Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Stakeholders Commend CBN For Power Sector Interventions
Industry watchers say the current management of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deserves accolades for presiding over various intervention programmes that have led to the somewhat rebalancing of the Nigerian economy. Some economic and energy experts who spoke to our correspondent said the Godwin Emefiele-led Central Bank should be ...
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Car Bumper Accidents Rise In Abuja Over Increasing Traffic Congestion
Yesterday, Ayodeji Jemirin, a bolt driver in Abuja was a victim of bumper-to-bumper car accident at Finance Junction, Wuse Zone 7 area of Abuja. His 2009 Toyota Corolla was sandwiched between an Ford Escape behind and another Toyota Camry in front leaving him with a double impact on his rear ...
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Making Fortune From Electronic Cab Hailing Service
Despite the market volatility and economic instability, the electronic cab hailing services and micro mobility operator, has found a large market in Africa, mainly in Nigeria, where they create jobs and stabilise the economy through corporate ride employment. Indeed, the electronic cab hailing service has continued to provide opportunities for ...
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Buhari Signs Money Laundering, Terrorism, Financial Crimes Bills
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja signed into law, three bills aimed at improving the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing/proliferation financing framework in Nigeria. The bills are: the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2022, and the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and ...
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Crown Flour Mill’s Economic Contribution Gets Presidential Recognition
Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM), the wheat milling business of the agribusiness giant, Olam Agri, has won Nigeria’s National Productivity Order of Merit Award. The top award was presented to the flour milling firm by the President Muhammadu Buhari, at an event held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, ...
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Positioning Nigeria As Leader In Maize Production
Africa’s most populous country is currently the largest maize producer in Africa and its export capacity for the grain is still low as the country does not grow enough to meet local demand. Maize is the leading cereal grown in Nigeria and it provides millions of jobs for the people, ...
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Firm Raises $23m To Build Africa’s Portal To Crypto Economy
BY ROYAL IBEH, Lagos A Pan-African crypto exchange, MARA, yesterday, announced a $23 million in funding from Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research (FTX), Distributed Global, TQ Ventures, DIGITAL, Nexo, Huobi Ventures, Day One Ventures, Infinite Capital, DAO Jones (investment DAO backed by Mike Shinoda, Steve Aoki and Disclosure), and nearly 100 ...
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Navy Donates Boats, Other Equipment To NDLEA’s Marine Wing
The Nigeria Navy (NN) has donated boats and other operational equipment to the Marine wing of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Speaking at the handover ceremony of the two epenal boats and equipment, the chairman/chief executive of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd), said that the ...
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Kano, Calabar FTZs Concession, Nigeria’s Economic Solution To Industrialisation – NEPZA
Managing director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, has said the planned concession of the country’s two public free trade zones remains government’s best economic approach to accelerate Nigeria’s industrialisation agenda. Adesugba made the remark during a road-show for the concession of the two zones in Lagos, ...
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NOC President, Gumel Bags Japan’s Highest Award
President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Engr Habu Ahmed Gumel is among distinguished personalities in the world to be honoured by the government of Japan with the most prestigious Foreign Recipients of the 2022 Spring Imperial Decorations. Gumel, one of the revered sports administrators in the IOC will receive ...
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Nigeria: Govt Calls for Increased Investment in Calabar, Kano Free Trade Zones
[This Day] In line with efforts to accelerate the pace of economic growth in the country, the federal government has called on potential investors to revive, reform and transform the Calabar and Kano Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in order to make them functional and globally competitive.
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Incumplir una orden judicial tiene consecuencias
El 28 de abril pasado, un grupo de ciudadanos capitalinos interpuso un amparo de garantías constitucionales contra el Acuerdo municipal Nº 24 del 15 de febrero de 2022, que autorizó al alcalde de Panamá, José Luis Fábrega, a convocar la licitación del nuevo mercado del marisco.
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Alcalde de Panamá desafía al juzgado y podría estar en desacato
El alcalde José Luis Fábrega insiste en llevar a cabo la licitación para la construcción de un nuevo mercado del marisco pese a que un juzgado ordenó suspender el acto. Juristas consultados advierten que el alcalde podría estar en desacato.
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NOTAP Unveils Indigenous Software For Database Of Nigeria Professionals
The National Office for the Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has officially unveiled indigenous Software for the establishment of Database for Nigerian Professionals (DNP) for the implementation of the Presidential Executive Order N0.5 as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that President Buhari on February 2, 2018, signed into law ...
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Nigeria: Buhari Urges World Bank, AfDB to Activate $19bn Fund for Climate Investment
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) to activate the $19 billion pledge, meant for land restoration, tree planting, development of climate resilience infrastructure and investments in small- and medium-sized farms.
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Un ‘tanque’ lleno de intentos frustrados y de millones para operar
El alcalde de la ciudad de Panamá, José Luis Fábrega, desde que asumió el 1 de julio de 2019, ha destinado millones a gastos de funcionamiento, al aumento de la planilla, pero muy poco para inversiones.
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‘Aviation Fuel: 1 Hour Flight May Hit N120,000’
Stakeholders in the nation’s aviation sector have asked the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON), to raise their ticket sales to meet current reality instead of shutting down their operations over the recent hike in the price of aviation fuel, also known as, Jet-A1. This is coming against the backdrop of ...
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Ceding Electricity Grid Network To States Would Worsen Nigeria’s Energy Crises – Experts
Experts and key stakeholders in Nigeria’s electricity industry, have cautioned that call for states to be empowered by law to run electricity grid network, would rather compound the already challenged energy system in the country. They are of the view that state governments lack capacity in terms of technical background ...
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Juan José Aranguren dijo que hay un fuerte retraso en las tarifas: “Nos quieren hacer creer que la energía no se paga”
El exministro de Energía participó de Comunidad de Negocios, por LN+, y opinó sobre el aumento de los precios del gas y la electricidad, tema central dentro del Gobierno
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José Luis Espert habló sobre la necesidad de una reforma laboral y pronosticó la inflación anual
El diputado nacional por Avanza Libertad detalló la composición del mercado de trabajadores y apuntó a la precariedad con la que viven los informales
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NDLEA Nabs Pregnant Women, Barber For Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested two pregnant women at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos for drug trafficking through the airport. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said on Wednesday, May 4, NDLEA operatives at the SAHCO export shed of the airport intercepted some cartons of ...