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— Chinua Achebe
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How NigComSat-1R Can Scientifically Pull Nigeria Out Of Recession
Nigeria’s economy is currently in a state of recession and the Federal Government has made it clear it will explore other ways of boosting the economy and pulling the nation out of the situation. Nigeria’s NigComSat 1R provides one such avenue to scientifically boost the economy and help the nation ...
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All Set For 2017 NPA Lagos International Polo
All is set for the 2017 edition of the NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, with Lagos STL and Ibadan Challenge galloping off hostilities in the first day reserved exclusively for teams in the Silver Cup. The 11-day event, which has Guaranty Trust Bank as main sponsor, ...
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4 Policemen Die In Fatal Accident
Four policemen attached to the `A’ team of the Police X Squad at the Lagos State Police Command died on Sunday from a fatal accident while on surveillance and patrol duty. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, said the accident occurred on along Isiwu Road ...
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Xenophobic Attacks: The Challenge Of Nigeria’s Broken Dreams
Mixed emotions have trailed the ill treatment of Nigerians in foreign lands in search of greener pasture, especially the intermittent xenophobic attacks in South Africa, which experts say has become a major diplomatic issue. OMONU YAX-NELSON writes A 1961 International studies predicted that, three nations; Nigeria, Brazil and India, were ...
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AEPB Raises The Alarm Over Interstate Beggars’ Syndicate
Acting director, Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), Mrs. Olanipekun Omolola has raised the alarm over influx of beggars into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In an interview with Omolola attributed the influx on the activities of interstate-transit beggars’ syndicate who entice and import beggars from neighbouring states to the FCT. ...
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In New Economic Policy, Nigeria To Privatise Select Assets
The federal government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), in which it disclosed plans to privatise some public enterprises/assets. The government also disclosed that it will significantly reduce its stake in joint venture oil assets and other oil and non-oil assets with a focus to raise ...
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Nigeria external trade hits N17.35bn in 2016 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has said the value of the total trade at the end of 2016 was N17. 35bn. The NBS said that the figure was 6.5 percent higher than the value recorded in 2015. The bureau announced this in a report on “Merchandise Trade Intensity Index/Re-exports for ...
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Ondo Varsity resumes academic activities after weeks of strike
The Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) in Okitipupa has resumed academic activities after a six-week strike. A visit by a correspondent of NAN to the main and the mini campuses on Tuesday showed that the administrative staff was at their duty posts screening new students and registering ...
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Bauchi approves death sentence for kidnapping
Kidnapping in Bauchi State is now punishable with death or life imprisonment as Gov. Mohammed Abdullahi signed into law a bill in that direction. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ibrahim Umar, made this known on Tuesday while briefing newsmen in Bauchi. He said that Abdullahi also assented ...
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FG begs foreign airlines to use Kaduna airport
Olusola Fabiyi and Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government on Monday announced that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja would be closed in the early hours of Wednesday. It said that adequate preparations had been put in place to secure passengers who would be travelling from Kaduna to Abuja during the ...
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No better time to restructure Nigeria than now –Atiku
Femi Makinde, Osogbo A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has said there is no better time to restructure Nigeria than now when there are calls from various quarters to restructure the country. Atiku, who said this on Monday while delivering the annual Prof. Ademola Popoola Public Lecture, at the Faculty of ...
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Broadband connectivity crucial to knowledge economy –Experts
Ozioma Ubabukoh Information and Communications Technology experts have x-rayed the current economic crisis in the country and agreed that to save the situation from getting worse, Nigeria has to harness the resources in its telecommunications/ICT sector. The experts gathered at the maiden edition of ‘Think Breakfast Series’ said that one ...
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Will reintroduction of charges on cash transactions encourage savings?
Absolutely no. I am an advocate of Small and Medium Enterprises. I have come to realise that non-availability of funds is the biggest problem to the growth of SMEs in Nigeria. We also know that a majority of these banks are not financing SMEs because a large number of SMEs ...
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CBN offers $367m for forex forwards
Ifeanyi Onuba and ’Femi Asu The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday said it carried out another round of retail intervention in the interbank foreign exchange market by providing a total of $367,134,329.93 to meet the forward requests of customers. A breakdown of the funds shows that the sum of ...
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LCCI hails govt on ease of doing business
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has commended the Federal Government on efforts to improve the business operating environment. Its President, Mrs Nike Akande commended the creation of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), chaired by the Ating President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo and the Minister of Trade ...
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Fed Govt to Nigerians: don’t go to U.S. unless necessary
THE Federal Government has advised Nigerians who have no compelling or urgent reason to travel to the United States (U.S.) to postpone their travel plans until the new administration’s policy on immigration is clear. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in ...
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Le scrittrici nigeriane che sfidano i jihadisti
Nel nord della Nigeria, a maggioranza musulmana, in alcuni stati è in vigore la sharia, la legge islamica, e il gruppo jihadista Boko haram conduce da quindici anni una guerra civile che ha fatto migliaia di morti. Questo non impedisce a un gruppo di giovani scrittrici di scrivere e pubblicare ...
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Court jails ex-Adamawa Governor
The Adamawa High Court Monday jailed a former Governor of Adamawa State, Bala James Ngilari for five years without option of fine. He was convicted by Justice Nathan Musa for alleged violation of procurement laws. According to the judge, the minimum sentence allowed by law was five years although the ...
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China criticises North Korea’s missile test
China on Monday criticised North Korea’s missile test and urged North Korea, South Korea and the U. S. to remain calm. “China opposes North Korea’s violation of the UN Security Council’s stipulation,’’ Geng Shuang, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said. North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off ...
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LEADERSHIP Conference And Awards Holds March 16
The board and management of LEADERSHIP Newspaper Group Limited have confirmed the Abuja International Conference Centre as venue for its Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony, scheduled to hold on March 16, 2017. The theme of the conference is ‘The Rice Economy.’ In December 2016, LEADERSHIP had in line with ...
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Stoppen voordat de boerendroom een nachtmerrie is
De Nederlandse landbouw maakt boeren financieel, emotioneel en sociaal kapot, ervaren melkveehouders Herman en José Bongen. ‘Met tachtig uur werken raak je je leven, je gezin kwijt.’