Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Man seeks dissolution of marriage over adultery
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court has fixed March 8 to deliver judgment in a petition for dissolution of marriage, filed by a mechanic, Olayiwola Olarewaju. The President of the Court, Mrs Olayinka Akomolede, gave the date after hearing submissions of parties. Olarewaju, 39, and a resident of Omisanjana Street, Ado-Ekiti, had ...
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10 Opposition Parties In Chad Suspended
Chad has suspended 10 opposition parties for “disturbing public order” and “inciting violence” after they backed trade union calls for a mass protest over austerity measures. The parties’ activities “have been suspended for a duration of two months,” Security minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir said in a statement. Citing security reasons, ...
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Firm changes perception on real estate
An indigenous firm, Homework Development and Properties Limited has helped in changing the erroneous perception of foreign investors about the Nigerian real estate sector. This is the major outcome of the recent conference organised by the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The ...
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8 Years Of Lasting Legacy, The Kabir Usman Story As DG Of CMD
As any other government agency established the Centre for Management Development (CMD), had its establishment in 1973, but was backed up by law with Act No 51 of 1976. CMD is a parastatal of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning which has the responsibility of driving the vision, plans ...
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Shettima Signs N181B 2018 Budget into Law with Increase of N11B
The Borno state Governor, Kashim Shettima has on Wednesday signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill which was presented to him by the State Assmebly following its passage into law. LEADERSHIP Recalls that Governor Shettima presented an appropriation bill of N170 billion to the house but the State Assmebky during its various ...
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Crise económica pode voltar a colocar Brasil no mapa da fome - FAO
O diretor-geral da FAO, José Graziano da Silva, disse hoje, em Lisboa, que o crescimento económico é uma das formas para o Brasil não correr o risco de volta a integrar o mapa da fome.
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Forex repatriation: CBN to punish non-compliant exporters
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)-backed Bankers’ Committee yesterday announced the commencement of sanctions against exporters who fail to repatriate foreign exchange (forex) proceeds from their business into the economy. The sanctions will be implemented by the apex bank. Addressing financial journalists at the end of the Bankers’ Committee meeting ...
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Food security: local rice production to the rescue
The involvement of states in rice production is boosting the Federal Government’s policy on the diversification of economy from oil to solid minerals and agriculture. DANIEL ESSIET writes on how local rice production has not only reduced capital flight but crashed the price of the commodity. After training as an ...
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Akeredolu Signs N181.42bn 2018 Appropriation Into Law
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday signed the N181. 42 billion 2018 appropriation bill into law. In his speech while signing the bill in Akure, Akeredolu that his administration would concentrate more on capital projects to bridge the huge infrastructure deficit in the state. He lamented the huge ...
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#GaleriaCri Leeuwarden, capital europea de la cultura
Leeuwarden, una ciudad situada a un par de horas en tren de Amsterdam y con algunas de las calles, mercados y rincones históricos y paisajísticos con más encanto de Holanda, además de ser la capital de la provincia de Friesland (Frisia), tendrá en 2018 otra capitalidad transitoria: será la Capital ...
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LASU no longer using Ojuelegba, Anthony campuses – Spokesman
The Lagos State University ( LASU ) says it has phased out external programmes at Ojuelegba and Anthony Village Campuses and is no longer in business with its former partners on the premises. LASU spokesman, Adekoya Martins said on Tuesday in Lagos that the off campus buildings at Ojuelegba and ...
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Cuba to strengthen economic relations with Nigeria
Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Carlos Saso, said his country would strengthen economic relations with Nigeria to boost trade between both countries. Saso said this when he visited Mr Adetokunbo Kayode, the President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on Monday in Abuja. Media and Protocol Officer of the chamber, Mr ...
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A/Ibom To Establish New Electricity Generating Coy
Akwa Ibom State government has concluded arrangements for the establishment of a new electricity generating company, Qua Iboe Power Plant. The Qua Iboe Power Plant Project which is to be cited at Qua Iboe Onshore Terminal in Ibeno local government area of the state would be operated under Public Private ...
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Presidente da República felicita José Avillez por prémio de "melhor cozinheiro do mundo"
O Presidente da República felicitou hoje o 'chef' José Avillez pelo prémio internacional 'Grand prix de l'Art de la Cuisine', destacando que é "um reconhecimento internacional depois do aplauso" ao nível nacional.
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António Costa dá os parabéns a José Avillez por prémio internacional da gastronomia
O primeiro-ministro, António Costa, felicitou hoje o 'chef' José Avillez pelo prémio da Academia Internacional da Gastronomia, a quem deu os parabéns por colocar Portugal "uma vez mais a dar cartas à mesa".
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High Level Event on Empowering Women in Agriculture in Addis Ababa
[allAfrica] A High Level Breakfast Meeting was organized on January 27, 2018, by Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) on the theme Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) at the margins of the 30th African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa. Chaired by Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of ...
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Maximum caution
IT is gratifying that representatives of workers in the country and employers in the private and public sectors are meeting with a view to arriving at acceptable wages that would raise the standard of living of workers, while doing no harm to the employers and the economy. It is a ...
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EFCC recovers N473b, $98.2m, £294,851 in 2017, says Magu
•Agency presents scorecard at budget defence NIGERIANS heard yesterday the amount of crime – related funds recovered so far by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in local and foreign currencies. EFCC’s acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu gave the details as N473b in addition to $98,258,124.97; £294,851.82; 7,247,363.75 Euro; 443,400 ...
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NJC Vs Abia: Who blinks first?
The National Judicial Council (NJC) is up in arms against Abia State over the suspension of Chief Judge Theresa Uzokwe. It says the government could not take that decision without its input, citing the Constitution.The NJC, some lawyers submit, has a case, but they note that the council has been ...
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African Countries In Charade, An Anti Corruption Crusade
In recent years, there has been a shift of narrative on the neck-breaking corruption in Africa. This has led to a renewed vigor by the African Union to counter the menace. But analysts have mocked the move as mere Charade, given that, most of these African leaders are law unto ...
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Nigeria:'We're Eager to Come Home and Invest' - Nigerians in U.S.
[Guardian] A group of accomplished Nigerian professionals in the U.S. have expressed their eagerness to come home and invest in the Nigerian economy to fast-track the development of the country.