Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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USAID Partners, Media Executives To Tackle Nigeria’s Devt Challenges
Nigerian partners of the United States Aid For International Development (USAID) – Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) project has hosted media executives across the country to explore partnership opportunities for addressing some of Nigeria’s development challenges. SCALE strengthens the financial, management, and advocacy capacity of local civil society ...
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NDLEA Arrests 3 Trans-border Traffickers With 48,000 Tramadol Tabs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested three trans-border drug traffickers while trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa state to the Republic of Cameroon This is even as over 1,500 kilograms of imported Loud and other illicit substances were been intercepted in raids ...
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Driving Infrastructure Devt For Economic Diversification
Infrastructure development is crucial for Nigeria’s economic growth, particularly for the realization of the federal government’s economic diversification agenda. The lack of adequate fiscal revenue to finance infrastructural development has however left the Nigerian economy grossly in deficit in this area. Infrastructures are the basic essential facilities and services that ...
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Sign Electoral Bill Into Law, Catholic Church Tells Buhari
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Bill into law, saying the church is committed to free and fair elections in the country, and signing the bill would aid the process. The national director of social communication at the secretariat, Very Rev. ...
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Nigerian Women Trade Exhibition Targets 10m Women Traders In 36 States
The Nigerian Women Trade Exhibition (NAWTE 2022) said it is targeting 10 million women in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for capacity building that would enhance their businesses. Speaking at a press conference yesterday in Abuja preparation for the NAWTE 2022 holding at the Internal Conference ...
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€250m Fraud: EFCC Amends Charge Against Deceased Malaysian, Company
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has amended the fraud charge against a Malaysian, Tan Ah Chai Richard, who recently died in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services in Lagos. The deceased and his company, Coastal Asia Investments Limited were arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court ...
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Wike To Federal Govt: We Expect Our Dispute To End Illegal, Oppressive VAT Policy In Nigeria
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the ongoing dispute between the state and the federal government over the legitimate authority to impose and collect Value Added Tax (VAT) has enormous constitutional implications that should be addressed succinctly. Wike spoke yesterday at the presentation of a book titled: “Contemporary Essays ...
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Federal Govt Deepening Economic Diversification, Says Onu
The minister of science, technology and innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said Nigeria’s economy is steadily being diversified following the introduction of policies of the federal government, noting that Science Technology and Innovation (STI) remain very crucial to the nation’s diversification efforts. Dr. Onu disclosed this during the validation workshop ...
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Stakeholders Commend Energy Group, Qatar Partnership Deal
Stakeholders in the Nigeria’s energy sector have commended a deal between the investment arm of the government of Qatar and an oil and gas company, Jeniks Energy Group. They said the deal is aimed at investing in the sector. According to the managing director of Boldup Energy Limited, Samuel Babatunde, ...
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José Eduardo Abadi: “La sociedad debe tener el coraje de enfrentar la verdad y decir basta”
El impacto de la pandemia se suma a los males que arrastra el país, señala el psicoanalista; pero el virus es también una oportunidad para dejar atrás el autoengaño y cambiar
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Concerns Over Safety Of Nigerian Journalists
Journalists are gradually becoming endangered species in Nigeria as they increasingly face all forms of threats in the course of their duty. Although, hostility toward journalists worldwide has been on the increase, the Nigerian case is quite worrisome. There is a preponderance of reports about journalists who are attacked by ...
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Atiku, Masari, Others Present As Max Air Founder’s Son Weds In Abuja
Politicians across party affiliations assembled at Abi Talib Central Mosque in Maitama, Abuja yesterday where Katsina born business mogul, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal’s son, Shamsudeen Mangal, got married to Habeeba Ayuba Musa. Alhaji Mangal is the chairman and chief executive officer of Afdin Group of companies Nigeria Limited, Max Air Limited, ...
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Maritime Group Bemoans Nigeria’s Low Ranking On Corruption Index
The Maritime Anti-Corruption of Network (MACN) has recommended the model of collective action that has been yielding results in the maritime sector to be replicated in other sectors of the Nigerian economy. This is coming after the recent release by Transparency International (TI) the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report for ...
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Reps To CBN: Suspend Implementation Of Import, Export e-Invoicing
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the planned implementation of an electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) for all import and export operations. The House also urged the CBN to give 90 days timeline for subsequent new fiscal/monetary policy implementation to allow for adjustment to ...
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‘WACOT Rice To Complete Expansion Of 120,000-ton Mill In 15 Months’
WACOT Rice Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, has disclosed that the ongoing expansion of its 120,000-ton rice mill in Argungu, Kebbi State, would be completed in the next 15 months. Chairman of WACOT Rice, Alhaji Farouk Gumel, disclosed this during a visit to update the ...
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Shelter Afrique Issuing N250bn Housing Bond
Shelter Afrique, a pan-African housing development finance institution, says it will be issuing a N250 billion bond aimed at supporting large-scale, affordable housing schemes in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy. Andrew Chimphondah, the institution’s GMD/CEO, who said this when he was host at the Channels TV, disclosed that the institution would ...
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Leveraging On Shoe Making Business
Statista 2021 report revealed that revenue in the footwear segment in Nigeria is projected to reach $454 million in 2022, adding that this revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2022-2025) of 3.00 per cent, resulting in a projected market volume of $496 million by 2025. Hence, ...
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Academy Gets NABTEB Accreditation
Bits Schools in Nigeria have been accredited by the National Business and Technical Educational Board (NABTEB). NABTEB is a globally recognised assessment and certification body preparing candidates for the world of work and professional excellence. The manager of Bits Academy in Edo State, Abraham Omomoh, who broke the news of ...
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NNPC Gets $5bn Afreximbank Funding For Nigeria’s Oil Industry
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has secured a $5 billion corporate finance commitment from the African Export Import Bank to fund major investments in Nigeria’s Upstream sector. The funding commitment is a fallout of the meeting between the Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the African ...
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Ex- Customs Boss, Ahmed Kojoli, Is Dead
A former comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hamman Ahmad Kojoli, has died, aged 78. A brother-in-law of the deceased, Dr. Bashir Gwandu, disclosed via a terse message to LEADERSHIP. Gwandu said, “Inna lilLahi wa inna ilaihin rajiuun. I just received the sad News -We lost my brother’ Hamman ...
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‘Nigeria To Witness Increase In Foreign Portfolio Outflows Amid 2023 Election’
The managing director, Morgan Capital Securities Limited, Mr Rotimi Olubi, said, electioneering for 2023 general elections in Nigeria will further increase foreign portfolio outflows and cause Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to remain on the sidelines. Olubi said this at a forum organised by the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria ...