• Nigeria: Five Ministers Head for London for Nigeria, UK Investment Road Show

    [Premium Times] Nigeria's Minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, is to lead a trade delegation from Nigeria for a four-day trade and investment road show in London, scheduled for July 11 to 15, 2016.

  • World Population Day: We Must Invest In Girl Child Education – el-Rufai

    Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai yesterday called for massive investment in the education of teenage girls for sustainable development. Governor el-Rufai in a statement he  personally signed and issued in Kaduna, to mark the 2016 World Population Day today, said increased investments should be made in health and education ...

  • Clima é de confiança na retomada da indústria de petróleo e gás, diz IBP

    Novas reuniões com membros do governo interino de Michel Temer ampliou o clima de confiança e a sensação do setor de petróleo e gás de que a indústria pode se recuperar com mais velocidade e, inclusive, puxar a retomada do crescimento econômico, na avaliação do secretário-geral do Instituto Brasileiro de ...

  • Especialista diz que câmbio e comércio no Reino Unido serão fortalecidos

    Fatores como a retomada de antigas parcerias comerciais podem favorecer a economia dos países do Reino Unido Hannah Mckay/EPA/Agência Lusa A circulação de mercadorias e o fluxo financeiro serão pontos positivos para o Reino Unido com o Brexit, termo em inglês que significa saída britânica, disse hoje (6) Otto Nogami, ...

  • The mental health impact of South Sudan’s conflict

    Source: Amnesty International Country: South SudanAmnesty documented the psychological impact of mass killings, rape, torture, abductions, and a case of forced cannibalism on the survivors and witnesses of these crimes. South Sudan: Devastating impact of war on mental health must be addressed People forced to eat human flesh and to disembowel dead bodies ...

  • UN urges ramped-up response to El Niño/La Niña

    Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Fiji, Haiti, Indonesia, Lesotho, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mozambique, Palau, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, World, ZimbabweMore than 60 million people worldwide are projected to be food insecure due to the ...

  • Nigeria: 'Total Invested U.S.$5 Billion in Nigeria in Five years'

    [Daily Trust] Lagos -The Managing Director of Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited, Mr Nicolas Terraz, has said that his company has invested $5 billion in Nigeria in the last five years, despite the challenging business environment in the country caused by the fall in oil prices.

  • Nigeria: Buhari Assures Investors On Diversification Drive, Warns Saboteurs

    [Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari says his government will continue to welcome support and investments from the international community in the agricultural and solid minerals sectors as Nigeria moves to reduce dependence on crude oil.

  • Nigeria: Kachikwu's U.S.$80 Billion Chinese Investment As a Game Changer

    [This Day] After the failed bid by the previous administration to woo Chinese state-controlled oil giant, CNOOC to acquire concessions in 23 prime oil blocks in 2009, the recent signing of deals with Chinese firms for over $80 billion investments by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu ...

  • Governo admite eliminar 2500 empregos na CGD

    A administração, liderada por José Matos, enviou uma comunicação aos trabalhadores, em que dá por concluída a sua "jornada" ao serviço da CGD.

  • Nigeria: Investing in Agriculture - Way Out of Current Economic Challenges in the Country

    [Vanguard] We are faced with realities that oil cannot do it alone anymore, going by the current oil price. It is evident that Nigeria does not produce oil directly. We do it through joint venture patterns like Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, and Agip.

  • Nigeria: Nigeria Partners UAE On Investment Forum At Gitex 2016

    [Daily Trust] The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will be co-managing the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) with the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) as part of major conference highlights around the major themes of this year's Gitex Technology Show.

  • El transporte público de Talara carece de un plan regulador de rutas

    Talara.- La falta de un Plan Regulador de Rutas ha generado caos en el transporte de Talara. Actualmente existen en promedio 28 empresas de transporte público y más de 2 mil paraderos de mototaxis, señaló el Presidente de la Confederación Nacional de Empresas de Transporte Público (Conatrap), José C...

  • Oil crisis worsens Rio's trouble

    The state of Rio de Janeiro expects to collect little more than $18 billion and spend $24 billion in 2016, which will mean a deficit of about $6 billion. The shrinking tax revenue and the adverse effects of Brazil's economic downturn are cited by the state government among the factors ...

  • Crisis del petróleo empeora la situación de Río

    En 2016, el estado de Río de Janeiro prevé recaudar poco más de US$ 18 mil millones y los gastos deben estar alrededor de US$ 24 mil millones, lo que significa un déficit de unos US$ 6 mil millones. La caída de los ingresos y los efectos de la crisis ...

  • Crise do petróleo agravou situação do Rio; governo busca receitas extras

    A queda do preço do petróleo, e consequentemente a redução dos royalties, agravaram a crise do Rio de Janeiro. Para especialistas ouvidos pela Agência Brasil, o estado criou uma dependência do dinheiro dos royalties, deixando de investir em outros setores da economia, e utilizou mal os recursos que abasteceram por ...

  • Costa adia mais mil milhões de dívida de Sócrates

    Equipa de António Costa repete operação parecida do tempo de Passos que visa atenuar endividamento enorme contraído no tempo de José Sócrates

  • Refugees and migrants fleeing sexual violence, abuse and exploitation in Libya

    Source: Amnesty International Country: Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Italy, Libya, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldHorrifying accounts of sexual violence, killings, torture and religious persecution collected by Amnesty Int'l reveal the shocking range of abuses along the smuggling routes to and through Libya.Horrifying accounts of sexual violence, killings, torture ...

  • Aumenta confiança de agentes econômicos na recuperação do país, diz Meirelles

    Cabe ao governo garantir as condições macroeconômicas e administrar as finanças públicas, com arrecadação de tributos e contração da dívida pública, afirma o ministro da Fazenda, Henrique MeirellesJosé Cruz/Agência Brasil O ministro da Fazenda, Henrique Meirelles , afirmou hoje (30) que os índices de confiança dos agentes econômicos na recuperação ...

  • Urgent action needed to build resilience, food security in Central America's Dry Corridor

    Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaSome 3.5 million people need humanitarian assistance, with 1.6 million moderately or severely food insecure in the hard-hit countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.UN meeting urges long-term development action for food security, safeguarding livelihoods 30 June 2016, ...

  • Pesquisa diz que depressão atinge uma em cada 10 pessoas sem emprego

      Estudo do IBGE analisou brasileiros com 18 anos ou mais que estavam fora do mercado de trabalho, totalizando 61,8 milhões de pessoasJosé Cruz/Agência Brasil Estudo que o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) divulgou hoje (30) indica que, em 2013, 10,2% dos brasileiros com 18 anos ou mais ...