Bayelsa", One-Stop-Shop Investment Portal
[Guardian] Abuja -Bayelsa State has launched, "Invest Bayelsa", reputed as Nigeria's first one-stop-shop investment web portal, powered by the Bayelsa Investment Promotion Agency (BIPA).
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Obiano Appoints Soludo, Uzochukwu, Other Business Experts As Board Members Of Golden Tulip Hotels
The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano on Monday appointed and inaugurated a 9 member governing board to man the affairs of Golden Tulip Hotels, formally known as Agulu Lake Hotels situated in Agulu, Aniocha Local Government of the State. The Anambra State government under the administration of His ...
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el-Rufai’s Suspension Laughable, Illegitimate – Kaduna APC
…Says Sales of Council Poll Forms Start This Week Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the purported suspension of Governor Nasir El-Rufai by Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi’s led group is not only laughable but illegitimate and should be disregarded. The party, however said, sales of forms ...
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Court Dissolves 5-yr-old Marriage In Ibadan
High Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between one Kafayat Suara and her husband, Mutiu, over threat to life and oppression. Odunade said that the court was duty bound to put an end to any union that might eventually ...
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Our Passion Is Filling Financial Services Gap For Smallholder Farmers – Oladimeji
Samuel Oladimeji is the MD/CEO of Fortis Mobile Money Limited. In this interview, he gives insight about the company’s project; Digital Finance for Rural Agricultural Development (DiFRAD), a digital agricultural initiative aimed at supporting smallholder farmers, especially in the rural and peri-urban communities in the North-central, North-east and North-west. Patience ...
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Cresce o emprego na indústria paulista, o melhor janeiro desde 2012
As vagas abertas pela indústria de transformação paulista no primeiro mês deste ano foram quase quatro vezes superiores à média registrada nos meses de janeiro nos cinco anos anteriores. O saldo de admissões somou 10,5 mil empregos, enquanto a média nesse período entre 2005 e 2017 havia atingido 2,8 mil. ...
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APC WILL BE DOOMED IF TINUBU’S COMMITTEE FAILS, SAYS SENATOR SANI
Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Debt, Senator Shehu Sani has asked all stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the efforts of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconcile aggrieved party members across the country, saying it will ...
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Proposed Fed. University of Tech. Manchok, Has Reached Advanced Stage – Sen. Laah
The establishment of a Federal University of Technology in Southern Kaduna by law has reached and advanced stage in the Senate, said Senator Danjuma Laah (PDP, Kaduna South). The Senator who was fielding questions from newsmen at Kaduna International Airport said he was the sponsor of the Bill in 2017 ...
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Candidatos ao Conselho Deontológico sem consenso no alargamento da base eleitoral
Alfredo Maia, candidato da lista A às eleições do Conselho Deontológico do Sindicato dos Jornalistas (SJ), quer "devolver o protagonismo" ao órgão, enquanto São José Almeida, da lista B, defende o "reforço" e o alargamento do universo eleitoral.
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Nigeria’s Economy is Getting Bigger, Stronger – Banerjee
Mr. Prasun Banerjee, managing director, Binatone Nigeria, in this interview with OLAJIDE FABAMISE, speaks on how the company has survived the recent economic recession, battles with counterfeiters and other issues targeted at the heart of the Nigerian consumers. What can you say about the federal government’s policies on imported goods as ...
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N600m slush fund: Bafarawa queries EFCC over non-trial of Odili, Ahmadu Ali, George, others
A former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, is angry with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly singling him out for trial over the N600million cash given to six leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda. ...
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Marketing Institute To Sanction Unregistered Practitioners
The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), has expressed determination to lead the renewed effort of government to portray the country in a positive light across the world. Speaking at the 8th Annual General meeting of the Institute in Abuja, president/chairman of NIMN council, Mr Tony Agenmonmen also said ...
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World Bank approves $486m loan to improve Nigeria’s electricity transmission
The World Bank on Friday approved an International Development Association (IDA) Credit of $486 million for the rehabilitation and upgrading of electricity transmission substations and lines. The Senior Communications Officer, World Bank, Nigeria, Ms Olufunke Olofon, said in a statement the investments would increase the power transfer capacity of the ...
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Power Supply To Improve, As Nigeria Receives $486m W/Bank Credit
World Bank has approved a 486 million dollars credit facility to Nigeria for electricity grid improvements, the lender said on Friday. “The investments under the Nigeria Electricity Transmission Project will increase the power transfer capacity of the transmission network and enable distribution companies to supply consumers with additional power,” the ...
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Nigeria:Govt Admits Fraud in N1 Trn Social Investment Fund
[Guardian] Abuja -The Federal Government, yesterday, admitted there had been fraud in its Social Investments Programme (SIP), prompting an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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Foreign capital inflows rise to $4.15b
Foreign capital inflows into the economy rose by 148 per cent to $4.15 billion, according to a report released yesterday. The Financial Derivatives Monthly Economic Update titled: “Hot Money: Foreign Direct Investment and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy” attributed the increase to renewed investors’ confidence in the economy. ...
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150 federal deputy directors fail promotion exams
No fewer than 150 federal civil service deputy directors, who sat for promotion examinations, failed the test, it was learnt yesterday. Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita broke the news at a quarterly meeting with organised labour, conducted by her office in Abuja, on Wednesday. Mrs. Oyo-Ita also ...