Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Kano APC Crisis: Presidency Summons Ganduje, Kwankwaso
Ahead of the controversial visit to Kano by Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso on Tuesday, the Presidency on Monday summoned Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje and the Senator to avert breakdown of law and order in Kano State. The governor, accompanied by two serving senators and two members of the House of Representatives from ...
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Coscharis presents Ford Ranger to Titan winner
Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with its local distributor Coscharis Motors, has presented a Ford Ranger to Iyeh Kennedy, winner of the Next Titan, Season 4. The winner was announced last December 10. Coscharis Motors General Manager Marketing Abiona Babarinde congratulated Kennedy on his achievement, saying: “We are proud to ...
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‘Defence Minister Should Resign, Apologise To Benue People’
The Benue State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Abba Yaro, has described the minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, as one of those working against the unity of Nigeria, and demand for his immediate resignation and as well urged him to tender an unreserved apology to the ...
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MPC And Investors’ Fragile Confidence
In this report, MARK ITSIBOR writes that the fear and the inability of the Monetary Policy Committee ( MPC) to hold its first meeting in the year, earlier in the week, in deliberation on interest rates for the country this January, may damage the investors’ fragile confidence on the economy. ...
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Nigeria may regulate bitcoin trade, and calls the cryptocurrency a gamble
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I ‘ll Enforce January, 2019 Deadline For Drug Control Centres – Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday said he would start the enforcement of the Federal Government’s directive on drug control centres from January, 2019. Adewole said that this step would end the sales of drugs through the operations of drug marts in Nigeria. The minister spoke in ...
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South African business leader snubs Trump in Davos
The South African business leader who called for a boycott of Donald Trump’s closing World Economic Forum speech on Friday afternoon has explained why Africans were angry with the U.S. president and why some of them did not attend his Davos speech. Bonang Mohale, CEO of the lobby group Business ...
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Deputy Director MMC Bags One Year Jail Term For Defrauding IDPs.
The Borno state High Court no 13 sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced a Depty Director Of Finance with the Maiduguri Metroplitan council ( MMC) , Aisata Abba Kwana to one year improsonment with a fine of N250, 000 for obtaining by false pretence to the tune of over N3 million ...
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Access To Financing Agriculture: The Many Challenges For Nigerian Farmers
The access to finance and funding among farmers in Nigeria remains largely unmet despite government’s efforts of diversifying the country’s economy through its agricultural revolutional initiatives supported by the Central Bank of Nigeria, writes Ememeh Gabriel. The challenges are not only on the farmers themselves but also on financial institutions ...
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Senate Public Hearing On Hajj (2)
The next to make a presentation to the Ad-Hoc Committee was Hajiya Bilkisu Usman on behalf of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I will tarry a while on CBN because of the central position it occupies regarding the Hajj operations. More than 80% of the services rendered to pilgrims ...
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Kalu: Obasanjo has no moral right to comment on national issues
Former Governor of Abia State, Dr Orji Kalu, has defended President Muhammadu Buhari, following Tuesday’s letter by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, on the state of the nation. The former President had in letter addressed to President Buhari criticised his poor handling of the economy and advising him not to contest the ...
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Benin Industrial Park: Chinese firm meets Obaseki, seeks slots in park
Barely a day after Chinese engineering firm, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd arrived Benin City, to commence preliminary work on the Gelegele Seaport Project, another Chinese company, Tianjin -Yuyung Construction Engineering Company Ltd, has indicated interest to partner the state government on the development of the Benin Industrial Park ...
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Theresa May Calls For More Action On Free Trade Across Globe
Countries across the world must do more to foster free trade than just talk about it, British Prime Minister Theresa May said at the World Economic Forum in Davos. May, ironically, shifted the meeting’s focus away from Washington’s alleged protectionism. “Frankly, too often our rhetoric in support of free trade ...
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Tesouro está preparado para lidar com riscos eleitorais, diz secretária
Secretária do Tesouro Nacional, Ana Paula Vescovi, diz que Tesouro está preparado para riscos eleitorais (Arquivo/Agência Brasil) O Tesouro Nacional está preparado para lidar com eventuais turbulências no mercado financeiro trazidas pelas eleições presidenciais neste ano, disse hoje (25) a secretária do órgão, Ana Paula Vescovi. Segundo ela, a composição ...
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SK Benesov offers Nigerian prodigy a professional leeway
Nigerian born defender Tobiloba Akinpelu has attracted the interest of Czech Republic third division side SK Benesov and he is trying out with the modest club to see if he can help the club gain promotion to the upper tier of the Bohemian Football League. The 19-year-old left fullback was ...
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Nigeria:Afrinvest Disagrees With IMF On Nigeria's Forex Outlook
[Guardian] Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited has disagreed with a report credited to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which said that the nation's foreign exchange market is still deep in uncertainty.
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Pestana Hotel Group com "melhor ano de sempre" em 2017 mantém boas perspetivas
O administrador do Pestana Hotel Group José Roquette disse hoje que, embora as contas não estejam fechadas para divulgar, 2017 "foi o melhor de sempre" para o grupo, antecipando crescer este ano.
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Nigerian firm partners Houston EB-5 in $116 million project
After more than five years of partnership with Houston EB-5, an investment programme administered by the U.S. government, Nigerian real estate investment firm, 3INVEST, has said that commencement of development work on the project will begin with a groundbreaking ceremony at the project site in San Antonio, Texas, United States, ...
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MPC: Analysts Allay Fears Over Impact On Economy
Analysts have said the one missed meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria would not impact the economy, as they noted that the MPC would most likely have maintained status quo if it had met. The CBN in a statement on Monday had noted ...
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2019: My Endorsement Of PDP Lawmakers Does Not Automatically Guarantee Victory At The Polls-Gov Umahi
The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi Wednesday said that his endorsement of State House of Assembly and National Assembly members from the state may not metamorphose to election victory at the polls as power still belongs to the people. Governor Umahi stated this at the State Executive Council Chambers ...
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Edo NDLEA Uncovers N20m Worth Of Indian Hemp In Warehouse
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered a large quantity of the harvested dried weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa in a warehouse in Ugbubezi Forest, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo. The Edo State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Buba Wakawa, made this known in a ...