Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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NESG Tasks NASS On Economic Growth Enhancement Laws
The Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) has tasked the National Assembly on enacting proper laws that will remove the bottlenecks hindering the economic growth of the country and development generally. The National Assembly Business Environment Roundtable of NSG led by Tayo Adeloju gave the task during visit to the ...
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PZ Wilmar Leads Campaign For Food Fortification
PZ Wilmar in partnership with The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Swiss-based foundation recently hosted some media editors and civil society organisations on a training workshop on food fortification. The event took place at PZ Wilmar’s factory in Lagos. PZ Wilmar is the manufacturers of food brand, Devon ...
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Africa: The Grand Narrative of Private Finance - Over-Reliance On Attracting Investment Is Undermining Change At World Bank
[IPS] New York / Brussels -- By Bhumika Muchhala and María José Romero
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Nigeria Is Safe For Foreign Investors, Says Akpabio
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, assured foreign investors of the safety of their investments in Nigeria, just as he restated the commitment of the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu, to providing conducive business environment for foreign investors in the country. Senator Akpabio stated this in his ...
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Flood: NEMA Seeks Partnership With NAF
As Nigerians prepare for flood in the coming weeks, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), is seeking partnership with Nigerian Air Force to manage and mitigate the effects. This was revealed when the director-general of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed visited the chief of air staff at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) headquarters ...
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Plenário do Senado aprova novos diretores do Banco Central
O plenário do Senado aprovou no início da noite desta terça-feira (4) as indicações de Gabriel Galípolo e de Ailton Aquino para diretorias do Banco Central (BC). Futuro diretor de Política ...
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NDLEA, NCA-UK Renew MoU To Tackle Drug Cartels
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom (NCA-UK) have recommitted to taking battles to the doorsteps of drug cartels as part of efforts to stamp out serious organized crimes in Nigeria and the UK. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said the fresh ...
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Broadband Penetration Target On Course As NCC Nears 50% Mark
As a foremost telecommunications regulatory agency and consistent with our mandate as enshrined in the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA), 2003 and other guiding legislations, the NCC has always been at the forefront of leveraging latest technologies to put Nigeria on the global map of the digital economy. The NCC has ...
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Edo Seeks Investors In Waste Mgt, Recycling Sectors
The Commissioner for Budget, Economic Planning and Development in Edo State, Mrs. Adaze Aguele-Kalu has called on investors within and outside the state to explore the waste management and recycling business opportunities in the state. Aguele-Kalu made the call on Sunday in Benin City, after the clean-up exercise organized in ...
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Gender Equality: IFC, Stock Exchange Laud Red Star Express
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX), has recognised Red Star Express Plc, for its remarkable achievements in promoting gender equality. The firm received the outstanding participation in the 2021-2023 Nigeria2Equal program. The joint IFC and NGX award was presented at the Nigeria2Equal ...
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Flynas Begins Airlift Of Pilgrims To Nigeria Tuesday
A Saudi-designated hajj air carrier, Flynas, will begin the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims back home on Tuesday. This was revealed by Alhaji Umar Kaila, the Managing Director of First Planet Travels – the General Sales Agent (GSA) of Flynas in Nigeria – in an interview with journalists in Abuja on ...
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Experts To Unlock Policy, Tech Bottlenecks Hindering Insurance Penetration
Experts are expected to converge at the second edition of the Insurance Meets Tech (IMT) conference to Unlock policy and tech bottlenecks hindering disruptive insurance penetration. The conference, which will hold between September 28 and 29, 2023, in Victoria Island Lagos, is to address prevailing concerns in Nigeria’s insurance industry ...
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Implications Of Nigeria’s Rising Debt On Economy
With Nigeria’s debt profile now at N49.85 trillion at the end of the first quarter of 2023, according to latest data by the Debt Management Office (DMO), analysts say they expect the country’s obligations to rise above N89 trillion by the end of the year. The latest public debt profile ...
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Tal Cual
ACHA Y CALABAZA. En el cóctel que ofreció la embajada estadounidense el pasado miércoles, las muestras de cordialidad extrema entre Javier Martínez Acha y José Raúl Mulino, ambos generalmente con caras de pocos amigos, lo que denotan es que muy probablemente están parqueando hace rato y a Acha no lo ...
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Corte IDH ordena al régimen liberar al obispo Rolando Álvarez
La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) emitió este miércoles 28 de junio de 2023 una resolución en la que ordena a la dictadura de Daniel Ortega liberar al obispo de Estelí, monseñor Rolando Álvarez Lagos, recluido en una celda de máxima seguridad del Sistema Penitenciario Nacional Jorge Navarro, ...
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Volkswagen suspende produção de carros no país
A Volkswagen informou que haverá parada de produção, temporariamente, em suas fábricas de automóveis no Brasil. Segundo a empresa, a causa é “estagnação do mercado”.De acordo com a empresa, todas ...
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NDIC Trains Abuja Students On Savings, Spending Skills
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) yesterday, embarked on an awareness campaign on the importance of ensuring financial literacy among young people to Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada in the zone 4 area of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The aim is to ensure that young people of school age gradually acquire ...
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Nigeria: Enugu Governor Targets $2 Billion Private Sector Investments in 2024
[Premium Times] The Enugu government plans to launch the Enugu State Diaspora and Investment Forum in April 2024.
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Nigeria: Tinubu Applauds AfDB's $520m Investment in Agro Industries
[Leadership] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed an investment of $520million in specialised agro-processing zones by the African Development Bank (AfDB), praising the leader of the multilateral institution, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, for further opening up the economy for investments that provide job opportunities and reduction in poverty.
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Federation Cup: NFSC Congratulates Insurance, Edo State Government On Victory
Nigeria’s foremost fans group, the Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), has congratulated Bendel Insurance of Benin, for winning the 2023 NFF/Tingo Federation Cup after defeating multi-titlist Enugu Rangers 1-0 in the keenly contested final match played Wednesday, at Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba. In the congratulatory message signed by its National ...
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Tinubu: Attacks Between Obi-dients, BATists Show Depth Of Nigeria’s Polarisation – Okonjo-Iweala
The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has lamented the level of disunity in Nigeria, describing the situation as sad. The WTO boss spoke via her verified Twitter handle on Saturday while debunking reports alleging that she snubbed Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, during the just-concluded ...