Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Customs Intercepts N1.4bn Tramadol In Lagos
The Seme border command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday said, it intercepted some items suspected to be tramadol capsules concealed with packaged jumbo size adult diapers in a container The items, according to the Customs Area Controller, Comp. Bello Jibo have a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1,447,297,050 ...
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Stanbic IBTC Bank To Improve Lending To Real Sector
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc is set to improve on its lending to real sector of the economy, hence, grew its Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR) by 69 per cent. With the regulatory measures to improve lending to the real sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had earlier directed banks ...
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Electoral Bill Discriminatory, Supportive Of Insecurity – Malami
Minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Malam Abubakar Malami, has said the amended electoral bill is supportive of insecurity and discriminatory for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law. The minister, who made this position known in a phone in programme on Radio Kano, monitored in Abuja, ...
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Experts Worry Over Nigeria’s N3.8trn Debt Servicing In 2022
With the federal government planning to spend N3.8 trillion of the N16 trillion 2022 budget on servicing its debt obligations, analysts have expressed worry that the country may soon run out of room to finance its debts. This is as they called for a review of government spending and a ...
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Federal Govt, Poland Sign MOU To Boost Trade, Investments In Nigeria
The Nigerian Arabian Gulf Chamber of Commerce (NAGCC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Polish Arab Chamber of Commerce to facilitate trade and investment opportunities. The chairman of the NAGCC, Mahmood Ahmadu, signed on behalf of this organisation while Robert Jreissati signed for the National Polish ...
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Fidelity Bank Empowers Small Business Owners
Fidelity Bank has reiterated its commitment to empowering small business owners. In doing this, the bank rewarded its customers in it’s Get Alert in Millions Season five (GAIM five) campaign. At prize presentation ceremonies in Lagos and several branches across the country, Fidelity Bank rewarded 10 lucky customers who emerged ...
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Much Ado About Nigeria’s Electoral Law
The dominant story in today’s Nigeria is the fate of the nation’s latest electoral bill. The decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to return the bill to the National Assembly un-assented to, on account of the provision on compulsory direct mode of party primaries, has continued to elicit diverse reactions. While ...
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Kaduna Signs 2022 Budget Ahead Of New Year
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has commended the collaboration between the executive arm of government and Kaduna State House of Assembly, for signing the appropriation bill into law for seven consecutive years ahead of the new year. The governor who expressed gratitude during the budget signing ceremony at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House ...
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[EDITORIAL] Preying On Foreign-trained Doctors
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) is not exactly a revenue generating agency. By the law setting up the council, it has the responsibility of determining the standard of knowledge and skill to be attained by persons seeking to become members of the medical or dental profession and ...
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Abuja Residents Seek Alternative Means To Celebrate Christmas Despite Harsh Economy
Despite the economic crunch in the country which has resulted in the high cost of food items in the markets, residents of Abuja still took time to celebrate Christmas the best way they could. Residents took to Parks and Zoos, Shop Rite, and Magic Land to celebrate Christmas since leisure ...
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NDLEA Seizes 8.3m Tramadol Caps, Codeine In Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has seized 8,381,600 capsules and tablets of Tramadol as well as 56,782 bottles of codeine among others in major raids in Lagos State. Recall that ahead of Christmas celebration, the chairman/chief executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd), had ordered a ...
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Nigeria’s Mutual Funds Attract N1.29tr Investments In Capital Market
Investors in the Nigerian capital market invested N1.291 trillion in Nigerian mutual funds known as collective investment schemes in 2021. Collective investment schemes, also known as mutual funds, are joint investment vehicles through which investors pool funds and invest in a chosen basket of securities to optimise returns and reduce ...
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NSIA, REA Partner To Roll Out 200,000 Solar Home Systems
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) is partnering with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to roll our 200,000 Off-grid renewable power to Nigerian homes. The initiative tagged ‘Solar Power Naija Program’, launched under the Buhari Administration’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) and supervised directly by the vice president of the Federal ...
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Christmas: Imbibe Virtue Of Reconciliation, Kaduna Senator Tasks Nigerians
The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Uba Sani, has urged Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of reconciliation as they celebrate this year’s Christmas. In a statement he personally signed, Uba Sani said from the economy to security and livelihoods, it has been a story of pain, distress ...
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Benin City Residents Laud Obaseki As Light-up Edo Project Nears Completion
Residents of Benin City, the Edo State capital have lauded the efforts of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the ongoing installation of street lights to recreate a night economy and enhance security of life and property. According to the state government, phase one of the light-up Edo project is being concluded. ...
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Electoral Bill: Why Senate Backed Down On Overriding Buhari – Kwara Senator
Senator representing Kwara North and chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Senator Sadiq Umar, has explained why the Senate backed down from overriding President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Umar, who was a guest at the media parley organised by the Correspodents Chapel of the ...
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Kaduna Mechanic Wins Car In Glo Promo
A 22-year-old auto mechanic based in Kaduna, Lorav Tengu, has won a car in the Glo Unlimited promo. Tengu became the 8th car winner in ongoing customer reward promotion of telecommunications giant, Globacom, tagged: “Joy Unlimited Extravaganza”. An elated Tengu showed up at the Gloworld office on Ahmadu Bello Way, ...
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Basketball: Mark Vows To End Over Reliance On Foreign-based Players
Chairman, Mark Mentor Basketball Club of Abuja, Igoche Mark, has vowed to end the Nigeria’s national men and women basketball teams, D’Tigers and D’Tigress’ reliance on foreign-based players if he becomes the president of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF). Mark, who made the pledge while chatting with newsmen recently in ...
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New Foreign Coach May Lead Super Eagles To AFCON 2021 – Pinnick
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has refused to rule out the possibility of an expatriate coach leading the Super Eagles to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Technical director of NFF Austin Eguavoen has been placed in temporary charge of the Super Eagles following ...
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2023: Groups Partner Celebrity, Musical Industry To Mobilise Youth
Yiaga Africa and the Not too young to rule movement has expressed their preparedness to support young political office aspirants in Nigeria and promote the political inclusion of young people ahead of the 2023 general elections. The group said it would explore viable partnerships in the entertainment industry to promote ...
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200,000 Barrels Of Oil Stranded As Shell Halts Flows From Forcados
About 200,000 barrels of crude oil is currently stranded as oil major Shell Plc halted crude shipments from Nigeria’s Forcados export terminal. The action is considered another blow to Nigeria which has struggled to stem falling production. Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd. issued a notice of force majeure ...