Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Ambode inaugurates Badagry bridge, expects improved economy
Sesan Olufowobi Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday inaugurated Imeke-Ajido Bridge, a major link bridge in the Badagry area of the state, saying it would boost tourism and enhance movement of goods and services. The bridge, which is 500-metre long, was designed with sidewalks on both sides. Ambode ...
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Bata dance intoxicates me like wine — Funmi
Multi-talented artist, Funmi Ajamufua, reflects on her journey in dance, AKEEM LASISI writes Watching Funmi Ajamufua dance is always a great delight. Neither the popular art audience within and around Lagos nor the royalty, business and government executives, are able to resist her, especially when she is doing solo dances. ...
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Budget padding and Nigeria’s economy
Tunde Temionu Logically, “padding” in whatever form, is one of the elements of corruption. Although like so many other English words, “padding” has several meanings. Its literal interpretation in accounting is “false entry”. Its applications by those who have a penchant for corruption are opaque and varied in nature. It ...
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NAICOM granting unnecessary waivers to insurance firms – Workers
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The crisis rocking the National Insurance Commission has assumed a new dimension with the workers’ union accusing the management of granting unnecessary waivers to defaulting insurance companies. The workers, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Services’ Employees, made ...
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808 killed in Southern Kaduna, Catholic Church alleges
The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan alleged yesterday that the latest attacks in southern Kaduna State had claimed 808 lives with 57 injured. It also alleged that 53 villages were attacked Governor Nasir El-Rufai has described the attackers as foreign Fulani herdsmen, who were avenging past attacks on them and their ...
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Nigeria imports rice, wheat with N1tr annually, says CBN
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele said yesterday that Nigeria spends the equivalent of N1trillion in foreign exchange annually to import rice and wheat. Emefiele spoke in Jibia, Katsina State, at the launch of the CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme and 2016/2017 Dry Season Farming. ‘’Nigeria’s import bill is ...
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Jammeh appoints six foreign judges to Supreme Court to hear his petition
Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has appointed six foreign judges into the Supreme Court to join the remaining member, so that his election petition could be heard. Sources in the country however could not give the names of the judges. The President also yesterday ordered the electoral commission building taken over ...
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Senate Pushes For Diaspora Voting In 2019
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs is pushing for Diaspora voting in the coming general elections in 2019, Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen Monsurat Sunmonu has said. She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on Thursday that giving franchise to Nigerians abroad would give ...
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What are aid groups' priorities for 2017? - Expert views
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Country: Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Iraq, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, World, YemenAfter a year of record humanitarian needs, 2017 looks set to be even more challenging. The Thomson Reuters Foundation asked aid agencies to name their three priorities for ...
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Nigeria Imports N1trn Rice, 3 Food Items Annually – CBN
…Set aside N220bn for Farmers under ABP The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday said rice, wheat and two other top import commodities in the country consume over one trillion naira in foreign exchange annually. Emefiele made this known at the launch of Katsina State ...
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How apps help motorists to navigate Lagos’ chaotic traffic
Foreign and indigenous firms are using technology to solve one of the biggest problems confronting city dwellers in Nigeria, gridlock on the roads, creating better job opportunities for many people and enabling users to cut through heavy traffic with ease and in comfort, OZIOMA UBABUKOH writes When Moses Iheanacho left ...
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Nigerian stock market, no safe haven for MSMEs
Three years after, the admission of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises into the Nigerian Stock Exchange, has failed to yield the desired results, STANLEY OPARA writes Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria are fast becoming insignificant in the country’s stock market despite their critical role in the economy. ...
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Passengers disrupt Arik’s services at Lagos airport
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Arik Air’s United States and South Africa-bound passengers, who were stranded due to bad weather condition, on Wednesday disrupted the airline’s services at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The airline’s members of staff at a point abandoned their duty posts as the passengers ...
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Views of local civil society on the causes of conflict in Northern Nigeria and prospects for peace
Source: Peace Direct Country: NigeriaThis report highlights civil society analysis of the main conflict issues in Northern Nigeria – and what can be done to address them. Hope amidst the horror in Northern Nigeria 28 December 2016: A range of conflicts are causing devastation across Northern Nigeria. Shifting to a more locally-led approach, ...
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Naira closes at 485/dollar, three days to year end
Oyetunji Abioye The naira was sold for 485 per dollar on the streets of Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday, three days to the end of the year. Currency analysts expect the naira to weaken further to 500/dollar before the end of the year. Foreign exchange traders said the naira had ...
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Patients groan as nurses withdraw services in Delta hospitals
Ovie Okpare, Warri Some patients affected by the ongoing strike by medical personnel in Delta State and their relatives have appealed to nurses in public hospitals to return to their duty posts. Our correspondent learnt that the patients were turned back from hospitals across the state between Monday and Tuesday ...
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Local Content Policy: NAICOM to sanction negligent insurers
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) will henceforth punish insurers who act against the local content policy. The regulator has discovered that some operators either fail or refuse to consider country capacities of insurance and reinsurance institutions, such as pools, reinsurers and other locally recognised capacities, prior to applying for approval ...
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Report: how AfDB is helping transform agric
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has deployed $5.5 billion in investments in the agriculture sector over five years to 2015, the new Development Effectiveness Review on Agriculture, has shown. According to the review, the bank trained three million people on better farming practices, put 20,000 food marketing and storage into ...
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American billionaire offers scholarships to Chibok schoolgirls
A black American billionaire, Mr. Robert Smith, has volunteered to sponsor the education of 24 girls from Chibok community, including the 21 recently rescued ones. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, made this known to State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday. ...
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Kano suspends director, nine others over fraud
The Kano state government has suspended a Director in the ministry of Finance and 9 staff of the Ministry of Local government over alleged diversion of millions of Naira meant for payment of salaries. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Head of Service, Alhaji Muhammad Na’iya ...
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External reserves rise further, now $25.4bn
Oyetunji Abioye The nation’s foreign exchange reserves have risen further to $25.4bn, according to the latest data obtained from the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria. In less than one week, the reserves rose by almost $300m from $25.084bn recorded on December 16, 2016 to $25.361 on December 22, ...