Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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PP, Cs, PNV y PDeCAT pactan 25 enmiendas para sacar adelante la ley de autónomos
El PP, Ciudadanos, PNV y el PDeCAT han pactado este jueves 25 enmiendas transaccionales para incorporar al texto de la Ley de Reformas Urgentes del Trabajo Autónomo, logrando así la mayoría suficiente para que sea aprobada en Comisión, según ha anunciado a Europa Press el portavoz de Empleo del PP ...
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FG, Germany sign €10m polio aid agreement
The Federal Government and Germany on Wednesday signed a €10m aid agreement to eradicate polio in Nigeria. The agreement was signed in Abuja by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama; and the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Bernhard Schlagheck. Onyeama said the €10m grant would facilitate Nigeria’s quest to totally ...
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Nigerians don’t read – Study
Prof. Lenrie Aina, the National Librarian, says that Nigeria is not rated among the most reading countries in the world. Aina, who is also the Chief Executive Officer, National Library of Nigeria, said this in Enugu on Wednesday at the Readership Promotion Campaign (RPC). He said that a recent study ...
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Osinbajo to attend 2017 National Insurance Conference
Mr. Shola Tinubu, Chairman, Planning Committee, 2017 National Insurance Conference (NIC), said on Tuesday that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo would declare open the three-day conference to begin on July 9. Tinubu, who made this known at a press briefing in Lagos, said that the conference would hold at the Transcorp ...
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Oyo to support NIPC in promoting investment
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday said his administration would support the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) in its efforts at promoting investment in the country. The governor said this in Ibadan on Tuesday while receiving a delegation of the NIPC in his office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports ...
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Nigeria loses N140b weekly to Apapa gridlock, says Dangote
The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote yesterday said the Federal Government loses about N140billion weekly because of the deplorable condition of the Apapa ports access roads. He, however lauded, the government’s decision to reconstruct the failed Apapa Wharf road. Dangote said: “The economy loses more than N20 billion daily. It ...
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Osinbajo: ethnic confrontation is not a game
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday implored North’s traditional rulers to advise youths fanning the embers of discord to stop because ethnic confrontation is not a game. He told the monarchs at a meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, that it was their duty to guide the youths. “Let us continue ...
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Ganduje Approves N578m For 44,000 Primary Teachers’ Arrears
By SALIHI ABUBAKAR BELLO, Kano Kano State governor, Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, has approved the payment of promotion arrears to the tune of N578,565,178.51 to about 44,665 primary school teachers in the state. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba,stated this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the weekly ...
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FG Attracts $4bn Telecom Investment From Indians
By CHIMA AKWAJA, Lagos And NKECHI ISAAC, Abuja The federal government of Nigeria has clinched a business deal that would see Indian investors pump over $4 billion in the nation’s telecommunication sector. Nigeria’s head of delegation to the just concluded World Summit on the Information Society, WSIS FORUM 2017 and ...
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Mulino: Martinelli es un perseguido político
El dirigente del Cambio Democrático y exministro de Seguridad, José Raúl Mulino, dijo que el expresidente Ricardo Martinelli es un perseguido político por parte del mandatario Juan Carlos Varela. Añadió que durante los procesos que se le siguen al expresidente Martinelli no se le ha respetado sus garantías constitucionales y derechos. ...
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Customs confiscate, destroy N35m chicken
The Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri has destroyed goods with duty paid value of N35m contained in a 1×40 ft trailer. Mr Bukar Amajam, the Customs Area Controller in the zone, who spoke to journalists in Owerri on Tuesday at the scene of ...
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Seka Is VAT Wonder Goal No. 4 Winner
FC IfeanyiUbah’s Ivorien import, Pascal Seka has clinched the accolade for the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Week 23 VAT Wonder Goal. Seka, who bagged 338 votes to win the award, winner ran neck-and-neck with Lobi Stars’ Anthony Okpotu, picked 73 votes to Okpotu’s 71 of the 198 votes cast by ...
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Keystone Bank Restates Support For SMEs With Growbiz Account
By MARK ITSIBOR, In line with the Federal Government’s recent drive to support growth of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, Keystone Bank Nigeria Limited has reiterated its commitment to support the growth drive of SMEs in the country. This sentiment was expressed by the Acting Managing Director of the bank, Mr. ...
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Breaking: Access Bank, Others Take Over Etisalat Nigeria
A consortium of banks, led by Access Bank and other foreign banks, has finally taken over the ownership and management of Etisalat Nigeria. Despite efforts by the Federal Government, Etisalat could not reach agreement with the banks to restructure its syndicated N541.8b debt. Details Later… The post Breaking: Access Bank, Others ...
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Health Minister To Flag-off Hospital, Laboratory Fair
By PAUL UWADIMA, Abuja Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, will flag off a major hospital and laboratory equipment fair slated for June 29th. The Fair tagged ‘Hosplab International Fair’, is being organized by Xavier Communications Limited, and will showcase trends in the hospital and laboratory equipment trade, globally. Chief ...
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Four arraigned over drug operation
A foreign couple and two Maltese men were today remanded in custody following their arraignment over drug-related charges after the Malta police last Sunday evening managed to break up a suspected drug trafficking ring which allegedly had been ongoing for months. Belgian nationals Carine Rose-Marijke Donckers, 51, self-employed, and Johnny Jos ...
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Budget: FG to release N350bn for capital projects
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government is set to release the first tranche of capital release of N350bn to its Ministries, Departments and Agencies for implementation of the 2017 budget. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the public presentation of the 2017 ...
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EFCC arrests PSC director for alleged N600m cooperative fraud
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Director of Administration at the Police Service Commission, Emmanuel Ibe, for an alleged N600m fraud. The PSC is in charge of recruitment, promotion and discipline in the Nigeria Police Force. It was learnt that Ibe was detained last ...
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N350b coming for capital projects
UP to N350 billion will be released in the first tranche for capital projects in this year’s budget, Minister of Finance Mrs. Kemi Adeosun said yesterday. At the presentation of the 2017 Appropriation Act in Abuja, the minister said the Federal Government had enough cash for the execution of key ...
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Fed Govt unveils $300m home scheme
The Federal Government has unveiled a $300 million World Bank facility to support a new housing scheme known as the National Housing Finance Programme (NHFP). The initiative, according to the Deputy Director, Other Financial Institutions at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Adedeji Adesemoye is a Public Private Partnership ...
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Court condemns Russia ‘gay propaganda’ law
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that Russia’s “gay propaganda” law is discriminatory and encourages homophobia. The Strasbourg judges said Russia had discriminated against three gay rights activists who opposed the law. The BBC reports that the law was adopted in 2013, banning promotion of homosexuality among ...