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Nigeria
Greedy Politicians Creating Hardship For Workers – Wabba
The President of the Nigerian Labour congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, has said that greed by political offices holders has continued to create hardship and exploitation of workers in the country. Wabba said this at the International Trade Union Congress (ITUC-Africa) Regional Conference on “Advancing Decent Work in Global Supply ...
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Iran Nigeria
Economic Recovery: We Are Learning The Hard Way – PMB
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja said the Federal Government is working assiduously to ameliorate the challenges faced by the Nigerian economy within a short period by understudying the experiences of countries like Iran who thrived in adversity. Receiving a Special Envoy from the President of Islamic Republic of Iran ...
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Nigeria
FG Remains Committed To Social Security – Ngige
The Federal Government on Monday renewed its commitment to providing social security to enhance all members of the working across the country. The Minister of Labour and employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said this at the ongoing International Trade Union Congress (ITUC-Africa) Regional Conference on “Advancing Decent Work in Global Supply ...
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Nigeria
U.S. Trains 100 Nigerian Officials On Implementation Of Cyber-crime Law
The U.S. on Monday in Abuja commenced the training of 100 Nigerian public officials on the implementation of Nigeria’s cybercrime law. In the first week, U.S. government officials will train over 50 Nigerian investigators and prosecutors to strengthen cybercrime first responder and digital evidence skills. The training will also review ...
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Yemen
Algeria calls on Yemenites to give precedence to country's high interests
ALGIERS- Algeria on Monday urged the conflicting Yemenite parties to give precedence to the country's high interests to reach an inclusive, consensual, political solution, wishing that inter-Yemenite peace talks would manage to bring together the people of Yemen. The spokesman of the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdelaziz Benali Cherif, ...
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USA
U.S. seeks to deepen economic relations with Algeria
ALGIERS- US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said Monday here that his country sought to "deepen" the economic relations with Algeria, stressing that the economic diversification program is a "correct way to proceed." "We have a very important partnership in security issues, but we also want to deepen ...
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Israele
Carmel Winery sells stake in large Tel Aviv plot
The stake in south Tel Aviv's Salame St. was sold for NIS 110 million to Trigo Investments.
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Giappone
Yahoo selling internet assets for $4.8 billion to Verizon
Yahoo agreed to sell its core assets to telecom giant Verizon for $4.8 billion, ending a 20-year run by the internet pioneer as an independent company, the firms announced Monday. Verizon chief executive Lowell McAdam said Yahoo would be integrated into its recently acquired AOL unit to create “a top ...
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Giappone
Nintendo slumps by most since 1990 on dashed ‘Pokemon Go’ hopes
Nintendo Co. shares plunged by the most since 1990 after the company said late Friday that the financial impact from the worldwide hit “Pokemon Go” will be limited. The stock sank 18 percent to ¥23,220 at the close in Tokyo, the maximum one-day move allowed by the exchange, wiping out ...
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Giappone
Dollar cuts gains to trade around ¥106.30
The dollar gave up early gains to move around ¥106.30 in Tokyo trading late Monday, dragged down by a drop in Tokyo stock prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥106.27-28, up from ¥106.10-10 at the same time Friday. The euro was at $1.0965-0966, down from $1.1025-1025, and at ...