Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Nigerian Deposit Money Banks, Not In Distress – NDIC Boss
The Managing Director/Chief Executive of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim has called on members of the public to ignore rumors of financial distress in some banks that are being circulated through text messages and social media to de-market those banks and destabilize depositors’ confidence in the banking ...
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My captors were angry I had only N20,000 in my account – Hirse
Mr Bagudu Hirse, former Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), who was kidnapped in Kaduna, on Nov. 20, 2016, has said that his captors were angry when they confirmed that he had only N20,000 in his account. Hirse, who relayed his experience with the captors in an interview with the News ...
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Lagos to criminalise power theft
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it was planning a law to criminalise power theft in the state. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olawale Oluwo, stated this at a briefing in Ikeja. He explained that if anyone vandalised power assets or tampered with meters under ...
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IMF, CBN differ on Nigeria’s economic outlook
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The International Monetary Fund and the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday disagreed on the projections of the Bretton Woods institution for the country’s economic outlook for 2007. The Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa authored by the IMF and was presented in Abuja on Tuesday, projected ...
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Enugu Assembly okays life pension for ex-govs, deputies
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu All former governors and deputy governors in Enugu State will, henceforth, receive pension for life, according to a law passed by the Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The development followed amendment to the state’s ‘Gubernatorial Pensions Bill, 2015 and Other Matters connected therewith,’ to provide ...
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Govt meets hoteliers, club owners on noise pollution
Afeez Hanafi The Lagos State Government says prohibition of live band music at beer parlours, restaurants and hotels in the state, is not aimed at forcing the operators out of business. The state Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, said the decision was made with respect to health implications ...
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Lagos Mulls Law To Criminalise Power Theft
BY GEORGE OKOJIE , Lagos Lagos State government yesterday revealed that it is currently putting a draft together to criminalise power theft in the state. The state’s commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources Mr. Olawale Oluwo disclosed this during the annual ministerial briefing said,” if anyone vandalise power assets, by-pass ...
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CFTZ Attracts 11,000 Jobs To Cross River – NEPZA Boss
By Olanrewaju Arotimi, Calabar The managing director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Hon. Emmanuel Jime, yesterday said the Calabar Free Trade Zone (CFTZ), has attracted over 11,000 direct and indirect employment in Cross River State, since inception. This is even as the state governor, Prof Ben Ayade, while receiving ...
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[BREAKING] FG sets up committee on N200bn pension liabilities
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on Monday inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee to review all pensions liabilities of government and come up with strategies to offset such liabilities. Adeosun would chair the committee made up of the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris; and the ...
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Olubadan warns deposed Iyaloja to stop impersonation
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji on Monday warned the deposed Iyaloja of Ibadan land, Mrs. Labake Lawal, to stop parading herself in the form of her former status else she will risk facing the wrath of law. In a statement signed by the monarch’s Director, ...
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Nigeria: N148.7 Billion Portfolio Investment Left Nigeria in First Quarter
[Daily Trust] Lagos -A sum of N148.71 billion of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) has been repatriated in the first three months of this year, Daily Trust has learnt.
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There’s hope for Nigeria, says Adeosun
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has assured Nigerians not to lose hope, saying the current recession is a phase that will soon be over. She said this on Sunday while speaking with journalists after attending the 20th anniversary of the Treasure House of God, Abeokuta. ...
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Sigma Pension focuses on customer satisfaction
Nike Popoola The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Sigma Pensions Limited, Mr. Dave Uduanu, has reiterated the company’s commitment to sustaining a policy of giving back to its customers and business associates. While speaking in Abuja during a capacity development programme for human resource personnel of its stakeholders, he said as a ...
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RICS recommends mandatory professional insurance policy
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Nigeria, has said that it has become necessary for the government, through the regulatory boards, to consider and adopt a mandatory professional indemnity insurance policy as a tool for enforcing professional competence and public interest protection. According to the institution, the policy ...
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CBN injects dollars to boost
A plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pump more dollars into the interbank foreign exchange (forex) market may shore up the value of the Naira against the dollar. The Naira appreciated marginally on all trading sessions at the interbank market, opening last week at N305.80/$1 and settling at ...
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FG Should Fix Energy Sector To Stimulate SMEs Operations – Kibazo
BY CHIKA IZUORA The importance of energy to the growth of businesses cannot be over-emphasised. The Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Mr Joel Kibazo, in this interview with CHIKA IZUORA, says small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will help stabilise Nigeria’s economy What does this publication ‘Companies to Inspire Africa,’ mean for ...
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There’s hope for Nigeria ─Adeosun
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has assured Nigerians not to lose hope in Nigeria, as the current recession is a phase that will soon be over. She said this on Sunday while speaking with the journalists after attending the 20th anniversary of the Treasure House ...
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Attractivité économique : L’Algérie améliore son score
L’Algérie, confrontée depuis 2014 à une crise financière, occupe le 15e rang africain en matière d’attractivité pour les investisseurs, selon l’édition 2017 de l’Indice d’attractivité de l’Afrique publiée mercredi dernier par le cabinet britannique d’audit financier Ernst & Young, l’un des leaders mondiaux de l’audit. En 2016, le pays occupait ...
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NDLEA arrest two grannies with 107 wraps of cocaine
BAYO AKINLOYE The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two grandmothers planning to export narcotic drugs to New York, United States and Saudi Arabia. The suspects allegedly ingested 108 wraps of substances that tested positive for heroin and cocaine during outward screening of passengers at the Murtala Mohammed International ...
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Boko Haram planning to kidnap foreigners —US, UK
BAYO AKINLOYE with agency report The United States Embassy in Nigeria and the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office have raised the alarm that the Islamist group, Boko Haram, is planning to kidnap expats working in the country. According to a terse statement issued on its website, the US embassy warned ...
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Taming a nagging partner
ARUKAINO UMUKORO writes about ways to handle a partner who always nags It was love at first sight when Biodun and Joke met for the first time on the elevator somewhere in an office building in Victoria Island, Lagos a year ago. The chemistry was evident as they started a ...