Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Time To Ensure Fairness In Corrruption Fight
The recent whistle blower on the Ikoyi, Lagos State dollar find may be one of the unlucky participants in the gainful employ of whistle blowing business in Nigeria. The person must have watched with absolute excitement when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives pounced on the building like ...
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IG orders arrest of illegal tax collectors on roads, highways
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has ordered the arrest of illegal tax and revenue collectors as well as labour and trade union members impeding vehicular movement on roads and highways. To this end, he had deployed the police Special X-Squad team across the country to commence ...
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Easter: Corruption, recession will become history – CAN
Friday Olokor, Abuja The Christian Association of Nigeria, has given assurance that the power of resurrection of Jesus Christ will end the menace of corruption and stabilise the economy out of recession. The organisation also prayed to God to put an end to the economic hardship as He rolls away ...
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“Inflation: FG will meet 15.74 target”
An Economist, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has expressed optimism that the Federal Government would meet its target of 15.74 inflation rate as contained in the 2017 budget. Uwaleke, the Head of Banking and Finance, Nasarawa State University, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...
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UK calls for release of remaining Chibok girls
Bayo Akinloye The British Government has called on the terrorist group, Boko Haram, to release the remaining Chibok schoolgirls and others in its custody. The United Kingdom Foreign Office Minister, Tobias Ellwood and his International Development Minister, James Wharton, said during the third anniversary of the girls that their government ...
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Dad teaches without using notes — Akin Oyebode’s daughter
Jumoke is a daughter to international law and jurisprudence professor, Akin Oyebode. She talks to MOTUNRAYO JOEL about her father’s life and career Tell us about yourself. I am Jumoke; the last of three kids and I am a lawyer. I currently provide consulting services. I studied at the University ...
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The Magu rigmarole
IN any battle between the constitution and any other law, it is indisputable that the constitution has the upper hand. Part 1 of the 1999 Constitution makes this very clear in Section 1 (3). “If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution,” it says, “this Constitution ...
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My Vision For Nigeria Film Corporation – Madueke
Dr. Chidia Maduekwe is the new Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Film Corporation. In this interview with ANDREW ESSIEN, he shares his plans on how his leadership plan to turn the agency to a platform for the exposition and promotion of Nigeria’s cultures, traditions, norms and values. What does ...
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Absence Of Metering In Oil $ Gas Industry: Nigeria Losing $4.1bn Worth Of Crude – NEITI
The ongoing reforms in the oil and gas industry will require the full implementation of the Weights and Measures Act 2004 under the management of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment. Globally, metering of production and exportation, although the act was introduced in the first quarter of 2015 ...
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$43m found in Lagos home not mine, says Amaechi
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Minister of Transportation and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has denied ownership of the $43m found in a luxury apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos. The former governor of Rivers State also denied any link with the house as well. He said he has ...
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2017 TAMS Productivity Summit To Enhance Employee Performance
As part of efforts to enhance employee performance in Nigeria, the 2017 edition of high-level management meeting, TAMS Summit would be taken place to boost the national productivity level. In a release to the media, the council member of Women in Business (WIMBIZ), Mrs. OlubunmiAboderin-Talabi will be the chairperson of ...
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Nigeria’s oil production falls to 1.2 million barrels
‘Femi Asu The nation’s crude oil production has fallen from two million barrels per day to as low as 1.27 million bpd amid the shutdown of two major export grades. The country produced 1.269 million bpd last month, according to direct communication with the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The ...
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B’Haram: Police beef up security around foreign embassies nationwide
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The police and other security agencies have tightened security around all the foreign missions in the country with the deployment of more regular and undercover operatives. This followed a plot by some Boko Haram elements to bomb the United States embassy, United Kingdom High Commission and other ...
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NSCDC, CASIVA Vow To Chase Vandals Out Of Business, Apprehend Truck With AGO
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in collaboration with CASIVA Nigeria limited has vowed that it will not leave any stone unturned towards ensuring that vandals are chased out of their illegal business of vandalizing oil pipelines. Kaduna state commandant, Alhaji Modu Bunu stated this yesterday while parading ...
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Nigerian-China Partnership On Infrastructure, Boost For Domestic Tourism – Minister
The minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the partnership between Nigeria and China in the area of infrastructural development as a catalyst for domestic tourism in the African nation. The minister made the remarks in Abuja on Thursday when he received the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. ...
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Ethiopian Airlines May Consider Kaduna Route - Official
[Daily Trust] Ethiopian Airlines has hinted it may maintain flight operations into Kaduna International Airport after the reopening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on April 19, Mrs Firiehiwot Mekonnen, Traffic and Sales Manager of the airline said.
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‘War against corruption is winning’
The Federal Government’s anti-graft war has received a fillip from a one-time spokesman for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Mr Oluwaseyi Gambo. Gambo scored the administration’s war against corruption very high, citing the ongoing raids of homes and business premises across the country and recovery ...
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CBN Raises Banks’ Forex Borrowing Limit
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the limit on banks’ foreign currency borrowings to 125 percent of shareholders’ fund after some lenders breached its regulatory limit due to the recent fall in the naira, according to a circular seen by Reuters. The new regulation replaces a 2014 rule ...
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FG Approves Reduction On Import, Export Document At Seaports
The Presidential Enabling Committee on Ease of Doing business (PEBEC) has approved the reduction of document on importation and exportation of goods in and out of Nigeria. This was disclosed yesterday by the deputy controller, Anthony Ayalogu at a two-day sensitization workshop on Ease of Doing Business Reform. The Ease ...
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LASG educates residents on kidnapping
Afeez Hanafi The Lagos State Government on Thursday enlightened residents on safety measures against kidnapping. It also sensitised the people to the law prohibiting the crime in the state. The Special Adviser to the state governor on Civic Engagement, Mr. Kehinde Joseph, said the spate of kidnappings in the state ...
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Adedayo Thomas steps in as head of Censors Board
The new Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censpors Board Mr. Adedayo Thomas, has assumed duty at the agency’s head office in Abuja. According to a statement, during his first appearance last Friday, he was received by the staff of the agency and the board’s management team, led ...