Nigeria
Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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Embraer tem 1,4 mil adesões a plano de demissão voluntária
A Embraer anunciou que encerrou o plano de demissões voluntárias (PDV), aberto em agosto, com 1.470 adesões e, a partir de hoje (15) novas inscrições serão avaliadas pela empresa. Os funcionários que tiverem a participação confirmada serão dispensados na primeira semana de outubro. O plano foi anunciado no último dia ...
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Suspected kidnapper blames harsh economy
Olaleye Aluko Residents of Odi Olowo in the Mushin area of Lagos State on Wednesday nabbed a middle-aged man, Charles Ibeleme, whom they accused of being a kidnapper. PUNCH Metro learnt that Ibeleme was apprehended while allegedly taking away his victim, a child whose name could not yet be ascertained. ...
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Empresários e especialistas comemoram com ressalvas anúncio de novas concessões
Entidades do setor industrial e de infraestrutura consideram que o Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos (PPI), lançado ontem (13) pelo governo federal, poderá trazer mais investimentos para o país, mas ressaltam é preciso adotar outras medidas, como o ajuste macroeconômico, a redução dos juros e a estabilidade cambial. Pelo calendário ...
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Barroso replica a la CE que críticas por Goldman Sachs son "discriminatorias"
El expresidente de la Comisión Europea (CE), José Manuel Durao Barroso, replicó al Ejecutivo comunitario que la polémica desatada por su fichaje por el banco de inversiones Goldman Sachs "carece de fundamento" y además "es discriminatoria" contra él y contra la entidad.
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Budget: FG to raise $1bn via Eurobond in November
Everest Amaefule, Abuja In order to finance the 2016 budget, the Federal Government is to raise $1bn through the issuance of Eurobonds by November, investigation has shown. The amount to be raised from the international bonds market is part of the $4.5bn that the Federal Government plans to borrow from ...
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BPE advises power firms to borrow from abroad
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Acting Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Dr. Vincent Akpotaire, has advised electricity companies carved out of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria to borrow from foreign and local sources to improve electricity generation and distribution in the country. Akpotaire gave the advice during ...
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Agip/ENI Train 730 SMEs Vendors On Capacity Development Initiatives
The Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC/ENI) on Wednesday said it has trained over 730 vendors under its capacity development initiatives program as part of efforts to build the capacity of Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) in the oil and gas sector across the Niger Delta States, The Vice Chairman/Managing ...
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Nigeria: CBN Warns Nigerians Against Investing in Wonder Banks
[This Day] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Nigerians to be careful of any deposit money institution that is not insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).
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Arik Air resumes flights today
Arik Air will resume normal flights Wednesday morning, 24 hours after it suspended operations over problems with insurance. In a statement on its website, Arik Air, Nigeria’s biggest airline, said it will resume flights at 11am on Wednesday, having resolved its insurance issues. The company also said it is in ...
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Arik Air back in the air
Arik Air will resume normal flights Wednesday morning, 24 hours after it suspended operations over problems with insurance. In a statement on its website, Arik Air, Nigeria’s biggest airline, said it will resume flights at 11 am on Wednesday, having resolved its insurance issues. The company also said that it ...
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Nigeria will surmount economic crisis, says Senate President
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday assured Nigerians that the present economy recession would soon be tackled through legislative support. Saraki gave the assurance in Ilorin during an interaction with journalists, while also affirming that Nigerians were really suffering. According to him, the major preoccupation of the Senate upon resumption ...
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Aircraft insurance renewal disrupts Arik Air operations
…passengers stranded at airports …airline fails to fly to Nigeria from London for second day Operation of Arik Air was yesterday disrupted due to aircraft insurance renewal, leaving its passengers stranded across airports in the country. All the airlines’ scheduled flights were cancelled prompting its customers to seek alternative flights. Some of the ...
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Juan José Aranguren lideró el pedido de inversiones por US$ 20.000 millones
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34 Nigerians at UK’s biggest graduation of international students
Thousands of students from across the world including 34 Nigerians will partake in what is believed to be the UK’s biggest graduation of international students. At the event which will take place in London, 34 Nigerians amongst about 3,000 students will receive their awards from the London School of Marketing ...
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Nigeria: Leaders, Others Discuss African Investment Opportunities At China Summit
[This Day] The promotion of investment cooperation in Africa was the topic of a high-level forum on investment in Africa held in Xiamen on the sidelines of the 2016 China International Fair for Investment and Trade.
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Temer anuncia concessões de aeroportos, rodovias, ferrovias e campos de petróleo
Brasília - O presidente Michel Temer preside reunião do Conselho do Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos (PPI), no Palácio do Planalto. Participam do encontro ministro-chefe da Casa Civil, Eliseu Padilha e o secretário-executivo do Conselho, Moreira FrancoAntonio Cruz/ Agência Brasil O governo federal divulgou hoje (13) a lista dos ...
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How Senate Will Help Nigeria Out Of Recession – Saraki
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Tuesday disclosed that on resumption next week, the Senate will pass emergency pieces of legislation to tackle the receding economy. He stated that the time for identifying the cause of the economic recession and those responsible was over and that all ...
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Armed herdsmen are foreigners, says Sultan
Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday said herdsmen carrying guns and killing people are foreign terrorists bent on causing disunity and threat to peace-loving Nigerians. The President General, of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) added that some ‘’ bad eggs’’ had infiltrated the Fulani ...
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Bakers urge Buhari to grant import waiver
• Threatens to down tools The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to grant import waiver to importers of baking materials to reduce the high cost of bread inputs. The group lamented that many of its members have since closed their ...
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NEPC eyes $30b from non-oil exports
• Farmers advised to embrace mushroom farming The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has said its Zero Oil Plan has the potential to increase earnings from non-oil sector to $30billion over the next five years. Its Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr Olusegun Awolowo who spoke during a visit to the ...
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‘More funding for housing sector ’ll stimulate economy’
Financing Nigeria’s housing deficit, estimated at between 17 to 18 million units would help to stimulate the economy, experts have said. Stakeholders in the industry insist that with the economy slipping into recession in the second quarter, providing funding to bridge the housing deficit would help to create jobs, deepen ...