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 inaugurates committee to coordinate statistical data in agencies
Ifeanyi Onuba,Abuja The Federal Government on Monday inaugurated a Finance Sectoral Consultative Committee for the effective coordination of statistical data in the ministry of finance and its agencies. The Permanent Secretary in Ministry of finance, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, inaugurated the committee at the headquarters of the finance ministry in Abuja. ...
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Lagos varsity ASUU chapter, authorities trade words on sacked teachers
Sodiq Oyeleke Authorities of the Lagos State University have issued a directive banning dismissed workers from entering the premises. A statement by the Acting Public Relations Officer of LASU, Mr. Ademola Adekoya, announcing the ban also warned colleagues of the dismissed workers of being at risk if they show sympathy. ...
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How Nigeria can attract capital for infrastructure — Experts
Oyetunji Abioye To attract the local and foreign private capital needed for infrastructure financing, economic and financial experts have advised the Federal Government to review its policies in order to achieve better business environment. The experts, who posited that the solution to inadequate infrastructure financing in the country was private ...
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Mogajis tell Olubadan to install new chiefs
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Council of Authentic Ibadan Mogajis on Sunday visited the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, in his palace, where they implored him to put the crisis surrounding the installation of 21 new Ibadan kings by the state government behind him and perform his traditional duty ...
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NIRSAL, Stanbic sign N50bn agric financing deal
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending has entered into a N50bn agriculture financing partnership with Stanbic IBTC Bank for the 2017 and 2018 dry and wet seasons. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Abuja by the Managing Director, NIRSAL, Aliyu Abdulhameed, and his ...
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Falz, Saka thrill fans at MTN/Arsenal viewing centres
Football enthusiasts were entertained on Sunday at viewing centres in Lagos and Ibadan, while watching the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea. The MTN-Arsenal partnership afforded excited fans the opportunity to interact with MTN Ambassadors Falzthebahdguy and Saka. They were at O’jez Restaurant in Lagos and the Water Shed ...
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Buhari government must reboot economy
RECENT developments portend scant optimism for Nigeria achieving significant economic recovery very soon. A report of second quarter growth of 0.55 per cent, reversing five consecutive quarters of contraction, collided with continued depression of international oil prices, high unemployment, collapsing infrastructure and visibly saner policies in peer countries. To avoid ...
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AFC: Nigeria needs $3tr to fix infrastructure
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has said Nigeria needs $3 trillion to fix huge infrastructure deficit in the country over the next three decades. The AFC President/Chief Executive Andrew Alli, who disclosed this at the weekend during a news conference in Lagos, also called on government to allow cost-reflective tariffs ...
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Why ALGON’s Private Sector Partnership On Agriculture Should Be Sustained
By Bunmi Oteniya – The importance of agriculture to the development of Nigeria cannot be over-emphasized. Previous administrations in the country as well as various stakeholders have at different fora harped on the significance of exploring the agricultural angle for the development of Nigeria, but the required blueprint to make ...
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LAKE rice: LASG approves creation of more sales’ points
The Lagos State Government said it had directed a non-stop sale of LAKE rice across the state in all the designated centres. Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State gave the directive in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, on Sunday in ...
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Why Nigeria needs Sagay in fight against corruption
Olajimi Smith When President Muhammadu Buhari, renowned for his integrity and anti-corruption stance, appointed a professor of law and civil rights activist, Itse Sagay, in August 2015, as head of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, close friends described it as one appointment whose time had come. Established to advise ...
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Oil still accounts for 92% of Nigeria’s earnings — Investigation
Ifeanyi Onuba Despite the efforts of the Federal Government to diversify the economy away from oil to non-oil sector, receipts from oil and gas sector still account for a huge chunk of the country’s total exports’ earnings, an investigation has revealed. An analysis of the foreign trade statistics obtained from ...
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Troops launch manhunt for Kanu as probe of foreign links begins
TROOPS yesterday launched a manhunt for Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu , barely 24 hours after the group’s proscription. Nothing has been heard about Kanu since the proscription. Some sources yesterday said he had gone underground. Kanu is on bail for the alleged treason charges preferred against ...
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CSR: Edo Govt. Commends Anamero Foundation, Pledges Partnership
By Emameh Gabriel, Abuja The Edo State Government has promised to continue to partner with individuals or groups who have genuine community development initiatives in the state. Gov. Godwin Obaseki made this disclosure at the commissioning of a two blocks of ten classrooms built and donated to Ogute and Itorugbe ...
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Lagos female taxi drivers’ special ways of attracting passengers
Eric Dumo Smartly pulling over her Toyota Sienna space bus at a corner of the busy road with the type of precision capable of leaving even the most experienced of drivers drooling with envy that morning, Ronke Opemipo betrayed her tender and beautiful feminine attributes. Beaming with smiles as she ...
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Inside Nigeria’s multi-billion naira rice smuggling business
In this second part of his report on Nigeria’s wasting agricultural land, KUNLE FALAYI digs into the country’s rice smuggling as a major problem contributing to low capacity by farmers Crossing from the Nigerian side of the notorious Idiroko border to Benin Republic is like walking across one street to ...
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My brother initiated me into confraternity with gin – Suspect arrested in Lagos cult murder
Kunle Falayi At 28, Sani Rilwan has been a member of the Black Axe Confraternity for five years but the law caught up with him recently when a clash with a rival cult group, Eye Confraternity in Badagry, led to the death of two members of the latter group. According ...
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NLC, TUC to workers: ignore strike call by ULC
The Organised Labour made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday, accused the yet to be registered United Labour Congress (UCL) led by Joe Ajaero of blackmailing the Federal Government into setting aside legal requirements to register them, and declare that only registered trade ...
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IPOB as a terrorist organisation: What the Law, legal experts say
The Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 defines a terrorist as “a person who knowingly does, attempts or threatens to do an act preparatory to or in furtherance of an act of terrorism….” It defines acts of terrorism as “an act which is deliberately done with malice, aforethought and which may seriously ...
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US President’s Life Time Achievement AwardVrecipient visits Nigeria on trade mission
Dr. Queen Blessing Itua, the young and vibrant Nigerian woman who early in the year bagged US President’s Life Time Achievement Award is in the country on a trade mission. She arrived in Nigeria from US with a high-powered delegation of Nigeria Initiative for Economic Development (NIED) of which she ...
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Nigeria collaborates with journalists on high-quality measles vaccination campaign
Source: World Health Organization Country: NigeriaThe 2017-2018 vaccination campaign is planned to be conducted in phases by geographical zones from October 2017 to March 2018, in collaboration with all stakeholders, particularly journalists.Abuja, 12 September 2017-As part of preparations towards a high quality exercise, a press briefing heralding the implementation of a ...