Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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PHCN contract: Court dismisses Gadzama’s libel suit against The Nation
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo has dismissed a suit by a lawyer, Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN) and his law firm against The Nation and two others over some stories this newspapers published about the controversial contracts awarded in the twilight of the Goodluck Jonathan administration ...
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Avon HMO launches Valentine promo
Avon Healthcare Limited, Nigeria’s leading Health Management Organisation (HMO) has announced the commencement of its #Avonwiththelove Valentine promo. The promo, which targets empowerment of couples to love more and live healthier, fuller lives will run throughout this month. Head, Marketing at Avon HMO, Chimaobi Eluigwe, said the promo was conceived ...
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NHIS Boss’ Recall Signals A Healthy Executive/Legislature Relationship – Reps
The House of Representatives has commended the Presidency over it’s decision to reinstate the suspended Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf saying it is a reflection of the cordial relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. The Chairman of the House committee on Heath Services, ...
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Scientists: Forget Valentine’s Day, it pays to be single
It pays to be single, scientists have said. Spinsters and bachelors should therefore not despair if they do not have loving partners, three days to Valentine’s Day. Here is the cheering news from the Scientists. Scientific research has found “a handful of” benefits of being single, with alone- time being ...
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NDLEA seize ton of illicit drugs, nab 324 suspects in Abia
The Abia State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said that the agency seized about a ton of illicit drugs in the state. This is even as it said that it arrested 324 drug addicts within the state. The State Commander of NDLEA, Akingbade Bamidele is a ...
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Cruzeiros começam a chegar ao Rio para o carnaval
Sete navios, transportando em média 3 mil passageiros cada um, atracarão neste domingo (11) no Porto do Rio de Janeiro para o carnaval. Somando aos 21 mil cruzeiristas os tripulantes de cada embarcação, à média de mil funcionários por navio, o carnaval do Rio terá 28 mil visitantes somente nesses ...
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Yellow Fever : 1.2m IDPs Receive Vaccination In Borno.
Both Federal and Borno state government with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Educational Fund ( UNICEF ) and other partners on saturday entered the Day 6 of the 10 Day Yellow Fever Vaccination campaign to over 1.2 million IDPs In Borno. The WHO ...
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NHIS Boss: HMCAN Warns FG To Continue Investigation Despite Reinstatement
The Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria (HMCAN), the umbrella body of all the Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) in Nigeria, has warned the federal government that the report and investigation of the Executive Secretary of the National Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, should not be swept under the carpet ...
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U.S. Sanctions 3 People, 3 Firms For Supporting IS
The U.S. on Friday said it has imposed sanctions on three people and three companies in the Philippines, Turkey and Somalia that supported the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement that the sanction also include a business that procured parts for ...
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Safety area of aviation is over regulated—Ethiopian Airlines MD
Mr. Esayan WoldeMariam Hailu is the Managing Director, International Operations of Ethiopian Airlines. In this interview with OKORIE UGURU, he talks about the airlines’ operations state-of-the-art cargo facilities aimed at increasing business into Africa. Excerpts: Recently one of the CEO’s in the Nigerian aviation industry said that African airlines are ...
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Why poverty remains with us (2)
Agriculture is the third leg of the tripod upon which the author anchors his anti-poverty remedies. He avers that agriculture has the propensity to provide cheap but high quality food for the people, serve as a source of employment and income generation thereby serving as a major contributor to foreign ...
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Inadimplência do consumidor abre o ano com alta de 2,10%
A CNDL avalia que para os primeiros meses a expectativa é a de um processo lento de recuo no volume de atrasos nos pagamentosArquivo/Agência Brasil A inadimplência do consumidor aumentou 2,10% em janeiro de 2018 ante o mesmo mês do ano passado. Esse foi o maior crescimento desde junho de ...
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Trump urges congress to end U.S. visa lottery
U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Congress to end the visa lottery programme, citing a Justice Department crackdown on a recipient who abused resident status to finance terrorist activities abroad. “Time to end the visa lottery,” Trump said in a Twitter post. “Congress must secure the immigration system and ...
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NDLEA educates youths against drug abuse in FCT
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), FCT Command,has launched a campaign to educate youths in the territory on the dangers of drug abuse. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, Mr Peter Adegbe,who is leading the campaign, said the exercise was targeted at youths in various strategic locations ...
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No plan to colonise any part of Nigeria, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari promised yesterday to review the appointments made by his administration and take a second look where necessary. He also explained that the proposed cattle colony by the Federal Government in response to the killings and frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers is not meant to colonise any ...
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MInister: rich can no longer evade tax
It will be difficult for the rich to avoid paying taxes given the plans by the government to widen the tax net and capture all those who should be paying, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said yesterday in Enugu. She expressed regret that no fewer than 56 million Nigerians, who should be ...
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NAMA eyes industrial harmony
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency ( NAMA) is set to achieve industrial harmony as its management has held an engagement forum with the Joint Aviation Trade Unions. The unions include National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Association of Air ...
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Concejal plantea a la Comuna llamar a Uber y a otras plataformas
Los concejales asuncenos Sebastián Villarejo y José Alvarenga se mostraron a favor de que la plataforma internacional Uber, así como otras tecnologías, pueda operar en la ciudad, de manera a otorgar más opciones de transporte y oportunidades de trabajo para los ciudadanos.
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Ambode Signs 7 Critical Bills Into Law
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday signed seven important bills into law, including the law to guarantee 24-hour power supply in line with the vision to attain a 24-hour economy and make the state globally competitive. The Laws are Lagos State Electric Power Reform Law, Amended Land Use ...
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Fiesp diz que é preciso atacar taxa de juros ao tomador final, e não só Selic
O presidente da Fiesp, Paulo Skaf, assina a nota em que entidade pede juros mais baixos também para o tomador final Rovena Rosa/Arquivo/Agência Brasil A Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo (Fiesp) cobrou hoje (7) do Banco Central medidas para redução dos juros ao tomador final, e não ...
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Japan to assist Nigeria fight counterfeit products
The Japanese Government has pledged to assist Nigeria in its fight against substandard and counterfeit products in the country. Mr Taku Miyazaki, the Trade Commissioner, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) made this pledge while speaking with the News Men in Lagos on Thursday. Miyazaki said consumers and investors needed to ...