Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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How a multi-pronged approach could defeat fall armyworm in Africa
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, WorldTackling the pest and avoiding economic hardship for smallholders across Africa requires coordinated action, a massive awareness campaign, ...
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UN Secretary-General's report details “unspeakable horrors” suffered by Nigerian children under Boko Haram control
Source: UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Country: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, NigeriaThe report covers the period from January 2013 to December 2016 and highlights trends and patterns pertaining to six grave violations against children in the context of the conflict in the north-eastern region of the country.New ...
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Police commence probe of UI Law student’s death
The Oyo State Police Command has commenced investigation into the death of Miss Deborah Effiong, a 100 Level Law student at the University of Ibadan. The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abiodun Odude, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Ibadan. Odude ...
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Mugabe denies Zimbabwe is in fragile state
Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, on Thursday told a panel discussion that his country was not a “fragile state”. Mugabe’s government is struggling with a debt crisis, a fall in foreign exchange inflows, and acute shortages of cash that have forced banks to limit withdrawals, as well as growing resistance ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria Ranks 17 On 2016 Africa Attractiveness Survey
[Premium Times] The latest Africa Attractiveness Survey, which provides an analysis of Foreign Direct investment, FDI, into the continent, has ranked Nigeria as the 17th destination for FDI in Africa.
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UI Law student jumps to her death
Olufemi Atoyebi. Ibadan The University of Ibadan on Wednesday said a 100 Level female Law student of the institution died on Monday during a show at her hall of residence. A statement signed by the institution’s Director of Public Communications, Olatunji Oladejo, said Miss Effiong Imarbong died after she jumped ...
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Nigeria’s total debt now N17.5tn –NBS
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics has said that the country’s foreign and domestic debts stood at $11.41bn (N3.49tn) and N14.02tn as of December 2016. The bureau stated this in its states and federal debt stock data, which was released on Wednesday in Abuja. A breakdown of the ...
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Forex: CBN bars 16 banks from SME window
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja the Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday wielded the big stick on 16 Deposit Money Banks as it stopped them from participating in the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises window of the foreign exchange market. The apex bank said this in a statement issued by its Acting Director, ...
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Reps back pay rise for workers
John Ameh, Abuja Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday assured Nigerian workers of their support for a “living wage” to be paid to them by employers in all sectors of the economy. They also backed a raise in the National Minimum Wage to increase the purchasing power of ...
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CBN sanctions 12 banks for forex abuse
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday sanctioned 12 banks for manipulating its foreign exchange forex policies. It barred the banks from accessing forex from the newly instituted SMEs Forex Window. The affected banks refused to sell forex to genuine SMEs that met disbursement requirements. Confirming the development, CBN Spokesman, ...
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Aregbesola signs Isiaka Adeleke inquest order
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola yesterday signed an executive order setting up a coroner’s inquest into the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke under the Coroner Law, Cap. 32, Vol. I, Law of Osun, 2002. The governor also appointed Mr Olusegun Ayodele, a Magistrate, as the head of the inquest. He ...
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Nigeria to Partner UNWTO, CNN to Promote Tourism
The Federal Government has announced a tripartite partnership involving the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), and global news leader, CNN to promote tourism in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the plan at the Annual General Meeting of the ...
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Minimum Wage: Reps Committed To Payment Of Salaries – Dogara
The House of Representatives yesterday declared its support for the immediate review of the National Minimum Wage to reflect current realities of the country’s economy. This is as it commended the organised labor, and representatives of workers who have continued to put in their best in order for Nigeria to ...
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Shippers Council To Host Seminar On Ease Of Doing Business At Seaports
All is set as the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) is set to host stakeholders in an all inclusive, exhibition tagged second NIMPORT 2017 in August, in Lagos. The exhibition has special emphasis on ease of doing business, transparency and best global practices at Seaports. NIMPORT Conference and Expo is a ...
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Forex For SMEs: CBN Bars Banks From Forex Window
. . . Zenith, Fidelity, Jaiz, 5 other banks exemp . . . Injects $196.2 m into forex marketted Following persistent complaints that some banks are frustrating efforts of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access foreign exchange from the new window created by the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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NNPC, TOTAL partner Ogun Govt on malaria elimination
In commemoration of the 2017 edition of the World Malaria Day, TOTAL companies in Nigeria, alongside the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, and in partnership with the Ogun State Ministry of Health, have held community intervention activities that focused on malaria prevention and elimination. The activities also included a training for ...
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May Day: NLC/TUC demand prompt payment of salaries, others in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the state government to prioritize the prompt payment of workers salaries in the state as it remain a frontline charge that should be more given more consideration than any project. The state ...
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Economía.- El secretario de Estado de Hacienda pide "responsabilidad" a la oposición y que respalden los PGE
br /> JAEN, 2 (EUROPA PRESS) El secretario de Estado de Hacienda, José Enrique Fernández de Moya, ha pedido a los partidos con representación en el Congreso que hagan un ejercicio de responsabilidad y respalden el proyecto de Ley de los Presupuestos Generales del Estado (PGE) ...
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El secretario de Estado de Hacienda pide "responsabilidad" a la oposición y que respalden los PGE
El secretario de Estado de Hacienda, José Enrique Fernández de Moya, ha pedido a los partidos con representación en el Congreso que hagan un ejercicio de responsabilidad y respalden el proyecto de Ley de los Presupuestos Generales del Estado (PGE) para así "no frenar la senda de crecimiento económico" de ...
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‘CBN loan blocking our access to finance’
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Power distribution companies in the country on Monday said part of the N201.6bn Central Bank of Nigeria loan reflecting on their accounts had been an impediment to their ability to borrow money to finance capital projects. According to them, the CBN’s N152.16bn loan reflecting on their accounts ...
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World Bank blames Nigeria’s forex crisis on fixed exchange regime
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The World Bank has blamed Nigeria’s enduring foreign exchange instability on the fixed exchange regime in the official forex market. In a publication on African economies titled: ‘Africa’s Pulse,’ the World Bank singled out Nigeria and Angola as two countries that had yet to experience stability in ...