Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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FG woos investors at LSE, unveils Afrinvest banking report
The Nigerian Stock Exchange in collaboration with Afrinvest has launched the 2017 edition of the annual Banking Sector Report at the London Stock Exchange, with a call that Nigeria has reopened for business The launch of the report was the anchor event of the 4th Nigeria Capital Markets and Banking ...
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Nigeria’s half-hearted commitment to universal health coverage
Eze Onyekpere censoj@gmail.com; 08127235995 It is a trite fact that consistency of good policies, plans and budgets in a continuum is at the heart of development and will be instrumental to the regeneration of the nation’s economy. Incidentally, the Federal Government and the states have always chorused the fact that ...
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Firms to trade at one kobo as NSE begins new pricing rules
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is to begin the implementation of new pricing rules that will remove the stopgap that has supported stocks at their nominal value. The new rules will allow shares of quoted companies to trade for as low as one kobo. The new rules will effectively remove ...
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Nigeria Is Not An Oil Economy – By Kemi Adeosun
Descriptions of Nigeria’s economy often include such phrases as ‘Africa’s largest oil producer’ and ‘the oil rich African nation’ but oil economies are typically characterised by low population densities and abundant oil resources. Saudi Arabia with 10 million barrels of oil per day and 30 million people, Kuwait with 2.7 ...
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West Africa:Opening Remarks At The High-Level Policy And Private Sector Forum On Trade And Investment Facilitation For Development
[Finance Ministry] Abuja -Your Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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West Africa:Nigeria, ECOWAS, Major World Economies Adopt Abuja Statement
[Nigeria Ministry of Industry, Trade And Investment] Abuja -Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), World Trade Organisation (WTO) Friends of Investment Facilitation for Development (FIFD) and participants at the High Level Policy and Private Sector Trade and Investment Facilitation Partnership Forum today adopted a declaration titled "The ...
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Miyetti Allah Seek FG’s Intervention Over Benue Open Grazing Law.
By Danjuma Joseph, Lafia. The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Benue State Chapter, has appealed to the Federal Government to prevail on the Benue State Government, to withdraw the implementation of its Anti-Open Grazing Law, which took effect on 1st November. MACBAN, made the call during a ...
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How Local Content Law Is Galvanizing Oil, Gas Industry Activities
Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Industry is forward looking with major oil companies promoting indigenous participation in various aspects of activities as enunciated by the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Development (NOGICD) Act, CHIKA IZUORA writes. From basic understanding and experience, local content policies largely offers exciting new potential for economic ...
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Seca: Agricultura deve investir na luta contra a irregularidade do clima - especialista
Os agricultores devem investir crescentemente em sistemas que permitam "lutar contra a irregularidade" climática, sobretudo ao nível da rega, alertou o professor catedrático António José Monteiro, referindo que o país irá "sofrer muito" se o inverno for seco.
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Seca: Agricultura deve investir na luta contra a irregularidade do clima - especialista
Os agricultores devem investir crescentemente em sistemas que permitam "lutar contra a irregularidade" climática, sobretudo ao nível da rega, alertou o professor catedrático António José Monteiro, referindo que o país irá "sofrer muito" se o inverno for seco.
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Amnesty: FG not owing foreign students, says Boroh
The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, who is also the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Office, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, has said Nigeria is not owing the beneficiaries of the programme in foreign countries. Boroh, who disclosed this in a statement by the Director of Information, Amnesty Office, Mr. Charles ...
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Never take no for an answer – Davies
Noble Davies, 22, co-founder of online fashion store, Baffup Online, shares his passion for entrepreneurship in this interview with FEYISAYO POPOOLA What is your educational background? I’m still an undergraduate of the University of Lagos where I’m studying Business Administration. Can we know more about Baffup Online and how it ...
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Review import duty on vehicles now, LCCI tells FG
Rasheed Bisiriyu and ‘Femi Asu The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for an immediate review of the nation’s automotive policy, urging the Federal Government to slash the import duty of 70 per cent on new vehicles to 35 per cent in order to make the vehicles affordable. ...
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Graduation Night Party:Auchi Poly Graduate Killed By Vigilante
By: Patrick Ochoga, Benin City Tragedy struck in Auchi Polytechnic Weekend as a female graduate of the institution, Uloko Laurenta Apaume, was reportedly shot dead by a member of the Auchi community vigilante group during a graduation party. The late Laurenta, who graduated from the department of banking and finance ...
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Presidency: 80% of Buhari appointees not from North
• Releases full list of president’s appointments till date The Presidency on yesterday denied media report claiming that 81% of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments have been going to the north. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said that the article published by a business ...
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West Africa:Abuja Statement – "Deepening Africa's Integration In The Global Economy Through Trade And Investment Facilitation For Development"
[Ecowas] 1. The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Commission of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the WTO Friends of Investment Facilitation for Development (FIFD), co-hosted a "High-Level Trade and Investment Facilitation Forum for Development, in Abuja, Nigeria, from the 2nd to the 3rd ...
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West Africa:Ecowas, WTO Urge More Trade, Investment for Economic Growth
[Premium Times] Nigeria, along with other member nations of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS and affiliates and partners of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, on Friday reaffirmed their conviction that trade and investment were "twin engines" and pillars for economic growth, modernization and development of Africa.
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81% of Buhari’s appointments not from the north-Presidency
The Presidency on Saturday denied a report claiming that 81% of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments have been going to the north. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, said that the article originally published by a business newspaper on Sunday, 29th October, 2017, is either an ignorant ...
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Benue anti-grazing law: Herdsmen to move 10 million cows to Nasarawa
About 10 million cows belonging to members of the Miyetti-Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria will be moved into Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State from Benue following the enactment of anti-grazing bill by the Benue State Government. Chairman of MACBAN in the area, Alhaji Musa Muahhed-Mati, who gave ...
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N/Delta Avengers declares fresh war on oil facilities
As the Niger Delta Avengers threatens to resume fresh attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry and others have said such action would have a grave impact on the nation’s economy and its people. They, therefore, urged the government ...
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Buhari congratulates Iwuanyanwu at 75
Olalean Sdetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated a business mogul, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as the latter celebrated his 75th birthday. In a statement by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President said he joined the business community, political associates and Iwuanyawu’s colleagues in ...