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CBN: Pioneering A Resilient And Sustainable Economy In Nigeria - aljazirahnews
Rev Solomon Semaka The banking system as we have it now has evolved over time from ancient times shortly after the era of trade by barter. The use of cowries, shells, copper, bronze, brass, silver and gold required a system of management and control. Wealthy Individuals controlled the value of the money available. This meant a lot of inconsistencies in the value placed on money and what it can buy.
FG Plans Collaboration With Stakeholders To Tackle Insecurity, Food Crisis - aljazirahnews
By Chika Mefor-Nwachukwu The federal government has expressed it’s readiness to collaborate with stakeholders to tackle insecurity, food challenges in the country. https://aljazirahnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cbn-keep-the-naira-clean.gif Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi said this recenty during a courtesy visit by the Multi-Million Dollar Group of France and the President of PRO-ME-THENE, Mr. Oliver Pierzs in his office.
A Plea Against Politically Motivated Killings And Violence In Nigeria - aljazirahnews
The number of lives and properties that politically motivated violence and killings have consumed since 1999 when Nigeria returned to democratic government remain countless, and the degree of trauma that has been inflicted upon many due to the loss of their beloved or belongings may never heal. I was not motivated to share this piece despite the spate of deadly attacks linked to politics, and which I have monitored on mass media for years.
Douye Diri: Trajectory Of A Miracle Governor Fixing Bayelsa At 25 - aljazirahnews
PEDRO OKOJE AMEN October 1 may be the most significant date in the history of few states in Nigeria, and Bayelsa State is one. While the rest of the county celebrates Independence from the British, Bayelsa has the unique honour of celebrating her creation on October 1.
Benue Teaching Service Board Appeal To Governor On Science, Technical Education - aljazirahnews
Henry Ibya Makurdi Executive Secretary, Teaching Service Board TSB Makurdi, Dr. Frank Ikyungun, has encouraged youths in the state to take advantage of the interest demonstrated in sports by the present administration by embracing it as not just a career development but a profession which is capable of putting food on one’s table.
Kogi University: Between needs and wants - aljazirahnews
Shaibu Stephen Ojate During my secondary school days, I recalled that economics was one of the compulsory subjects offered by us in senior classes one to three. Economics teaches Students how to weigh different choices and alternatives. It is a subject that gives one clue on what to do when entangled with varied unlimited needs. The important of economics is what we cannot rule in our private, social and business life.
Nigeria's voice against racism has gone missing
After George Floyd took his last breath under the knee of a white policeman in the US city of Minneapolis on 25 May, the revulsion felt in Africa and the rest of the world was overwhelming. Moussa Faki Mahammat, Chair of the African Union in Addis Ababa, for instance condemned the discrimination still faced by black people in the US and called for an end to it. It was however Ghana‘s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, who captured the mood of Africans in clear terms.
Nigeria Finally Throws Its Weight Behind African Continental Free Trade Area
By Paul Okolo Abuja — On 7 July 2019, Nigeria finally threw its weight behind the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the treaty at a summit of African heads of state in Niamey. In normal circumstances, that shouldn't have been big news. But Nigeria sent shockwaves through the continent when it withheld approval for AfCFTA in March last year at a summit in Kigali.
Nigeria Finally Throws its Weight Behind African Continental Free Trade Area
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Headlines, Poverty & SDGs, Sustainability, TerraViva United Nations Opinion By Paul Okolo Reprint | | Print | Paul Okolo is a freelance journalist and communications consultant based in Abuja, Nigeria. He has worked for several news organization, including Voice of America, Bloomberg, Reuters and Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency, among others.
Elecciones: Nigeria pospone una semana sus elecciones apenas cinco horas antes abrir los colegios
La Comisión Electoral de Nigeria ha pospuesto una semana las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas previstas para este sábado con un anuncio divulgado apenas cinco horas antes de que se abrieran los colegios electorales y que sorprendió a todos sus ciudadanos. Las tiendas de las principales ciudades amanecieron cerradas, los colegios y aeropuertos vacíos, mientras que decenas de miles de agentes habían sido movilizados para vigilar las proximidades de los casi 120.000 centros de voto.
Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Scores Another Goal For Women
Liberia’s immediate past President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was on 12 February named the winner of the 2017 Mo Ibrahim Prize for achievement in African Leadership. The prize is given to an ex-African head of state that left office voluntarily at the end of their constitutional tenure. By virtue of being a two-time elected President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, Ms Sirleaf qualifies for consideration.
So What Has Changed Since Buhari Took Charge?
Following the improvement in power supply after the swearing-in of President Muhammadu Buhari last year, many Nigerians attributed the development to the president’s body language. When queues for fuel suddenly disappeared, some people shouted “hope rising.” The new broom also said he belonged to everybody and to nobody, raising expectations that he’s perhaps the man to take the people to the Promised Land.
Time to Curb the Carnage On Nigerian Roads
The March 6 road crash that claimed the lives of Minister of State for Labour James Ocholi, his wife and son, has brought a great amount of grief to many people. Equally heart-wrenching was the death of an army general in another car accident around the same time. The two tragedies remind us of an everyday reality on Nigerian roads. Many road users never get to their destinations alive. For them the roads have become a one-way route to the great beyond.
A Tale Of Two Companies And Two Regulators
By Paul Okolo Two companies have been in the news lately in Nigeria for the wrong reasons. MTN, the telecoms giant, faces a record 1.04 trillion naira($5.2 billion) fine for failing to disconnect 5.1 million unregistered subscribers’lines as directed by the Nigerian Communications Commission, the industry regulator.
Should Buhari’s Body Language Toward The Economy Worry Nigerians?
By Paul Okolo Civil society organizations in Nigeria had an unusual meeting in Abuja on October 29. They didn’t gather to demand social justice or political reforms. The agitation was over the deplorable state of the economy. Led by Clem Nwankwo of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, the group decried the “steady and continuous decline of the Nigerian economy” since President Muhamadu Buhari reported for duty on May 29. Should we be concerned?
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