Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Law school: Court dismisses NOUN graduates’ suit
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit filed by a group of graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria. Some graduates of NOUN had approached the court over an alleged refusal by relevant authorities to grant them admission into the Nigerian ...
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OCHA partner NEMA to tackle disaster
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA ), Nigeria, says it is partnering National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA ) on strategic planning and coordination of humanitarian agencies, to strengthen disaster response. Mrs Alta Bell, UN OCHA Representative, said this at the opening of a ...
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Turkey orders detention of 133 workers in post-coup probe
Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 133 people working in the finance and labour ministries, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday. The detention, according to Anadolu, was part of a widening crackdown by the government following the 2016 failed coup attempt. The suspects were detained for allegedly ...
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Aseguradoras son sancionadas
José Joaquín Riesen, superintendente de Seguros y Reaseguros de Panamá, informó que...
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Agbakoba, Oyebode condemn NGO bill
Oladimeji Ramon A professor of International Law and Jurisprudence at the University of Lagos, Akin Oyebode; and a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), have separately condemned the Non-Governmental Organisation bill being considered by the National Assembly. While Agbakoba argued that the bill was unnecessary, ...
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CBN recovers N50bn excess charges from banks
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria has recovered over N50bn excess charges imposed by banks on their customers. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, disclosed this at the ongoing Abuja International Trade Fair on Wednesday. Okorafor said that the CBN was committed to ensuring that ...
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Stakeholders examine opportunities, challenges in PIB
’Femi Asu Stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas industry have said the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill will present opportunities for the nation’s oil and gas industry. They spoke at a breakfast lecture, entitled ‘Petroleum Industry Bill: Challenges and opportunities,’ organised by the Island Club, Onikan, Lagos. The ...
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Customs impound 11 smuggled exotic cars
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ has impounded 11 smuggled exotic vehicles with a duty paid value of N125.4m. Disclosing this to journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, the Controller, NCS FOU, Zone ‘A’, Mohammed Uba, also stated that eight suspects had been arrested in connection with 128 ...
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Stakeholders to focus on trends in haulage business
Stakeholders in the Nigerian haulage industry are preparing for the 2017 edition of the Haulage and Logistics Magazine Annual Conference & Exhibition tagged Haulmace 2017. The stakeholders, according to a statement on Wednesday, would discuss the emerging trends in the haulage business in Nigeria in an attempt to move the ...
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FG approves payment of N26bn to power firms
…commences fresh action on ease of doing business Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the payment of N25.994bn owed by its Ministries, Departments and Agencies to electricity distribution companies. The government also resolved to investigate the firm that was said to have exported poor quality yams from ...
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Firm, LASU partner to train students in water production
For the third time Rinllandded Nigeria Limited has collaborated with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies, Lagos State University (LASU) to train students in water treatment and packaging. The trainee students, who cut across various faculties in the university, were at the Iyana Era premises of the firms’s water packaging plant, ...
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Stakeholders Urge Nigerians To Be Heart Healthy
BY ODIRI UCHENUNU-IBEH, Lagos As heart disease and stroke maintain lead in the causes of death globally, claiming over 17 million lives each year, stakeholders in the health sector have urged Nigerians to be heart healthy. The Marketing Director, PZ Wilmar, Mr. Kalyan Bandyopadhyay said there is need to embark ...
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Ekiti Assembly threatens Magu with contempt over state officials’ arrest
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Ekiti State House of Assembly has sent a letter of protest to the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, over the arrest and detention of the state Commissioner for Finance, Chief Toyin Ojo, and the Accountant General, Mrs. Yemi Owolabi. ...
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CBN sells $195m, naira closes at 364/dollar
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday intervened in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with the sale of $195m. This came just as the naira appreciated to 364 per United States dollar at the parallel market, up from the 365/dollar recorded on Friday. Figures released by the CBN showed that ...
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FG to release proceeds of N100bn Sukuk bond to Ministry
The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has disclosed that proceeds of the N100 billion Islamic bond, Sukuk, will be released to the Ministry of Works on Thursday. Adeosun made this known when she appeared before the Joint Committee on Finance and Appropriation of the Senate on Tuesday in Abuja to brief ...
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Más de 150 mil autos circularían sin seguro
El superintendente de Seguros y Reaseguros de Panamá, José Joaquín Riesen, informó que la...
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PPPRA has no business in downstream sector – LASG
The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Wale Oluwo, on Tuesday said the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency had no business operating in the downstream oil sector. Oluwo said this at a Breakfast Business Lecture organised by the Island Club in Lagos tagged: ‘Petroleum Industry Bill: Challenges ...
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At 25, CMC Connect encourages theatre
CMC Connect has given a boost to the nation’s arts and culture by promoting Gula, a play which premiered in Lagos on Saturday, September 30, in commemoration of CMC’s 25 years in public relations and strategic communications business in Nigeria. The company partnered the producers of Gula – Ashvault Limited ...
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Lawyer tasks entrepreneurs on start-ups
Feyisayo Popoola A partner at Banwo & Ighodalo, Mr. Isa Alade, has tasked entrepreneurs to seek legal support and advice when an idea for a start-up is conceived. Alade said this while addressing business owners and entrepreneurs at the Start-up Lagos session on ‘The Legal aspect of Start-ups’ on Tuesday. ...
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We’ll revive corporate governance, business ethics – IoD boss
Ozioma Ubabukoh the President and Chairman of Council, Institute of Directors, Nigeria, Alhaji Rufai Mohammed, says he is eager to revive the principles of corporate governance and business ethics in work places as instituted by past presidents of the body. Speaking during his investiture as the 15th president and chairman ...
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Lagos: our interest is gas to power economy
•PPPRA ‘has lost relevance to PIGB’ The Lagos State government yesterday said it is more interested in gas to generate power to run the engine of its economy. It has therefore urged the Federal Government to allocate the remaining oil blocks in the Dahomey basin for more oil prospecting. Its ...