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Nigeria
FG Cancels N20 NIN Retrieval Charge
BY NKECHI ISAAC, Abuja The minister of communications and digital economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to remove the N20 USSD fee imposed on subscribers for NIN retrieval requests. The minister’s directive which takes immediate effect ...
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Nigeria
Sustaining Nigeria’s Oil And Gas Business Through PIB
Nigeria’s oil and gas sector seems to be looking bright with more oil fields being considered for offering in 2021, even as fiscal policy direction will further spur the needed activities spearheaded by oil majors. CHIKA IZUORA writes. Nigeria’s oil and gas industry appear to be expanding, albeit not so ...
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Nigeria
WARIF, EU-UN Initiative Train Students On Prevention Of Sexual Violence
By Anthony Ada Abraham, The Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) has announced the completion of the first ever virtual online classroom training programme on the Prevention of Sexual Violence in Nigeria. The programme is in partnership with the joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, a global multi-year partnership between the European Union ...
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Nigeria
Our Security Challenges Will Never Be The Same Again, PMB Assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to aggressively address the nation’s security challenges, saying things will never be the same again in 2021. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president made this position known while reacting to the release of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, ...
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Nigeria
UNICEF Calls On Attackers To Release All Children In Captivity
By Royal Ibeh, Following the release of about 344 children who were kidnapped recently in Katsina State, the United Nations Children’s fund (UNICEF) Nigeria representative, Peter Hawkins has called on the attackers to release all children held captive in Nigeria. Hawkins, in a press statement, made available to LEADERSHIP said ...
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Nigeria
Prof Pate Appointed VC Fed University of Technology Kashere
By Hussaini Hammangabdo, Yola Communications scholar, Prof Umar Pate, has been appointed Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Kashere, in Gombe State. Prof Pate who is from Adamawa State was until now the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Bayero University Kano (BUK). Pate who is the pioneer Dean of BUK’s Faculty of ...
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Paraguay
Impuestos y éxodo: por qué 2000 argentinos se radicaron en Paraguay este año
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Thailandia
BBL projects lower NPLs in Q4 on improved debt support
Bangkok Bank (BBL) expects non-performing loans (NPLs) for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to decline this quarter thanks to its proactive customer assistance and the Bank of Thailand's debt relief measures.
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Thailandia
UTCC predicts 2.8% growth next year
The Thai economy is projected to recover and record growth of 2.8% next year from a 6.3% contraction this year, according to the latest forecast by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
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Portogallo
Imigrantes rendem 884 milhões de euros à Segurança Social
Números do Relatório de Indicadores de Integração de Imigrantes 2020, do Observatório das Migrações, revelam contributo para o país dos estrangeiros que escolheram Portugal para viver.