Tag: NIGERIA
EU adds Nigeria, Ghana, others to dirty-money blacklist
The European Commission has added Nigeria, Ghana, and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat due to lax controls on...
Ex-Tanzanian president leads Commonwealth observers team to Nigeria
Former President
of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, has led other members of Commonwealth Observer
Mission to Nigeria ahead of the general elections.
The group has met with the...
Nigeria moves up four places on Transparency International’s corruption perception index
Nigeria has
moved up four places in the Transparency International corruption perception
index (CPI) for 2018.
The latest
development was revealed in a report unveiled on Tuesday morning...
Nigeria’s first storey building gets 13,609 visitors in 2018
The first storey building in Nigeria located in
Badagry, Lagos State, recorded 13,609 visitors in 2018 compared with 9,009 in
2017.
Officer in charge of the building,...
Forbes rates Nigeria 110th best country for business
American business
magazine, Forbes, has rated Nigeria 110th best country for business in the
world in 2019, out of 161 graded countries.
The United
Kingdom tops the list,...
Nigeria ready for a female president – Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Nigerian actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said that
Nigeria is now ready for a female president.
Omotola told Sunday Scoop in a chat that women in
recent times...
Diversify your economy for development, US tasks Nigeria
US ambassador to Nigeria Stuart Symington has said that there is need to diversify Nigeria’s economy toward pursuing deeper growth and development.
Mr Symington made...
Basketball: D’Tigers end year as Africa’s best
Nigeria's male national basketball team, D’Tigers, dropped one spot from their 32nd position to 33rd in the latest FIBA world ranking released on Thursday.
The...
Nigeria ranked third most terrorised country for fourth time – Report
Nigeria has been ranked the third most terrorised country in the world for the fourth consecutive year.
Latest rankings released on Wednesday in the Global...
Nigeria rated seventh least healthy country in the world
Nigeria has been rated the seventh least healthy country in the world in a global league table released on Wednesday.
Over 149 countries were assessed...