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Nigeria Regno Unito
Why Nigerian certificates lose value — UK school
Friday Olokor, Abuja Certificates obtained outside Nigeria will continue to be more valued and considered over those obtained in the country due to some factors, the United Kingdom-based Metropolitan School of Business and Management, has said. Among the reasons adduced for the value placed on foreign certificates by the institution ...
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Nigeria
Reps summon Emefiele over $1bn forex sales by IOCs
John Ameh, Abuja An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives on Monday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to explain how International Oil Companies got involved in the sale of foreign exchange to importers and marketers of petroleum products in 2016. The ...
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Nigeria
Senate to screen ambassadorial nominees today
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate will on Tuesday (today) begin the screening of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees for whom President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking legislative approval. A notice by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which would conduct the screening exercise, was sighted by our correspondent on Monday. The exercise ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria begins trade negotiations with African countries
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government will this week begin another round of negotiations with all the countries in the African region under the Continental Free Trade Agreement. The Strategic Communications Adviser to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Constance Ikokwu, who confirmed the development, said the Nigerian negotiation ...
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Cina USA
Trump, a bully without dignity – Chinese judge
A top Chinese judge has branded President Donald Trump a bully and an “enemy of the rule of law” for attacking the US judiciary as China revels in the upheaval gripping the world’s leading democracy. Trump launched a tirade against US District Judge James Robart for suspending his travel ban ...
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Nigeria
Buhari and 2Face: A weekend of cancellations
Azuka Onwuka Popular hip-hop musician, Innocent Idibia, popularly known with the stage name, “2Face,” which he recently changed to “2Baba,” came under heavy criticism over the weekend when he announced that the protest against Nigeria’s dwindling economy, scheduled to hold on February 6, 2017, had been cancelled. Interest in the ...
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Nigeria
Reps probe sale of $1b foreign exchange
• CBN: we’re not aware of NNPC/IOCs forex sale deal The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on the Reduction of Petrol Prices has summoned Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, over alleged irregularities in the sale of $1billion foreign exchange (forex) last year. The CBN chief is ...
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Nigeria
NAIA Closure: Foreign Airlines Threaten To Suspend Abuja Route Operations
There are indications that most foreign airlines in the country may suspend flight operations to the nation’s capital following government’s decision to close down the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja from March 8, 2017. South African Airways, SAA and British Airways have already signified their intentions to quit the ...
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Nigeria
Land Import Ban Raises Smuggling Of Trapped Vehicles
Auto dealers of trapped vehicles at Benin republic ports, as a result of the federal government ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders, have resorted to smuggling of the trapped automobiles to Nigeria through unapproved routes. The federal government’s ban on importation of used and new vehicles through ...
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Nigeria
Ag. President To Protesters: We Understand Your Grievances
Acting president Yemi Osinbajo yesterday told protesters that the federal government feels their grievances and was determined to revive the economy. Osinbajo spoke in the aftermath of protests across major cities in the country, including Lagos, Abuja, Rivers and Edo yesterday, over policies and actions of the present administration. Musician, ...