Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Osinbajo comes out of the shadows with president away
Nigeria’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo seems to have been everywhere while his boss is away. He even conducted a spot check on the public toilets at Lagos international airport. The clear aim, it seems, is to give the impression of business as usual while President Muhammadu Buhari is nearly 5,000 ...
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IG approves mass promotion of inspectors, others
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has approved the mass promotion of Inspectors and members of rank and file of the Force who are due for promotion to their next ranks. The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, in a statement on Friday, said the promotion was ...
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FG will commit significant share of 2017 budget to Northeast – Onyeama
The Federal Government will commit a significant share of the 2017 budget to confront the security and humanitarian situation arising from the Boko Haram terrorism, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama made the remarks on Friday at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake ...
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Pension scheme not compulsory for all workers – Ebonyi gov
Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has said that it is not compulsory for all Ebonyi workers to participate in the state’s new pension scheme. He announced this during a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliate bodies over the controversy surrounding the new pension law ...
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FG will commit significant share of 2017 budget to Northeast – Minister
The Federal Government will commit a significant share of the 2017 budget to confront the security and humanitarian situation arising from the Boko Haram terrorism in the Northeast, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama made the remarks on Friday at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria ...
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Bird flu: Poultry farmers to get N1.7bn compensation
• FG expresses concerns over imported frozen chicken Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has directed the Ministry of Agriculture to liaise with the Ministry of Finance on how to settle the N1.7bn outstanding compensation for poultry farmers whose birds were destroyed by the Federal Government as ...
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Abuja airport closure forces investment forum postponement
Stanley Opara with agency report The Nigeria International Trade and Investment Conference has been postponed for three months due to the planned temporary closure of the Abuja international airport, the organisers said on Friday. The trade conference is meant to drum up badly-needed investment in the country, especially with the ...
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I hoped to make huge profit from selling drugs – Welder arrested by NDLEA
Tunde Ajaja A 33-year-old welder, Ibe Divine, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for attempting to smuggle 2.485kg of cannabis to Qatar. Ibe, who is married with two children, was nabbed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. During interrogation, however, he told ...
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Naira soars to 450 as dollar scarcity fades out
Oyetunji Abioye The naira climbed to a three-month high at 450 against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Friday, as the scarcity of the greenback began to fade out on the official and black foreign exchange markets. This came four days after the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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Court Sentenced Killer Of Human Right Lawyer To Death By Hanging
Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday convicted and sentenced carpenter, Oluwaseun Oladapo to death by hanging for the murder of human rights lawyer, Kunle Fadipe. Justice Ipaye also found Oladapo guilty of the murder of Fadipe’s mother-in-law Mrs Cecelia Owolabi. The prosecution led ...
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Place Where Girls Dance Naked In Kaduna For Money Uncovered
Some girls suspected to be students have found a juicy business in a newly opened hotel name (withheld) in Sabon Tasha, a suburb in Kaduna city where they dance naked for money to entertain people. LEADERSHIP investigations revealed that, the girls in their early twenties have been hired by a ...
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Governance: PMB On Track – Coalition
Group, coalition for Buhari has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari in all sectors of the economy, stressing that the president is on track. Coordinator of the group, Zuwaira Sani Bakori addressing a press conference in Kaduna said, the administration of President Buhari has performed ...
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Printers Association Laments High Cost Of Printing Materials
…Seeks “Printers Village” in Kaduna Kaduna Master Printer’s Association (KAMPA) has lamented the high rate of printing materials, saying they are almost sent out of business for inability to purchase the materials. Towards this end, the printers have appealed passionately to the Federal Government to intervene and assist accordingly for ...
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Jaiz Foundation Commences ‘Takaful’ Islamic Insurance
The Jaiz Foundation is set to kick start Islamic ‘Takaful’ Insurance in Kaduna, Kano, Lagos with head office in Abuja. As part of the final preparation, the Foundation held a week induction training for the staff of the organization, who are going to be deployed to these states to commence ...
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Jaiz Foundation Commences ‘Takaful’ Islamic Insurance
The Jaiz Foundation is set to kick start Islamic ‘Takaful’ Insurance in Kaduna, Kano, Lagos with head office in Abuja. As part of the final preparation, the Foundation held a week induction training for the staff of the organization, who are going to be deployed to these states to commence ...
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Economía/Finanzas.- Botín cobró 7,4 millones en 2016, un 2% menos, mientras que Alvarez percibió 6 millones, un 9% menos
br /> MADRID, 24 (EUROPA PRESS) La presidenta de Banco Santander, Ana Botín, percibió 7,37 millones de euros en concepto de remuneración en 2016, un 2% menos que el ejercicio anterior, mientras que el consejero delegado de la entidad, José Antonio Alvarez, vio reducida un 9% ...
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Oslo humanitarian conference for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region raises $672 million to help people in need
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Cameroon, Chad, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Republic of Korea, Sweden, SwitzerlandHumanitarian partners agreed to further scale up their response to reach the most vulnerable groups threatened by famine, including children with severe acute ...
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Export threatened as explosion hits NLNG gas pipelines
Femi Asu Export of the nation’s Liquefied Natural Gas may suffer a setback following an explosion on a section of the right of way housing two gas transmission pipelines, one of which belongs to the Nigeria LNG Limited, about three kilometres from Rumuji in Rivers State. The explosion occurred on ...
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Naira gains, closes at 495/dollar
Oyetunji Abioye The naira recorded a significant gain against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Thursday, three days after the Central Bank of Nigeria adjusted its foreign exchange policy. Specifically, the local currency jumped from N505/dollar recorded on Wednesday to N495/dollar on Thursday, as the new policy ...
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More actresses now trade sex for movie roles –Nollywood actor
It appears that Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu, is better known for his activity on social media than for his roles in the movies. The man is currently carving a niche for himself as the fastest rising critic of the film industry in Nigeria. On Thursday, Maduagwu swung his searchlight on ...
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N1.85tn non-performing loans eroding confidence in banking sector – NDIC
Oyetunji Abioye The naira recorded a significant gain against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Thursday, three days after the Central Bank of Nigeria adjusted its foreign exchange policy. Specifically, the local currency jumped from N505/dollar recorded on Wednesday to N495/dollar on Thursday, as the new policy ...