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Nigeria
Nigeria’s Telecom FDI Drops To $417.4m As Revenue Hit N2.9trn – NCC
A new report released last night by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has shown that capital inflow or Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the Nigerian telecommunications industry in year 2020 rose to $417,481,615.30 million while total revenue within the same period increased to N2,880,660,709,902.25 trillion in naira terms. The 2020 ...
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USA Nigeria
Amb Hirse, Yar’Adua’s Cousin, Shehu Sani, Join Plateau, Katsina, Kaduna Guber Races
Former Nigeria Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, Bagudu Hirse, a cous in to the late Nigerian president, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Arc. Ahmed Aminu Yar’Adua, and Senator Shehu Sani, yesterday picked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship forms for the Plateau, Katsina and Kaduna states repetitively. Hirse, a former minister of ...
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Nigeria
Whitefield, Sterling One Foundations Empower 60,000 Youths
The Whitefield Foundation, Sterling One Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, alongside other partners, have trained and empowered over 60,000 youths and women to aid wealth creation and contribute positively to the nation’s economy. The executing partner, Whitefield Foundation, also disbursed over N30 million in financial grants to the top 1,000 beneficiaries ...
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Nigeria
‘Nigeria Losing Qualified Seafarers To Unfavorable Tax Regime’
The Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas, (NLNG) Ship Management Limited, has urged the federal government to declare Nigeria a maritime nation. NSML, the shipping arm of the NLNG, also disclosed that Nigeria is losing qualified seafarers to foreign countries due to the nation’s tax laws. Speaking at a one-day training of ...
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Nigeria
Customs Intercepts 82,700 Litres Of PMS, 11 Trucks Of Foreign Rice
The Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, said it intercepted 68,225 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as, petrol and 11 truck loads of foreign parboiled smuggled into the country from neighborhood countries. This is as the NCS, Kebbi Area Command, ...
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Nigeria
Africa PR Report Targets $2trn Continent’s Economy
BHM Research & Intelligence has said starting this year, its annual report on the public relations and communications sector in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, will be expanded to cover all of Africa, adding 53 more countries with a combined economy of over $2 trillion and over one billion population. This ...
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USA
Tekedia Institute Unveils Mini–MBA Programme For Professionals
Boston-based business school, Tekedia Institute, has launched its virtual professional mini-MBA programme for young professionals and business leaders. This is in a bid to better equip participants with an in-depth knowledge of core business principles, problem-solving capabilities, analytical competencies, and contemporary business models that are needed to thrive within the ...
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Brasile
Tesouro pagou R$ 569 milhões em dívidas de cinco estados em março
O governo federal pagou R$ 569,46 milhões em dívidas atrasadas de estados em março, informou hoje (7) a Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional (STN). Os números dizem respeitos às dívidas garantidas pela União e não honradas por cinco estados. Foram R$ 195,46 milhões relativos a inadimplência do Rio de Janeiro; R$ ...
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Brasile
IBGE reduz previsão, mas Brasil deve ter safra recorde de grãos
O Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) reduziu sua estimativa para a produção de cereais, leguminosas e oleaginosas neste ano. Segundo o Levantamento Sistemático da Produção Agrícola (LSPA), realizado em março, a estimativa é que o país feche 2022 com uma safra de 258,9 milhões de toneladas, 1% abaixo ...
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Brasile
Produção agrícola deve atingir 269,3 milhões de toneladas, diz Conab
A produção de grãos no Brasil poderá chegar a 269,3 milhões de toneladas na safra 2021/22. O número é 5,4% maior do que o registrado na safra anterior, correspondendo um acréscimo de 13,8 milhões de toneladas, caso se confirmem as expectativas anunciadas hoje (7) pela Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab). A ...