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Ghana Nigeria
Akufo-Addo takes oath as Ghana’s new president
•A new dawn has come, says Tinubu in congratulatory message Accra- Before a roaring crowd including local and foreign guests ,Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday took office as Ghana’s fifth president, promising to stamp out government corruption and kick start the private sector. The 72-year-old former human rights lawyer declared that being ...
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Nigeria
Will National Dev. Bank consume BoI, NEXIM, others?
There are fears that the takeoff of the National Development Bank of Nigeria later this month will naturally lead to the exit of the existing development finance institutions like the Bank of Industry, Nigeria Export-Import Bank and many others. Ibrahim Apekhade Yusuf in this report examines the clear and present ...
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Nigeria
Forex Responsible For Kerosene Price Hike – IPMAN
Olanrewaju Okanlawon, a factional Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), in Kwara has ascribed the recurring hike in the price of kerosene to the unstable foreign exchange occasioned by the lingering economic recession. Mr. Okanlawon told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Saturday ...
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Brasile
Governo de RR investiga se há corpos enterrados em penitenciária agrícola
O secretário de Justiça e Cidadania de Roraima, Uziel Castro, informou neste sábado (7/1) que o governo está investigando a denúncia de familiares de presos da Penitenciária Agrícola de Monte Cristo (PAMC), em Boa Vista, de que haveria pelo menos mais dois corpos enterrados no complexo após os 31 assassinatos ...
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Kenya
Business: Kenyan economy riding on menial jobs, study shows
By any measure, that's a scandalous indictment for whatever has recently been passing as a national examination system. But that's not the whole story the real impact of Kenya's sub-par education system will be felt long after the exam system is over.
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Kenya
Business: Hotels spice up holiday-making with animators
Hospitality, aviation and wildlife expert, Prof Wolfgang Thome told Weekend Business that entertainment at leading resorts is almost a must. It is evident that along the Kenyan Coast, beach resorts from Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Mombasa all the way to Diani have embraced this concept,'' Wolfgang who is based in Kampala, ...
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Kenya
Business: Government's long running headache of manning road toll stations
This, he argued, would help the Government raise money to maintain and repair roads. The MP, named by the Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) as S M Kivuitu, noted that Kenyans who own cars were people of means and were making money travelling on the roads and hence should ...
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Ghana
President Akufo-Addo to cut taxes
Ghana’s new President Nana Akufo-Addo pledged to cut taxes to boost the economy at his swearing in ceremony on Saturday, whilst also promising to protect the public purse by getting value for money on services. Akufo-Addo, 72, defeated incumbent John Dramani Mahama in peaceful elections a month ago, a rare ...
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Nigeria
Forex responsible for kerosene price hike – IPMAN
A factional Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, in Kwara, Alhaji Olanrewaju Okanlawon, has ascribed the recurring hike in the price of kerosene to the unstable foreign exchange occasioned by the lingering economic recession. Okanlawon said on Saturday that the association should not be blamed for the series ...
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Nigeria
Metrobús: Máquinas ya estarán en pista
A partir de la próxima semana se iniciarán las obras del tramo central del Metrobús en la zona del Campus de la UNA, ya con maquinarias sobre la ruta 2 Mariscal José Félix Estigarribia. Así anunció ayer el gerente del Programa de Reconversión Urbana, Modernización del Transporte Público Metropolitano y ...