Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Abducted Delta monarch rescued
The abducted Ovie of Agbarha-Warri Kingdom, Orhifi Orovwagbarha Agbarha-Ide Ememoh II, has been rescued. The monarch was on his way to Asaba for a security summit when he was kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday. The Nation gathered that the Ovie was rescued by policemen from Delta State police command and ...
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Corruption: SSANU seeks law to protect whistleblowers
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), is seeking a law to protect whistleblowers of corruption being perpetrated by vice chancellors and other top officials of the nation’s universities. SSANU National Vice President, Comrade Alfred Jimoh, made the call on the sidelines of a two-day Western Zonal Women Conference ...
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Engage stakeholders in NLNG amendment, PENGASSAN tells FG
’Femi Asu Oil workers under the aegis of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to engage stakeholders in the amendment of the Nigeria LNG Act. PENGASSAN said in a statement that the government should seek stakeholders’ input in the implementation ...
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FG okays 5% of recovered loot for whistleblowers
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the Ministry of Finance Whistleblowing Programme that may see individuals, who voluntarily volunteers credible information on stolen or concealed funds, smiling home with between 2.5 per cent and five per cent of the funds when recovered. The Minister of Information ...
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FEC okays resumption of work on second Niger Bridge
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday gave the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing the go ahead to continue work on the second Niger Bridge. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; and the Minister of Power, Works and ...
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FG blames agencies for salary delay
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government on Wednesday blamed the delay in the payment of salaries of some of its workers on the leadership of some government’s agencies, who exhausted their annual salary allocation two months to the end of the year. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, stated ...
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Whistle blowers to get 5% of looted fund
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the payment of 5 per cent of recovered looted fund to the whistle blower behind the recovery. Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun briefed State House correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. With her were the Minister ...
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The man Air Commodore Mohammed
Air Commodore Umar Mohammed headed the Air Force properties and the Air Force Holding Company during his career in the military. He retired in 2014 and went into business including in property and aviation sectors. He ran a private jet firm with a fleet of about 10 aircraft and a ...
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Rethinking solutions to displacement in Chad: Applying IOM’s new PRDS Framework
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Chad, NigeriaWith the Progressive Resolution of Displacement Situations (PRDS) Framework, IOM embraces more inclusive approaches that recognize the needs and rights of all those affected by crises.By: Yoko Fujimura Since early 2015, Boko Haram-related violence and military action have resulted in significant displacement in the Lack ...
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INEC promotes 1,307 staff nationwide
FIdelis Soriwei, Abuja The Indpendent National Electoral Commission has announced the promotion of 1,307 of its staff across the country. The INEC’s decision was contained in its daily bulletin forwarded to our correspondent by the Deputy Director in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Nick Dazang, on Wednesday. Dazang ...
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FG promises reward for information on stolen funds
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the Ministry of Finance Whistleblowing Programme that may see individuals who give government genuine information on stolen or concealed funds smiling home with between 2.5 percent and five percent of the funds when recovered. The Minister of Information and Culture, ...
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Group seeks abolition of Osu caste system
A religious group, “Rooted in The Word Ministries’’, has urged South East governors to review and enforce the Eastern Nigeria Law of 1956 abolishing the Osu caste system in Igboland. The leader of the group, Bishop Emeritus of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd. Samuel Chukuka, made the call at an ...
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2017 budget proposal is achievable – Don
A don, Prof. Sarah Anyanwu, says the Federal Government’s N7.30tn budget proposal for 2017 is achievable with a lot of public works and investment in the infrastructure to boost the economy. Anyanwu, the Head of Economics Department, University of Abuja, said on Wednesday, that the budget would also be realistic ...
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Ambode releases Lake rice
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his Kebbi State counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday released the much anticipated Lagos-Kebbi Rice christened ‘LAKE RICE’, saying the partnership which culminated into the inauguration was not only designed to ensure food security but showcase the ability of Nigeria to become a ...
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Nearly 1.8 million people still displaced in Northeast Nigeria, despite rise in returnees
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Nigeria“The need for food is increasing among the IDPs we surveyed. It is the biggest unmet need of 66 percent of the IDPs... Non-food items, like blankets, continue to be second thing most in demand,” said IOM.Nigeria - IOM has identified 1,770,444 people as displaced ...
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Nigerians not feeling impact of development banks – Dogara
John Ameh, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said on Tuesday that Nigerians were not feeling the impact of Development Finance Institutions established by the Federal Government to serve as a catalyst for development. He noted that despite the huge financial resources at the disposal ...
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Dollar scarcity forces Interswitch to delay $1bn IPO
Stanley Opara with agency report Interswitch Limited has suspended plans to raise as much as $1bn in an initial public offering as investors fret over further potential weakness in the naira and a shortage of foreign currencies, especially the dollar. The company processes payments for banks and owns a brand ...
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Nigerians living abroad remit $35bn in 11 months
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Tuesday said between January and now, over $35bn had been remitted to the country by Nigerians living abroad. Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this when she visited the Executive Chairman of the Federal ...
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CBN’ll eliminate official, black market exchange rate gap –Adeosun
The Central Bank of Nigeria will try to eliminate the spread between the official and black market exchange rates against the dollar, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said. The naira is trading on the parallel market some 40 per cent lower than the official rate as low ...
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Health insurance scheme can boost GDP – HMCAN
Ramon Oladimeji The Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria has said if well managed, the National Health Insurance Scheme can contribute significantly to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. According to the association, what has kept the scheme down is low awareness among the people. A professor of Medicine, Mustapha ...
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N30.5bn spent importing honey from China annually – Ogbeh
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The country spends N30.5bn every year to import honey from China, the Federal Government has said. It also stated that some of the imported products were not real honey as they often come out after careful analysis as sugar syrup. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, ...