Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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WHO intensifies efforts to contain cholera outbreak in Borno State
Source: World Health Organization Country: NigeriaAs the outbreak escalates, WHO is also scaling-up its response framework by deploying a team of already trained field volunteers, LGA facilitators, and mobile health teams.Maiduguri, 08 September 2017-With more than 1000 suspected and confirmed cases of cholera including 30 deaths in Borno state as of ...
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Local rice farmers bemoan fate as 38 million hectares of land waste away
In this report, KUNLE FALAYI takes a look at the enormous impact of Nigeria’s huge food import bill which deprives farmers of the capacity to cultivate Nigeria’s large expanse of agricultural land In the lush jungle of Okada, a university town 48 kilometres north-west of Benin, the Edo ...
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Smartphones will soon replace TV sets – Experts
Ozioma Ubabukoh Experts in the business of digital and pay television services have said that Original Equipment Manufacturers of television sets across the world are cutting down on the number of TV sets being produced annually. They stated this on Friday as they converged on Lagos for a town hall ...
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Behind the mad rush of young Nigerian men for older foreign women
HAS Nigeria become the target of old European, American and Asian women in need of toy boys? The question is provoked by the increasing number of online pictures of young Nigerian men being joined in matrimony with older foreign women, some with an age difference as wide as 50 years. ...
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We’ll sustain forex interventions – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday assured of its continued intervention in the inter-bank foreign exchange market in order to sustain liquidity and stability in the sector. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department at the apex bank, Isaac Okorafor, stated this in Abuja. He said the measures being ...
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Law permits police to collect money for private engagements – Okiro
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Chairman, Police Service Commission, Dr. Mike Okiro, has said that the law permitted the Nigeria Police Force to collect money from corporate organisations and private individuals for private engagements. Okiro stated that one-third of such monies should be given to the police officers involved in the ...
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Niger Delta militants withdraw quit notice
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators on Thursday announced the withdrawal of their “quit notice” to northerners and Yoruba living and doing business in the Niger Delta region. The coalition, in a statement signed by 13 militant leaders and sent via electronic mail, said the decision ...
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HMO urges best professional practices
The Managing Director of Clearline Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO), Dr. Isaac Akintunji, has reiterated the need for best practices in corporate governance in the health sector, particularly among the Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs). This, according to him, will instill public confidence in the health insurance scheme and engender growth in ...
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Telecoms Sector Adds N1.5tn To GDP In Q2 – Danbatta
By CHIMA AKWAJA, Lagos The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta has said the telecoms sector contributed N1.549 trillion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2017, representing 6.68 per cent increase from the first quarter of the year ...
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Niger Delta militants withdraw quit notice to Yoruba, northerners
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt THE Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators on Thursday made a U-turn and announced the withdrawal of quit notice to northerners and Yoruba living and doing business in the Niger Delta region. The coalition, in a statement signed by 13 militant leaders and sent via electronic mail, said the decision ...
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Recession exit: Rejig cabinet to stimulate recovery, group urges Buhari
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Centre for Social Justice on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rejig his cabinet by getting technocrats that would effectively manage key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The group said this in a statement containing it’s analysis of the Gross Domestic Product growth rate report ...
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Lagos, Abuja, anywhere Igbo reside and invest is part of Biafra -MASSOB
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, Comrade Kingsley Madu, on Thursday, declared that Lagos, Nigeria’s capital territory, Abuja, and other cities where Igbo reside and own major investments are all part of ‘Biafraland’. “Pro-Biafra groups have adopted a new ...
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Djokovic Beats Federer To Be Highest Earning Tennis Player
Who is the highest paid tennis player in the world? According to the latest figures revealed by Business Insider Roger Federer may well be the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, but he surprisingly does not lead the list of highest earners. Novak Djokovic, the 12-time grand slam champion, may have ...
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Man arrested for defiling minor in Ogun
Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Ezekiel Adegbenga for raping a seven-year-old girl. Adegbenga, 40, was arrested at Olufunmi Ajayi Street in Iyana Ilogbo area of Ota, following a complaint by the victim’s mother at Sango Police Station that the suspect lured the girl into his room and defiled ...
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WHO acts to forestall polio outbreaks in Benue communities hit by floods
Source: World Health Organization Country: NigeriaWith a poor drainage system, muddy waters from blocked gutters submerged several houses. Plus, there were fears that dirty water and animal carcasses could lead to disease outbreaks.Makurdi, 07 September 2017 - “Sunday the 27 of August is not a day I will forget in a ...
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Nigeria: India Invests U.S.$10 Billion in Africa As Nigeria Seeks ICT Growth
[Guardian] Through the Indo-Africa trade arrangement, India has facilitated an investment worth about $10 billion to the African Continent in the last few years. According to the Chairman, Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council, Shyamal Ghosh, these investments have brought India closer to the Africa region.
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Buhari’s administration producing results – FG
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Federal Government has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is working and that the results are showing in the various sectors of the economy. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was quoted to have stated this at the 4th Annual Conference of the ...
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FG offers tax holidays, duty waivers to mining investors
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Federal Government has offered tax holidays and duty waivers on imported mining equipment to foreign investors in the nation’s mining industry. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, conveyed the offer while speaking on ‘Mining for Shared Prosperity: Why Nigeria, Why Now?’ at ...
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FG summons S’African envoy, wants Nigerian’s killing probed
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Federal Government has summoned the South African acting High Commissioner, Kenneth Pedro, over allegations that the South African police suffocated a Nigerian, Kingsley Ikeri, to death while he was in custody. It demanded investigation into the killing and punishment of the perpetrators. The Ministry of Foreign ...
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We’ll grow economy as rapidly as we can – Udoma
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, said on Wednesday that with the exit from recession, the task ahead was to grow the Nigerian economy in a rapid manner. Udoma, who stated this while reacting to the Gross Domestic Product growth rate report released on ...