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Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Bayelsa APC Chieftain Faults Jonathan Over comments
By Osa Okhomina,Yenagoa Chief Perekeme Richard Kpodo, the Former Security Adviser to the Bayelsa State Government has slammed the Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan over his recent comment that politics in Nigeria is dirty and useless business due to the criticism against his six years administration. According to Kpodo, though ...
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NGO Intensifies Efforts To Curb Maternal Health
By Aliyu Yusuf, Zaria A non-government organization, Family Health Advocates in Nigeria (FHANI) has on Friday intensified efforts to curb maternal health challenges in Kaduna State. An official of the NGO, Hajiya Raliya Gamagira has stated during a one-day maternal health promotion town hall meeting held at Kudan Local Government ...
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Ethiopian Attracts More Travellers With Modern Aircraft Acquisition
[This Day] Ethiopia Airlines has been adjudged as the foreign carrier with the newest fleet of aircraft that operate into Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
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I will rob again – Suspect
Two armed robbery suspects have been arrested by policemen in Niger State. One of the robbers, Shehu Illiyasu, told The Nation that he feel no remorse in committing the crime, adding he would do it again if given another chance. Illiyasu, 29, and Ibrahim Aliyu, 18 were trailed and arrested ...
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Sports administrator canvasses investment in other sports
Chief Dili Onyedinma, Acting Director of Sports, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday called on sports-loving Nigerians to invest in the promotion of baseball, cricket and squash for job and wealth creation. Onyedinma made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja while speaking ...
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How to lead Nigerians out of poverty, by Tinubu
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday gave a pass mark to the Muhammadu Buhari Administration in a mid-term assessment of the Federal Government. He reviewed the three-point focus of the administration – the anti-graft battle, security and re-ordering the economy – saying in spite of strident ...
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Germany’s €32.9m renewable energy projects fund coming
The German Development Bank, and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI ) has announced a new instrument to support renewable energy projects that targets small- and mid-scale (up to 50 Mw) green power renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The facility according to reports, is designed to provide a viable ...
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IAIP: The New Game Changer In Nigeria’s Mining Sector
The recent introduction of Integrated Automation and Interactive Portal (IAIP) in the mining sector of the Nigerian business environment is key to improving business operation in the sector; RUTH TENE NATSA writes. There is a new way of doing business in the Nigerian mining industry. For many, especially industry operators, ...
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Reps Summon Wanted Maina over Illegal Reinstatement, Promotion
By ADEBIYI ADEDAPO, Abuja Fugitive former Chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina will next week appear before the ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives panel investigating his controversial readmission into the federal civil service. Although, Mr. Maina is still on the wanted list ...
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Saraki seeks partnership with NBA for ease passage of bills
Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki has directed that all pending and prospective bills before the Senate be made available to the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) for its input. Saraki said that such partnership would only improve the quality of such bills but engender easy passage of the proposed legislations. The ...
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To Boost Workers’ Morale, FG Renews N5.4bn Insurance Premium
By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah And Christiana Nwaogu, Abuja The federal government has announced a recommencement of the compulsory Group Life Insurance coverage for federal civil servants. This comes fourteen months after the federal government exposed its assets and workforce to uncertainties and hazards due to its inability to renew its N5.4billion ...
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United States claims $300m Abacha loot
The United States (US) has laid claim to $300million stashed abroad by the late military dictator, Gen Sani Abacha. America allegedly told a court in an unnamed foreign country that it had an interest in the loot because it was saved in its currency, the US dollar. Attorney-General of the ...
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Nigeria:Edo Govt, PDP Trade Words Over Investment Summit
[This Day] Benin City -The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has picked holes in the three- day investment summit organised by the state government, describing it as a jamboree tactically designed to call together friends and business associates of the governor to dine and wine in appreciation to ...
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Clima é mais favorável para a reforma tributária, diz deputado Izalci Lucas
Durante o 'Correio Debate – Os avanços do Simples Nacional', ocorrido na manhã desta terça-feira (14/11) no auditório do jornal, o deputado federal Izalci Lucas (PSDB/DF) afirmou que tudo caminha para a aprovação da reforma tributária na Câmara dos Deputados. Leia mais notícias de Economia Segundo Izalci, a mudança é unanimidade no Brasil ...
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PR guineense lança primeira pedra para construção da central termoelétrica de Bor
O Presidente da Guiné-Bissau, José Mário Vaz, lançou hoje a primeira pedra para a construção da central termoelétrica de Bor, arredores de Bissau, e considerou inaceitável que muitos guineenses continuem a viver sem luz.
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Govt to raise N311b from assets sale
•Alcohol, tobacco duties to go up HOW will the Federal Government fund next year’s N8.6tr budget? The government plans to generate N311 billion from privatisation and outright sale of assets to partly finance the budget. Budget and National Planning Minister Udoma Udo Udoma, at the budget breakdown in Abuja yesterday, ...
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Nigeria:Adeosun, Foreign Investor Hold Talks On Textile Industry
[This Day] Dutch textile and design company, Vlisco Group on Tuesday held a high-level discussion with the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, over the former's proposed investment in the Nigerian cotton textile industry.
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Governo admite que os limites à captura da sardinha ainda "estão em aberto"
O secretário de Estado das Pescas, José Apolinário, admitiu hoje, no parlamento, que os limites à captura da sardinha ainda estão em aberto.
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La Asociación de Inspectores que cuestionó la supervisión y regulación bancaria vuelve mañana al Congreso
La comisión que investiga en el Congreso la crisis financiera, el rescate bancario y la quiebra de las cajas de ahorro acoge este miércoles dos nuevas comparecencias, la del secretario de la Asociación de Inspectores del Banco de España, José Antonio Delgado, y el ex director general de Supervisión de ...
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Economía.- La Asociación de Inspectores que cuestionó la supervisión y regulación bancaria vuelve mañana al Congreso
br /> MADRID, 14 (EUROPA PRESS) La comisión que investiga en el Congreso la crisis financiera, el rescate bancario y la quiebra de las cajas de ahorro acoge este miércoles dos nuevas comparecencias, la del secretario de la Asociación de Inspectores del Banco de España, José ...
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Foreign Shipping Firms Re-introduce Congestion Surcharge At Nigerian Ports
By YUSUF BABALOLA, Lagos Foreign shipping companies have re-introduced surcharge for congestion due to inefficiency on the seaside at the nation’s seaports, LEADERSHIP findings have revealed. Nigeria had been saving over N320 billion yearly for the past 11 years before the return of the levy at seaports. Congestion surcharge is ...