Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Lagos economy can’t support population growth anymore – Duke
Former presidential aspirant, Mr. Donald Duke, has said that should the poor economic viability status of most states in the country persists, then the Lagos economy may no longer support the population growth in the state. Duke, who was governor of Cross River State between 1999 and 2007, blamed the ...
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BOLANLE NINALOWO: WHY I SEPARATED FROM THE MOTHER OF MY KIDS
After a 15-year sojourn abroad, which includes academic exploits, Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo; has returned home to ply his trade. The graduate of Accounting and Marketing, who is being touted as the next best thing to come out of the industry, speaks with DUPE AYINLA-OLASUNKANMI on his decision to return ...
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Buhari congratulates Iwuanyanwu at 75
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated a business mogul, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as he celebrated his 75th birthday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President said he joined the business community, political associates and colleagues of Iwuanyawu in ...
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PMB Salutes Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu On 75th Birthday
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated business mogul, philanthropist and nationalist, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as he celebrates his 75th birthday anniversary with family, friends and well-wishers. President Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser media, Femi Adesina joins the business community, political associates and colleagues ...
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Nigeria:Osinbajo Projects Foreign Investment Inflows Into Africa to Hit $1.4tn By 2020
[This Day] Abuja -Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has predicted that the African economy will continue to thrive with consumer spending projected to peak at $1.4 trillion over the next three years.
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Nigeria:Govt Garners U.S.$22.4bn Investment in 31 Projects
[This Day] Port Harcourt -The Federal Government has said it recorded $22.42 billion worth of investments in 31 projects spread across 22 states of the federation.
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FSTC was like a motor park when I resumed duty – Principal
Retiring Principal of the Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba, Lagos, Rev. Christian Ugorji, shares his experience with CHUX OHAI What were the challenges that you encountered when you came to the Federal Science and Technical College? Before I was posted to this place, I entered into a covenant with ...
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Queen of The Netherlands, Nigeria’s nightmare
Recently, Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visited Nigeria. While here, according to reports, she spoke vigorously about the merits of mobile money. What she came to do on behalf of the United Nations is not the topic here. It is who she is that should be the business of all ...
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Market should determine commodity prices – Oyetayo
The Chairman, Trade Promotion Board, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Sola Oyetayo, talks about the expected impact of the 2017 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair on industrialisation and job creation in this interview with ANNA OKON What are the highlights of the 2017 Lagos International Trade ...
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Nigeria Must Use Oil Wealth To Prepare For Future – Osinbajo
By YUSUF BABALOLA, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said Nigeria must use its oil wealth to prepare for a future when the world no longer runs on fossil fuels. The Vice-President stated this at the 55th anniversary of the Oil Producers Trade Section of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce ...
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Jibrin Must Apologise Before Re-admittance – Reps
The House of Representatives says suspended member, Rep. Abdulmumini Jibrin (Kano-APC) must tender an unreserved written apology before he can return to the House. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Abdulrazak Namdas (Adamawa-APC) said this while briefing newsmen in Abuja. Jibrin was suspended in Sept. 2016, ...
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Humanitarian and security issues need to be tackled before reconstruction in Lake Chad basin
Source: Oxfam Country: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, NigeriaOtherwise a vital high-level initiative to “stabilize” the region, beginning at a summit meeting in N’Djamena on Nov 2-4, will not succeed – and may even make the situation worse, Oxfam said. Governments and decision-makers must first resolve humanitarian and security problems before investing heavily into ...
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Traffickers excreted 119 wraps of known, unknown drugs –NDLEA
Afeez Hanafi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested two suspects for alleged attempt to smuggle methamphetamine out of the country. The suspects – John Ifechukwu and Victor Anadu – were intercepted by the NDLEA operatives at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. They reportedly swallowed 65 ...
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Reps Pass FOREX Mart Bill
By Kauthar Anumba-Khaleel Abuja The House of Representatives were yesterday read for a second time, a bill for an act to repeal the foreign exchange. The bill seeks to promote the effective regulation of the Nigeria financial industry with a view to promoting financial system stability under the Central Bank ...
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Youths now migrate out of Nigeria through sea says Abike Dabiri
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora matters, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, yesterday said Nigerian youths now migrate to European countries via sea, to seek greener pastures. This is even as she rallied youths support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade. She spoke at the maiden edition ...
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Childhood pneumonia claiming 900,000 lives a year
Source: Save the Children Country: WorldThe disease claimed 920,000 young lives in 2015. That represents two fatalities every minute of every day – more than diarrhoea, malaria and measles combined, says Save the Children. Executive summary THE WORLD’S BIGGEST INFECTIOUS KILLER Writing in 1901, William Osler, one of the founders of modern medicine, described ...
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Nigeria:UK Investors to Visit Nigeria Over Rejection of Yam Export
[Guardian] Abuja -The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed of plans by some investors from United Kingdom (U.K.) to come and train exporters of agricultural produce on the international standard for exporting their produce to forestall rejection.
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LASG seeks help to develop communities
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government has urged corporate bodies in the state to support the government by engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility to develop grass-roots communities in the state. The state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, stated this on Tuesday at the ‘CSR Lagos Business Luncheon on Matching 2018 Corporate Social ...
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Support non-oil export, CILT leader urges shippers
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has been urged to support the exportation of non-oil products in order to speed up the development of the nation’s economy. He said the prospect of diversifying the economy of Nigeria from oil was high with the rise in the exportation of agricultural ...
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José Luis Machinea expresó su apoyo a la reforma tributaria por incentivar la inversión y gravar la renta financiera
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Nigeria:Cabling System Underutilised After U.S.$1 Billion Investment
[Guardian] After several investments worth over $1 billion (N306 billion), the nation's submarine cable system is still hampered by gross underutilisation.