Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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How financial inclusion can boost women entrepreneurship, others
Women comprise 40 per cent of the world’s workforce. About 30 to 37 per cent of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are also women-owned. Despite these, discriminatory gender policies and lack of finance continue to stifle the growth of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria and other emerging markets. With unmet financial ...
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Don’t abandon Anambra, indigenes urged
Anambra indigenes living in states outside the Southeast have been urged not to abandon their homeland, but assist in developing it and stop the habit of concentrating their investments on other people’s territories. Eminent personalities led by Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coscharis Group , Dr. Cosmas Maduka made the ...
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Tens of thousands in Lake Chad region to benefit from increased EU contribution
Source: World Food Programme Country: Chad, NigeriaThe one-million euro contribution will allow the World Food Programme to provide more emergency relief for 12,500 families, including 62,500 very vulnerable people in western Sahel.N’DJAMENA – The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a one-million euro contribution from the European Union through the Instrument Contributing ...
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EU leaders pledge €610 million to Niger to help stop flow of migrants into the Mediterranean
European leaders agreed this evening to provide Niger with €610 million for the country to try to prevent people from leaving Africa in search of better lives in Europe.During a European Council meeting in Brussels, leaders also agreed to replicate a migration agreement the EU has with Turkey for the ...
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2017 Budget: Experts laud FG on new exchange rate benchmark
Some financial experts on Thursday commended the Federal Government for using a more realistic exchange rate of N305 to the earlier proposed N290 per dollar for the 2017 budget estimates. They said in Lagos that the proposed exchange rate of N305 was more realistic given the developments at the foreign exchange ...
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Nigeria, Algeria pledge partnership to defeat terrorism
Nigeria and Algeria have expressed commitment to strengthening cooperation in order to ensure the defeat of terrorism on the continent. Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, gave this indication in a statement in Algiers after holding talks with the Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, at his official residence on Tuesday. “Mr ...
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Brexit trade deal ‘could take 10 years’
A post-Brexit United Kingdom-European Union trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, Britain’s ambassador to the EU has privately told the government. The BBC reports that Sir Ivan Rogers warned ministers that the European consensus was that a deal might not be done until the early ...
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Senate wants public officers to operate foreign accounts
John Alechenu, Abuja A bill seeking to alter the constitution to allow public officers own and operate foreign bank accounts is currently being considered by the Senate. The Senate Bill number 347 sponsored by Senator Solomon Olamilekan was obtained by THE PUNCH, in Abuja, on Wednesday. Entitled, “An Act to ...
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FCMB rewards four customers with N8m
First City Monument Bank Limited has announced the conclusion of its promotion tagged ‘FCMB Millionaire Promo Season 3,’ with four customers emerging winners of N2m each The lender said in a statement that the grand finale draws were held in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan (Oyo state) and Calabar (Cross River State). ...
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Unremitted funds: FG recovers N1.44bn from NEPC, RMRDC, NSC
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government has so far recovered N1.44bn from three of its agencies alleged not to have remitted their operating surpluses as stipulated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007. The agencies are the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, from which N108m was recovered; the Raw Materials Research ...
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Buhari orders finance ministry to pay Falcons
Olalekan Adetayo and ‘Tana Aiyejina President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the Ministry of Finance to pay the Super Falcons their entitlements. The Falcons, who beat hosts Cameroon 1-0 to win the African Women’s Cup of Nations in Yaounde on December 3, were forced to embark on protest in Abuja ...
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N450bn unremitted revenue: FG recovers additional N793 million from MDAs
An additional N793 million unremitted operating surpluses from three revenue generating agencies has been recovered by the Federal Government from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) accused of short-changing the government. This was announced in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Salisu ...
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Reps Tell Finance Ministry To Be Prompt In Release Of Budgetary Funds
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has urged agencies, including the Federal Ministry of Finance to be up and doing in terms of release of funds. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday when it paid an oversight visit to the National Educational Research and Development Commission (NERDC), ...
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OSGOF Can Generate Revenue For Nigeria – Surveyor-General
The Surveyor-General of the Federation, Surv. Ebisintei Awudu, has affirmed the capability of the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGOF) to generate substantial amount of revenue for the country. The Surveyor-General, who stated this while playing host to his foreign counterpart from Ordinance Survey International, a subsidiary of ...
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Massive destruction of health facilities in north-east Nigeria, says WHO
Source: World Health Organization Country: NigeriaOne third of more than 700 health facilities in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, have been completely destroyed. Of those facilities remaining, one third are not functioning at all.14 DECEMBER 2016 | GENEVA - One third of more than 700 health facilities in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, ...
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Who should control the police: The President or governors?
Femi Falana (A Senior Advocate of Nigeria) Section 214 of the constitution established the Nigeria Police Force to maintain law and order in the country. It is the only police force in the country. Contrary to the general belief, it is not a federal government police force, but a police ...
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Lafarge won’t stop investing in Nigeria’s education —MD
The Group Managing Director\CEO, Lafarge Africa Plc, Michel Puchercos has restated the company’s determination to continue to contribute meaningfully to the development of education in the country. He said this decision was part of the company’s social investments and ways to build a stronger Nigeria. Puchercos gave the assurance at ...
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…Vows To Unearth N1trn Rail Contract Deals
The House of Representatives has expressed dismay over the absence of the minister of transport Rotimi Amaechi, his finance counterpart, Kemi Adeosun, former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Farida Waziri, and ex-bosses of SURE-P Gen Martin Agwai and Christopher Kolade at the investigative hearing into the ...
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HMCAN to write N’Assembly on health insurance crisis
Niyi Odebode, Abuja The Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said it would write the National Assembly on the problems facing health insurance in the country. The association, which disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja, faulted a publication, which indicated that N351bn had been paid ...
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Labour leaders condemn employers’ hostility to unionism
Ife Ogunfuwa Labour leaders in the country have condemned the aversion of employers to the presence of labour unions in their organisations. Speaking in Lagos at a training workshop, the Lagos State Chairman of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, Francis Ogunremi, said the refusal of employers to recognise labour ...