Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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The Way Nigeria Is Run Won’t Take Us Far – Benson
Hon Babajimi Benson is representing Ikorodu federal constituency of Lagos State. In this interview with RUTH CHOJI, the lawmaker speaks on the challenge of Nigeria’s current federal system. He also believes that the early announcement of the 2019 general election dates will cause a distraction from attending to the frail ...
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Unlicensed marketers dispensing fuel at Kaduna airport – Oil marketers
Oyetunji Abioye Barely two weeks after the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and subsequent movement of all flights to Kaduna International Airport, major oil marketers selling aviation fuel to local and foreign airlines in the country have raised concerns over the aviation fuel being dispensed by airplanes ...
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No need for change of govt in Anambra — Soludo
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has commended Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State for his economic achievements. Delivering a lecture to mark the third anniversary of Obiano’s administration in Awka on Friday, Soludo rated the state’s economy as the fourth biggest in the ...
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Govt targets $35bn Diaspora remittances for housing development
The several billions of dollars being remitted annually by Nigerians in Diaspora may be the target of agencies of the Federal Government for use in developing the country’s housing sector, OKECHUKWU NNODIM reports In its bid to cut down the 17 million housing deficit in Nigeria, reduce corrupt practices and ...
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“Government is putting plans in place to boost Industrialisation” – Enelemah
The Minister, Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelemah, has said with power being a major draw back to industralisation, the ministry is trying to see if they can have a prototype distribution to every part of the country. The Minister who was represented by Dr. Francis Alaneme , an ...
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‘Ozekhome not on trial’
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, is not on trial. We reported on Thursday that Ozekhome “is being tried for receiving N75 million from Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose. “The story was on pages 2 and 3, entitled “Sagay: No law stops Magu’s renomination,” with a rider: ...
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Taiwanese Embassy Still In Abuja Despite FG’S Relocation Order
The presence of the Taiwanese Mission in Abuja is still a surprise despite the One China Policy Agreement signed by the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China earlier this year. It would be recalled that the minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama, told news men that ...
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The Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria (ELAN) has lauded the federal government on the recent unveiling of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020.
These policies, which are intended to take the economy out of the current recession, is indeed timely and reflects Government’s proactive measures to tackle the current economic challenges and grow the economy. The Association noted that the policy to increase export earnings and government revenues by an additional N800 billion ...
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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigeria, South Africa agree terms
•Set up early-warning unit Nigeria and South Africa have agreed to setup a new mechanism tagged the Early Warning Unit to proffer a lasting solution to repeated attacks on Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in a joint briefing with the Minister of ...
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leadership Awards:Local Rice Production To Save Nigeria $7m Daily – Ogbeh
With efforts currently being made in Nigeria to stop importation of rice by meeting the nationwide demand of seven million tonnes of the food product through local production annually by the year 2018, the country will soon be saving $7million daily in its foreign reserve. This was disclosed yesterday by ...
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42-year-old Teacher Smuggles Drug To Save Son
A 43-year-old computer instructor, Anukaenyi Bob-Manuel Ogochukwu has been arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for importing heroin from Nairobi, Kenya. NDLEA in an official statement signed by the head, public affairs, Ofoyeju Mitchell yesterday, stated that ...
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Nigeria: U.S Fed Rate Hike Will Increase Govt's Debt Service, Reduce Portfolio Investment
[Daily Trust] Lagos -Financial analysts have suggested that the rise in the United States monetary policy rate will increase the debt service burden of the federal government and reduce Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flow into the country.
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Lulu partners Fountain University on Folsa Academy
Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Sani Lulu, has entered into a partnership with Fountain University, Osogbo, to provide tertiary education to students from his football academy, Folsa, Abuja. Lulu and the university agreed on the partnership during his visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdullateef ...
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Victus Chambers, OAU, enlightens students on the Law profession
“The Talk: Beyond Wigs and Gowns”, which is an annual event hosted by Victus Chambers (Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), held its second edition on Wednesday, the 8th of March, 2017. It sets out to enlighten the minds of law students concerning the law profession, to make clear ...
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Support govt reforms, LCCI urges private sector
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the private sector to support the Federal Government’s reform efforts by making complementary contributions that will help bring the economy out of recession. The President of the LCCI, Dr. Nike Akande, stated this while presenting the 2017 Lagos International Trade ...
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CBN injects fresh $100m into forex market
Ifeanyi Onuba and ’Femi Asu The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday said it would on Friday release the sum of $100m to authorised dealers to meet the requests of genuine customers in the interbank segment of the foreign exchange market. The release of the forex, according to the apex ...
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Was Buhari delivered to deliver?
Fola Ojo, willieojo@yahoo.com I am not excited about Nigeria’s state of the union. I am not upbeat about the dismalness of the economy.The shambolic state of the country’s security is not worth jumping up and down in joy about. And nothing is sweet music right now regarding Nigeria’s power supply ...
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‘Solve 50 million unemployment problem’
Samson Folarin An India-based consumer product company, Godrej Nigeria, has advised the Federal Government to tackle the over 50 million job deficit in the country by creating massive employment opportunities for youths. The Business Head of the company, Mr. Sanjiv Jetly, in a statement on Thursday said a 2016 World ...
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Buhari orders fresh Paris Club loan refund to states
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to immediately release the second tranche of the London-Paris Club loan refund to states. He said the presidential order should be carried out “appropriately ...
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Lagos eyes 27,500 jobs in new environmental policy
Barring the unforeseen, the implementation of the harmonised environmental law will start. BUNMI OGUNMODEDE writes on the dos and don’ts of the new environmental policy WITH the Environmental Management and Protection Bill signed into Law by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, the stage is set for the implementation of a new policy ...
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How new environmental law will benefit Lagosians
LAGOSIANS are in for a good deal in the state’s new environmental law tagged: “Environmental Management and Protection Law”. The law, recently signed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, is to make the Centre of Excellence more liveable for its estimated 21 million inhabitants. Besides creating 27, 500 new jobs, the policy ...