Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Kano Promotes 187 Civil Servants, Retires 18
Kano State government said over 18 workers in the mainstream civil service have retired from the state service and 187 others were promoted in the month of September 2021. The chairman Kano State Civil Service Commission, Engr Bello Mohammad Kiru disclosed this yesterday shortly after the commission’s routine meeting for ...
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Nigeria: Pandora Papers - FIRS Vows to Go After Culpable Individuals
[Premium Times] "In both instances, whether VAIDS or VOARS the law would take its full course on an individual that fails to disclose assets that are taxable."
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Another View On e-Money And e-Naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria should be commended on their giant strides in driving E-Banking Business in the country. Without any doubt, this has helped to create and support the Federal Government’s ease of doing business in Nigeria. The use of technology to drive banking and financial transactions has led ...
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World Bank Upgrades Nigeria’s Economic Growth Projection To 2.4%
The World Bank Group has projected the Nigerian economy to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2021, an increase from the earlier projection for the economy by the global financial institution. The World Bank had in January this year projected the Nigerian economy to grow by 1.8% in 2021, even ...
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NAICOM Worried Over Non-insurance Of Public Buildings In Nigeria
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has expressed concern over the prevalent situation of poor or non-insurance of public buildings and buildings under construction above two-floor. Insurance of public buildings and buildings under construction above two-floor is designed to cushion the impact and reduce the burden and liabilities that the owner/government ...
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NASCO Denies Terrorism Financing Allegation
The management of NASCO Group Nigeria has stated that they have never and will never sponsor any criminal act or violence of any kind that will disrupt the peace and tranquillity of the Nigeria or any country in the world. According to the Group, it has noted the “defamatory and ...
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Nigeria: Economy - Investment Experts Weigh CBN's 2.86% Forecast
[Vanguard] Investment analysts have said that the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) projection of economic growth at 2.86 percent for 2021 is credible only to the extent that the expansion recorded in the second quarter of the year (Q2, 2021) was driven by the base effect in 2020.
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RMRDC Commits To Raw Materials Devt
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has restated its commitment to adding value to the nation’s raw materials to drive economic growth and development. The move, according to the council, is geared to help Nigeria conserve its scarce foreign exchange spent on importing commodities for which the nation ...
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LCCI Advocates Quick Intervention To Salvage Naira
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advocated quick intervention to salvage the nation’s currency. The president of LCCI, Mrs Toki Mabogunje, stated this at the quarterly press briefing held yesterday in Lagos. According to Mabogunje, while the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has adopted the Nigerian Autonomous ...
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Nigeria Must Improve Ease Of Doing Business To Remain Biggest Economy – ACCI
Nigeria has been asked to improve its ease of doing business record to be able to maintain its prime place as the country with the largest economy in Africa with the advent of the famous African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...
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2023: Ohuabunwa Launches New Nigeria Group In Adamawa
President Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has launched the New Nigeria Group (NNG) in Adamawa State to advocate for unity of purpose, ahead of 2023 general elections. Ohuabunwa, at the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Yola, disclosed that his mission is to improve the ...
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Nigeria: Did Peter Obi Actually Break the Law?
[This Day] I had the privilege to stumble on a report titled: "Pandora Papers: Inside Peter Obi's secret businesses -- and how he broke the law". It was written by one Taiwo-Hassan Adebayo and published in Premium Times Newspaper on the 4th day of October, 2021. Most Nigerians and indeed ...
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‘Todo lo que hace es espontáneo’, dice el tío del “Chinche bailarín’ de Chiriquí
Nacional Contenido Premium: 1Tiene siete años y ya es toda una celebridad en Panamá. Sus videos ...
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Stockbrokers X-ray Nigerian Capital Market At 61
Stockbrokers, under the aegis of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) and Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON), have identified some challenges and the way forward for the Nigerian capital market at 61. The NGX, formerly Nigerian Stock Exchange, was incorporated in 1960 but commenced business in 1961. ...
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Bauchi FA Partners Nigeria Police
Bauchi State Football Association (BAFA) is to partner the State Police Command to ensure security of football activities in the Pearl of Tourism state. The FA chairman, Patrick Pascal, during a courtesy visit to the State Commissioner of Police, Sylvester Abiodun Alabi recently, said the partnership was necessary towards ensuring ...
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Nigerian, Swiss Group Mobilise Against Food Insecurity
BY SAM EGWU, Lokoja An international non-governmental organisation, Synergos Nigeria has entered into partnership with FCE Group AG, a Swiss blockchain company, to develop and implement a digital product to drive significant structural changes in the country’s agricultural sector. The country director of Synergos Nigeria, Mr Victor Adejoh, told journalists ...
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How Dangote Is driving African Economy – DG ACCI
Director general of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Ms Victoria Akai, has described the Dangote Group as the flagship and epicentre for Africa’s industrialisation. Speaking on the side-line of the Abuja International Trade Fair that was declared open yesterday, the DG said the conglomerate has placed Nigeria on ...
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Nigeria’s Economy Not On Verge Of Collapse, Says Kaduna Senator
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani, on Sunday, said Nigeria’s economy was not on the verge of collapse even as he appealed to Nigerians to stop de-marketing the country. Senator Sani, who represents Kaduna Central senatorial district, cautioned that ...
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ILO, NLC Sign Agreement To Improve Migration Governance
The International Labour Organisations (ILO) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have agreed on a Collaborative Project on Return and Reintegration of Migrants Workers that will contribute to strengthening the effectiveness of trade unions for enhanced engagement in labour migration governance discuss and process The project expected to build capacity ...
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Nigeria: Pandora Papers - Inside Peter Obi's Secret Businesses - and How He Broke the Law
[Premium Times] Peter Obi serially violated the law by failing to declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau the companies and assets he tucked away in secrecy havens.
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Rivers Govt Unaware Of Sales Of N600m Vessel – Police
Operatives of the Federal Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), Abuja, deployed to Port Harcourt, Rivers State to investigate the alleged illegal sale of a N600 million vessel, MT Okiki, have made arrests. The police however said the state government was not aware of the deal and the proceeds were ...