Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Age Falsification Obstruction: Appeal Court Reserves Judgement In Rickey Tafar Appeal
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal have reserved judgements in two separate appeals filed by Lagos lawyer, Rickey Tarfa, (SAN) challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to trial him over allegations of age falsification and obstructing officers of the law from carrying out ...
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FG Intensifies Campaign On Nigeria’s Slot For AU
The Federal Government says it is intensifying campaign for Ms Fatima Mohammed, the Nigeria/ECOWAS’ candidate for African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security. Amb. Enikanolaye, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated this in a statement made available to Newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Enikanolaye said that Foreign ...
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Age falsification: Court reserves judgments on Tarfa’s appeals
The Court of Appeal, Lagos, on Thursday reserved judgements on two appeals filed by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rickey Tarfa, challenging his trial for alleged age falsification and obstruction of law enforcement officers carrying out their duties. The appeals arose from separate charges filed against Tarfa by the Economic ...
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2017 budget: Expert Lauds Senate Oil Benchmark of 44.5 Dollars
A financial expert, on Thursday described the oil price benchmark adjustment by the Senate in the 2017 budget from 42.5 dollars per barrel to 44.5 dollars per barrel as realistic. Dr Uche Uwaleke, Head of Banking and Finance Department, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, stated this in an interview with the News Agency ...
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FG unveils economic recovery plan in February
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday highlighted some of the plans being put in place by the Federal Government to revamp the nation’s economy currently in recession. While he said an Economic Recovery Growth Plan upon which the 2017 budget was based would be launched in February, he ...
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Soyinka and the ‘evils’ that religion does
Niran Adedokun Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, is what his Yoruba people of South-West Nigeria describe as “Akanda.” I do not know an English word that captures the total import of this word but if we attempt a translation, it would mean someone specially created by God without duplication. This ...
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Maple Aviation, fixed wing operator to run scheduled flights
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Maple Aviation Logistic Limited has announced a partnership with one of the fixed wing operators in the country to provide scheduled flights to Port Harcourt and Abuja. According to the Chief Executive Officer, Maple Aviation, Mr. Folarin Adesemowo, the arrangement is a business-to-business travel solution, which enables high ...
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Revealed: Air Force jet hit IDPs after foreign alert
AFTER the initial shock over the accidental bombing of an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Rann, Borno State, it was time yesterday for the big question – how did it all happen? The Air Force’s bombing of the camp on Tuesday was based on an intelligence alert by a foreign ...
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Obaseki restates commitment to rule of law
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has restated his administration’s commitment to rule of law. He said to encourage investments and promote security, his government would be committed to rule of law. The governor, who spoke yesterday at the Government House, Benin City, when he received the executive members of Judiciary ...
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Why I Agreed To Handle Suswam’s Trial Again – Justice Mohammed
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court in Abuja has explained why he took over the criminal charges filed against former Governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, and the Commissioner of Finance in his administration, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia, after he was accused of being bribed by the accused ...
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NEPC, CBI Empower Exporters
The Centre for Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) is collaborating with Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in building capacity for exporters to further boost the contribution of non-oil exports to the Nigerian economy. This was made known at the opening of a 2-Day National Strategic Conference on SME ...
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PTAD To Commence Verification For Nigerians In Diaspora
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) will soon commence pension verification exercise for Nigerians in the Diaspora. Executive Secretary, PTAD, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, who gave the hint when she visited the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in Abuja, said, she was ...
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Corruption, wealth creation and the Nigerian elite
Japheth Omojuwa Nigeria is a tough place to start a business, and even a much tougher place to run one. When you check the World Bank’s annual Ease of Doing Business Report, you’d actually see that doing business in Nigeria that was a tough ordeal has only got tougher over ...
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Buhari reappoints Erediauwa as NDIC director, seeks Senate approval
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking the confirmation of his reappointment of Mr. Aghatise Erediauwa as Executive Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation. The letter, dated January 17, 2017, was read to the lawmakers by the Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike ...
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CBN sells forex to BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria started auctioning $250m to 3147 registered Bureau De Change nationwide on Wednesday. The President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, on Wednesday said the sale of the foreign currency to BDCs would impact positively on the naira exchange rate as the ...
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We’ll collaborate with NLC, TUC on workers’ rights – United Labour Congress
The United Labour Congress says it will collaborate with the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to ensure that workers’ rights and privileges were given due attention. The ULC is a former faction of the NLC, led by Joe Ajaero. The faction decided to legitimise its existence by adopting ...
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NAMA backs FG on vehicle importation ban
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Nigeria Automotive Manufacturers Association has expressed support for the Federal Government’s ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. The association said the importation of vehicles through the country’s land borders constituted a major revenue leakage to the government with import duties payable going to the ...
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Dangote, Sinotruck to roll out trucks assembled in Nigeria next week
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, in partnership with China’s heavy duty truck group, Sinotruck, is to roll out first assembled-in-Nigeria trucks next week, the Dangote group said on Wednesday. The Executive Director of Dangote Group, Edwin Devakumar, said in Lagos that the $100m plant would assemble cars soon. He said, ...
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Director, three others abducted in Sokoto
The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, Mr. Mohammed Abdulkadir, has confirmed the abduction of the Director of Finance, Isa local government area and three others in the state. Abdulkadir told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Wednesday that the victims were kidnapped by some unknown gunmen ...
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Era Of Waiting For White Collar Jobs Over – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday charged Nigeria youths to take advantage of opportunities available in many other sectors of the nation’s economy not currently utilised, saying the era of waiting for white collar jobs are over in the country. Ambode, who spoke at Lagos House in Ikeja when ...
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Osinbajo Leads Nigeria’s Delegation To World Economic Forum In Davos
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is leading Nigeria’s delegation to this year’s World Economic Forum holding this week in Davos, Switzerland. According to a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, the Nigerian delegation includes ministers and special advisers like the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okey Enelamah, minister ...