Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Omotayo Unfazed By Foreign Legion,Ahead Of ITTF Nigeria Open
As a junior player, 22-year-old Olajide Omotayo was a delight to watch and after working his way into the national team coupled with his scintillating performance at the 2017 World Championships in Germany, the Italy-based star is growing in confidence ahead of the 2017 ITTF Nigeria Open ‘Lagos 2017’. As ...
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FG lifts suspension on tax holidays for pioneer companies
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday announced the lifting of the administrative suspension Pioneer Status Incentives, following the conclusion of critical reforms to the incentive regime. It also announced a release of new guidelines for PSI applications as well as a revamped list of pioneer industries and products ...
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Army holds promotion exams
The Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command on Monday said a total of 326 Majors and Captains from across Army formations would sit for promotion examination, beginning from Aug. 7, in Kaduna. The TRADOC Commander, Maj.-Gen Rasheed Yusuf said in Kaduna that 35 Majors and 291 captains were selected for ...
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Nigeria varsities to get free Wi-Fi facility
Ozioma Ubabukoh Surfwella, a free Wi-Fi facility, will be made available in Nigerian universities, from this week, to give a boost to Stertiary education in the country. The Chief Marketing Officer, Surfwella, Olusola Bankole, said on Sunday that the firm would make available the free Wi-Fi in all university campuses ...
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Army holds promotion exams for 326 Majors, Captains
The Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) on Monday said a total of 326 Majors and Captains from across Army formations would sit for promotion examination, beginning from Aug. 7, in Kaduna. The TRADOC Commander, Maj.-Gen Rasheed Yusuf said in Kaduna that 35 Majors and 291 captains were selected ...
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A Heritage For SMEs
By Olu Tayo, If you you’re a small business owner or entrepreneur, who needs market boost, or even a big player seeking expansion, maybe you should be talking with the people at Heritage Bank-Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Services Provider. Ask proprietors of Vera Karris Accessories, Infusion Cakes, Niuma Boutique & ...
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Economy: FGN as unrepentant saboteur
The International Monetary Fund concluded its review of Nigeria’s economic policies, in line with its Article IV Consultations, by July 30, 2017, and warned that although Nigeria’s economy might just grow marginally this year, the threat to full recovery still remained elevated, while the economy was also unlikely to grow ...
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Oyo Customs record N8.8bn revenue in six months
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said that it generated a total of N8,895,206 revenue in the first half of the 2017. While giving a report of the command’s activities within the period, the Area Controller of the command, Udo-Aka Emmanuel, said the command ...
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Averting a worse recession
THE alarm sounded recently by the Central Bank of Nigeria on the economy effectively poured cold water on earlier optimism that the country was poised to emerge from recession to significant growth. Like the apex bank, the International Monetary Fund has also passed a less optimistic verdict on the economy. ...
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Board sets 70% local content target to retain $14b
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has set an ambitious target of 70 per cent growth in local content over the next 10 years. This will enable the country to retain $14 billion from the $20 billion spent yearly in the upstream oil and gas industry. When the ...
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Insurers pay flood victims N168.4m
•Lagos flood victims file claims The Nigeria Insurance Association (NIA) has said insurance firms paid N168.44 million to flood victims in 2015. It also said flood victims in the Victoria Island and Lekki axis of Lagos State were already filing their claims. NIA Chairman Eddie Efekoha, at a media parley ...
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I’m far from being religious–Asiri Comedy
Asiri Comedy whose real name is Osundare Damilare has blazed the comedy circle together with his partner, Arole. In this interview with Olowe Praise, Solomon Odeniyi and Segun Odunayo, he explains his journey into comedy, the secularity of his jokes and his relationship with Arole. Excerpts How did comedy begin ...
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2019: PDP Professionals and Business Group Urge Atiku, Others Back To Party
By ANDREW ESSIEN, Abuja Ahead of the 2019 general elections, concerned citizens under the aegis of National PDP Professionals and Business Group (NPPBG) has urged the leadership of the party to urgently put in motion activities to bring former members of the party back home. Coming out of her National ...
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Trouble brewing in Niger Delta threatens Nigeria’s economy
Months have passed since the Niger Delta Avengers have launched an attack on Nigeria’s oil pipelines, yet leaders in the region are warning trouble is brewing in the southern swamplands. A charm offensive led by Nigeria’s acting president Yemi Osinbajo has kept the uprising at bay, with renewed amnesty payments ...
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I quit my well-paid job to follow my passion – Tunji Akande
The Managing Director of luxury bracelet designing outlet, Wickeed Stones, Tunji Akande speaks to TOFARATI IGE about his experience in business What are your educational qualifications? I have a degree in international relations from Babcock University. I also have a masters degree in public and international affairs from the University ...
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Officers, group allege nepotism, lopsidedness in police promotion
Adelani Adepegba and Ogbonnaya Ikokwu Controversy has trailed the ongoing promotion in the Nigeria Police Force following allegations that many deserving policemen are not considered for elevation. Aggrieved policemen told one of our correspondents that some junior officers were promoted over their senior colleagues by the Police Service Commission. This ...
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N30tn revenue loss: Senate panel orders 30 CEOs’ arrest …over non-appearance
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tarrif and Marine Transport, on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of Chief Executive Officers of 30 companies accused of complicity in the N30tn revenue loss in the import and export value chain in Nigeria. The committee specifically ...
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Beta Glass Makes FX Gain As Profit Surges
By HANNAH ONI, Lagos Beta Glass Plc, Nigeria’s top glass maker, made N1.913 billion foreign exchange gain in 2016 owing to its consistent export sales focus to Cameroon, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The 2016 financial statement of the company released at its recent Annual General ...
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NIMASA introduces new cabotage policy
A new Cabotage Compliance Strategy (NCCS) has gone into operation in the country,the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) announced Friday. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, said the new policy was to facilitate a better coastal and inland trade regime and to secure jobs for qualified ...
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Firm set to light-up Lagos with food and drinks expo
Against lingering and harsh economic conditions that engulfed the country, a marketing communication organization, S. O. B Communications has taken it upon itself to hold a 2-day Nigeria Food and Drinks event to encourage food and drinks entrepreneurs in and around the state. Briefing journalists recently in Lagos, Mr. Sheriff ...
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Writer Begins Continental Cities Tour To Promote Unity
By Chinelo Chikelu Author and medical practitioner, Segun Adigun has embarked on a book tour to traverse 40 cities in 4 continents; 24 across Nigeria, and 15 cities within Asia, Europe and Australia. Tour of Awakening, however, is not your traditional book tour, where the focus is marketing the author’s ...