Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Estate Surveyors Task Federal Govt On Development Of Intellectual Property Hub
The Business Assets and Intellectual Property Valuation Division of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has called on the Federal Government to give priority attention to the development of Intellectual Property Hub in the country. The Division’s chairman, Olalekan Akinwunmi, made this call in Lagos during the ...
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Sadiq Wali: A Breath Of Fresh Air For Kano
Lack of exposure to principles that broaden the economy and provide opportunities to citizens is one of the weaknesses of many politicians, which often weaken their capacity to boost internally generated revenue and create job opportunities through value chains. These could as well be part of the reasons why addressing ...
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Adenuga: Celebrating Africa’s Pillar Of Prosperity @ 69
April 29 will forever remain a memorable day for Nigeria and the rest of the world. For it was on that day an iconic figure, Africa’s business mongol and the chairman of Globacom Nigeria Limited, Otunba ( Dr.) Mike Adenuga Jnr was born. One of the world’s wealthiest men, Dr. ...
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Business Sustainability For Women, Young Entrepreneurs
The fashion entrepreneur and founder, Ruff ‘n’ Tumble, Mrs Adenike Ogunlesi, has charged women and young entrepreneurs to adopt mechanisms aimed at driving the sustainability of business start-ups. Ogunlesi gave the advice at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) monthly edition of ‘sharing experience series-creating impact’ held in Lagos. She ...
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Petition Against Abiodun’s 2nd Term Ambition, A Failed Project – Adeola
The senator representing Lagos West at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola on Friday, said those writing petitions against the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun in a bid to halt his 2023 re -election would fail. This is just as the Senate Committee Chairman ...
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Obi Cubana Slams N1bn Libel Suit Against Publisher
A scialite, Chief Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has slammed N1 billion law suit against publishers of Lagos based newspapers “PM Express” at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In the suit, the plauntiff alleged defamatory publication against him. Obi Cubana in the suit dated ...
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Political Parties Reject Drug Test For Aspirants
The umbrella body of all political parties in Nigeria, the Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC), has described the call by the chairman/chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Buba Marwa (retd.), for political aspirants to undergo drug tests as an affront to politicians. Speaking with ...
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Piden suspender la licitación del nuevo mercado de mariscos
Una nueva acción legal fue presentada contra el proyecto del nuevo Mercado del Marisco que impulsa el alcalde del distrito de Panamá, José Luis Fábrega, y cuyo presupuesto alcanza unos $43 millones.
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Alleged Drug Trafficking: Court Dismisses Bail Request By Kyari’s Co-defendant
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a bail application filed by ASP Bawa James, a co-defendant in the drug trafficking case filed against suspended DCP Abba Kyari and others. The court in its ruling held that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had succeeded ...
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Ikeja Electric To Deliver Prepaid Meters Within 24 Hours
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), an electricity distribution company in Lagos, has said it would deliver prepaid meters to customers within 24 hours. IE said the metering initiative, which commenced on Tuesday at its Shomolu business unit for customers in Ilupeju, Oworo and Igbobi areas of Lagos state, is being done ...
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Border Re-opening: Tokunbo Vehicles, Rice Importation Ban Still In Force – Customs
Few days after re-opening the remaining four land borders shut through the order of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on yesterday, said foreign used vehicles, also known as, ‘Tokunbo’ and foreign parboiled rice remained banned through the nation’s land borders. The federal government on Friday approved the ...
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Understanding Finance Act 2021
There was need to build a fiscal framework that supports the national budget; improve internally generated revenue, block tax leakages, create new tax sources, and promote effective tax collection. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration and indeed Nigeria was in dire needed of a realizable economic instrument to help government generate ...
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Senate Amends Terrorism Law, Prohibits Ransom Payment To Kidnappers
The Senate has amended the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, thereby prohibiting the payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria. The passage of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022, followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters. The report was ...
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1.2m Persons, MSMEs Benefit From N75bn Survival Fund – Federal Govt
The federal government has said that 1.2 million persons and businesses have benefited from the N75 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs)’ survival fund since its launch. Mariam Katagum, minister of state for Industry Trade and Investment disclosed this on Tuesday at the national conference on non-oil export with ...
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UK-Nigeria To Boost £3.2bn Trade Partnership
The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria have agreed to promote trade among the two countries and boost a partnership worth over £3 billion. At the Economic and Development Forum (EDF) held in London, yesterday, both countries marked increased support for small and medium sized enterprises in Nigeria including the UK ...
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Nigeria-Indonesia Trade Volume Hits $2.46bn, Says Envoy
The Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria, Usra Harahap has said that the trade volume between his country and Nigeria has hit $2.46 billion as of 2021 despite the setback caused by the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The envoy said this during a press conference in Abuja yesterday, stressing that ...
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A pesar de las críticas, Fábrega avanza con polémico mercado
No bastaron las críticas, tampoco fueron suficientes las demandas presentadas en la Corte Suprema. El alcalde de Panamá, José Luis Fábrega, dio el primer paso para concretar su proyecto más ambicioso: publicar la licitación del nuevo Mercado del Marisco, que prevé construir en Calidonia.
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NB Shareholders Approve N12.92bn Dividends Payout
Shareholders of Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc have unanimously approved the dividend payout of N12.92 billion for the 2021 financial year. The approval was granted during the 76th annual general meeting of the company held in Lagos. The company’s management assured the shareholders of its commitment to continue to deliver maximum ...
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Shelter Afrique Raises N46bn Bonds To Address Housing Deficit
Shelter Afrique, the pan-African development finance institution has concluded its debut bond issuance, raising N46 billion through its 5-year and 7-year Series 1 Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Bond Issuance in Nigeria’s capital market under its N200 billion bond issuance programme. Speaking at the signing ceremony held in Lagos, Nigeria, the ...
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9mobile Enlightens Journalists On Content Optimisation, Marketing
In continuation of its efforts to support media professionals, Nigeria’s telecom service provider, 9mobile, recently held its 5th capacity building workshop for journalists which was widely attended by practitioners across the country from both print and online news platforms. Themed, “Publishing: Monetising Your Digital Content”, the capacity building session was ...
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Confiança do comércio volta a crescer após dois meses
Após cair em fevereiro e março, o Índice de Confiança do Empresário do Comércio (Icec) subiu 2% em abril, alcançando 118 pontos e acumulando, no quadrimestre, alta de 0,86%. Apesar do crescimento modesto, o indicador, medido pela Confederação Nacional do Comércio de Bens, Serviços e Turismo (CNC), apresentou melhor resultado ...