Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Britain pledges £200m to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram
UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson visits Maiduguri.
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FAAN apologises over power outage at Lagos airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN ) has expressed regret over Wednesday’s minor power outage that disrupted business at the terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport ( MMIA ), Lagos. READ ALSO: FAAN rejigs security arrangement airports Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, said in a ...
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Economía.- Ibercaja incorpora a Luis Enrique Arrufat y a María Pilar Segura a su consejo de administración
ZARAGOZA, 30 (EUROPA PRESS) La junta general extraordinaria de accionistas de Ibercaja Banco ha acordado este miércoles, por unanimidad, nombrar como miembros del consejo de administración que preside José Luis Aguirre Loaso, a Luis Enrique Arrufat Guerra y María Pilar Segura Bas, informó la entidad a la Comisión ...
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Ibercaja incorpora a Luis Enrique Arrufat y a María Pilar Segura a su consejo de administración
La junta general extraordinaria de accionistas de Ibercaja Banco ha acordado este miércoles, por unanimidad, nombrar como miembros del consejo de administración que preside José Luis Aguirre Loaso, a Luis Enrique Arrufat Guerra y María Pilar Segura Bas, informó la entidad a la Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV).
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Economy: Fayose attacks Buhari
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s latest comment that he was pleased with Nigeria’s economic situation as another pointer to the fact that he has lost touch with the economic realities in the country. Fayose, in a statement on Wednesday by ...
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Govt begins payment of workers’ N23bn salary, promotion arrears
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government has commenced the payment of about N23bn promotion arrears and salary shortfall to civil servants. The development was confirmed by the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Idris Ahmed, in Abuja on Wednesday, who said N13.2bn was for salary shortfall and N10bn for promotion ...
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Nigeria and the assault on law and order
Temilade Aruya The blatant disregard for the due process of the law being exhibited by all classes of people in our country is a cause for serious concern. Often, the law is twisted and circumvented by unscrupulous elements to suit their selfish goals. This is a dangerous trend that will ...
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How I ‘ll develop Oyo, by governorship aspirant
A Governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Professor Adeolu Akande, has promised to transform the state through the development of agriculture, solid minerals and tourism. He said a strategic engagement of the three sectors could expand the economy of the state and ...
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WHO and partners respond to Cholera outbreak in North-Eastern Nigeria
Source: World Health Organization Country: NigeriaA total of 69 cases including 5 deaths have been reported so far in the outbreak at Muna Garage, a camp on which is home to 44 000 people displaced by conflict and famine.The World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners are moving swiftly to help ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Ambassador to Mexico Resumes, Woos Investors
[Daily Trust] The new Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Alhaji Aminu Iyawa, has said that there is no better destination in Africa for foreign investors than Nigeria.
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Ladoja: I’m prime target of Olubadan chieftaincy law review
The Osi Olubadan of Ibadan and former Oyo State Governor Rashidi Ladoja has said he is the prime target of the government’s review of the Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration law. The former governor said he was asked to either “join in the mockery of obaship and agree to be made a ...
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NNPC increases gas supply to power plants by 123%
• Signs agreement with Total on gas The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has increased daily average natural gas supply to the nation’s gas power plants by 123 per cent to 730 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d), a report said. Also the corporation yesterday signed a Joint Venture ...
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Custom Seizes 6,000 Poultry Product, 1, 069 Bags Of Rice
By: Patrick Ochoga, Benin City Nigeria Custom Service has made a seizure of 6, 000 frozen poultry product and 1, 069 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg each with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N135.33m. The goods which were hidden in four trucks, were intercepted by the Comptroller General ...
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Foreign private-equity firm targets Nigeria, others
EuroMena Funds, a Beirut-based private-equity firm that has raised $350m since 2006, is planning to almost double assets as it seeks investments in Lebanese-owned companies operating abroad while also backing smaller businesses in its home regions. After a decade of deploying most of its capital in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, ...
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Law Union boss seeks increased insurance awareness
Nike Popoola The Managing Director, Law Union Insurance Plc, Mr. Jide Orimolade, has said that there is a need for increased awareness on the relevance of insurance for the public to buy into it. Orimolade said this during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos. “Insurance will eventually work in ...
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NNPC, Total sign agreement to deliver without pipelines
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Tuesday signed a Joint Venture agreement with the Greenville Oil and Gas Co. Limited and Total for the production and distribution of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) from Rumuji, Rivers state without pipelines to other parts of Nigeria, especially in the north. It is the ...
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Economía/Finanzas.- Víctor Iglesias, consejero delegado de Ibercaja, se incorporará en septiembre al consejo de Cecabank
br /> MADRID, 29 (EUROPA PRESS) El consejo de administración de Cecabank ha designado al consejero delegado de Ibercaja, Víctor Iglesias, como consejero dominical de la entidad, en sustitución de José Luis Aguirre, que renunció a su cargo como consejero y vicepresidente el pasado 23 de ...
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I teach PUNCH in UNIJOS, says Deputy VC
Friday Olokor, Jos Nigerians have a lot to learn from the business section of THE PUNCH newspapers, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), University of Jos, Prof. Teresa Nmadu, has said. She said her interest in the most widely read newspaper in the country dated back to over 38 years ago as ...
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Nigeria: Foreign Investors Stake $291 Million in Nigeria's Oil Sector
[Vanguard] Foreign investment inflow into the Nigerian oil and gas industry rose to $291.47 million in the first six months of the year, between January and June 2017, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. The NBS in its Second Quarter 2017 Foreign Capital Importation Report, ...
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Nigeria: State Moves to Increase Fruits Export to Europe
[Premium Times] The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has concluded arrangements to sign a Technical Collaboration Agreement with the Port of Antwerp, Belgium towards increasing the export of Nigerian fruits to the European countries.
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Nigeria’s economy picking up, says Buhari
• Adeosun, Udoma, Emefiele brief President President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday received briefings from some ministers and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on the state of the economy. Buhari, who was in the United Kingdom for 103 days on medical vacation, expressed delight that the economy ...