Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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I approved NNPC contracts – Osinbajo
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday admitted that he approved the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation joint venture financing contracts as disclosed by the government-owned oil firm. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, confirmed this in a series of tweets ...
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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping girl at gunpoint
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Thursday sentenced one Godwin Ime Alex to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping one Miss Nancy Michael Ekefre at gunpoint. Alex committed the offence about three years ago along Abak Road in Uyo. Justice G. E. Archibong, ...
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Woman docked for stealing clothes
The police on Thursday, arraigned a 55-year old woman, Mrs Ngozi Biosah, before an Asaba Magistrates’ Court for alleged stealing. The police said Ngozi, who allegedly stole some cloths worth N15,000, the property of one Mrs Juliet Ojie, committed an offence punishable by law. The Police Prosecutor, Mrs Blessing Okafor, told the court ...
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Millions of people still experiencing chronic hunger, according to 2017 Global Hunger Index
Source: Concern Worldwide, Welthungerhilfe, International Food Policy Research Institute Country: WorldGlobal hunger levels have fallen more than a quarter since 2000, however eight countries suffer from extremely alarming or alarming levels of hunger. Report Rates Hunger “Serious”, “Alarming” or “Extremely Alarming” in 52 countries 27 Percent Reduction in Global Hunger Index Scores ...
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Group wants shelter for vulnerable girl-child
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe The International Charitable Initiative for Girl Child and Woman Development Foundation on Wednesday asked the Lagos State Assembly to review the state child’s right law to provide “supportive housing” for vulnerable girl-child. The President of ICI-GWODE, Helen Ibeji, stated this during the group’s visit to lawmakers at the ...
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FG moves to enforce ‘no work, no pay’ rule
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government has started the process of enforcing the ‘no work, no pay’ rule said to be captured in the Trade Disputes of the Federation. Once enforced, any worker who embarks on industrial action will lose his or her pay for that period while the period ...
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Govt to prosecute hospitals hiring unlicensed record officers
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria has warned hospitals and other health establishments to stop hiring unlicensed records officers as those found culpable will be handed over to law enforcement agencies. The Registrar of the board, Alhaji Mohammed Mami, said this shortly after constituting some ...
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Nigeria wins World Bank’s youth development initiative
For the second successive year, Nigeria has won the Ideas for Action initiative, a youth competition on financing for development, which is organised by the World Bank Group in collaboration with the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research. Nigeria’s winning proposal, “Kitovu,” came out tops from among 743 proposals from ...
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IMF warns Nigeria, others over rising foreign debts
Oyetunji Abioye, Washington DC The International Monetary Fund has warned Nigeria and other oil-exporting countries over rising foreign debts, saying there is a need to make external borrowings sustainable. The Fund, however, commended Nigeria for the recent reforms aimed at reducing infrastructure gap in the country, adding that it was ...
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IPOB’s ban: FG writes to US, UK, others, lawyer faults move
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal Government has formally notified the governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other foreign countries about the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra, and the designation of the group as a terrorist organisation, The PUNCH has learnt. The Federal High ...
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IMF warns Nigeria, others over rising foreign debt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday warned the Federal Government about its rising debt profile, especially of foreign loans. Speaking yesterday at the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington D.C, IMF Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department Tobias Adrian, lamented that external borrowing in emerging markets and low-income countries, ...
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Reps Demand Audit Trail Of Stamp Duty Account
By ADEBIYI ADEDAPO, Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications has disagreed with some commercial banks over excess charges on the stamp duty of N50 on every N1000 deposit. To this end, the committee insisted that it would work with consultants to audit records of individual banks as well ...
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Operação Marquês: Acusação exige 58 milhões de euros de indemnização ao Estado
A acusação da 'Operação Marquês' inclui um pedido de indemnização civil a favor do Estado de 58 milhões de euros a pagar por José Sócrates, Ricardo Salgado, Carlos Santos Silva, Armando Vara, Henrique Granadeiro e Zeinal Bava, entre outros arguidos.
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CC.OO. pide esfuerzos para mejorar los salarios por hora, ya que los contratos "son más cortos y flexibles"
El secretario general de Servicios de CC.OO., José María Martínez, ha afirmado que debería haber un esfuerzo por mejorar los salarios por ahora, ya que ahora los contratos son "cada vez más cortos y flexibles".
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Economía.- CC.OO. pide esfuerzos para mejorar los salarios por hora, ya que los contratos "son más cortos y flexibles"
br /> MADRID, 11 (EUROPA PRESS) El secretario general de Servicios de CC.OO., José María Martínez, ha afirmado que debería haber un esfuerzo por mejorar los salarios por ahora, ya que ahora los contratos son "cada vez más cortos y flexibles".
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‘$18bn Dangote refinery will boost Nigeria’s foreign investment’
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria ( IPMAN ), western zone, on Wednesday says that the 18 billion dollars Dangote refinery will boost the country’s foreign investment when it finally comes on stream. The Zonal Chairman, Alhaji Debo Ahmed, said this in an interview in Lagos against the backdrop ...
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Kaduna State to host Verdant Zeal SMEs round-table
Verdant Zeal Group says it will convene the first Innovation Round-table to promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Start-up Entrepreneurs in Kaduna State to create a platform to showcase their innovations. Dr Tunji Olugbodi, the Executive Vice Chairman of Verdant Zeal Group, organiser of the round-table made this known ...
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Bello promises promotion, empowerment of girl-child
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday said his government would collaborate with relevant agencies toward the promotion and empowerment of girl-child in the state. Bello made the pledge in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Petra Onyegbule, in Lokoja to mark the 2017 International Day of the Girl-Child”. ...
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Nigeria: Kogi Reforms Public Procurement Process to Attract Foreign Investment
[Guardian] Lokoja -In its bid to encourage foreign direct investment to Kogi State, the State Government is stepping up the public procurement process to attract foreign investors to take advantage of numerous mineral and natural resources.
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Buhari writes Senate, seeks approval for $5.5bn foreign loans
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking approval for $5.5bn external borrowings. The request was contained in a letter to both chambers of the National Assembly, which was read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the plenary on Tuesday. READ ALSO: We’re ready to die ...
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We’re using recovered looted funds to finance 2017 budget – FG
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Federal Government is using part of the stolen funds recovered from those that looted the economy to finance the 2017 budget, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Buhari who spoke at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday ...