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Nigeria
IGP commended over safety on roads
Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris has been commended over the performances of the police in ensuring that motorists maintained proper law and order on Nigerian roads during the last yuletide, as there was much sanity on our roads during the celebration. In a statement issued after its National Executive ...
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Nigeria
Youth Should Pay Attention To Nation’s Unity – Yakasai
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai served as Hausa editor of Daily Comet, Kano, between 1954 and 1960, he was Kano State commissioner for Information from 1967 to 1971 and between 1971 and 1972, he served as commissioner for Forestry, Community Development And Co-operatives Kano State he was also Kano State commissioner for ...
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USA Nigeria
Time To Give Emefiele His Due Credit
The issue of foreign exchange (forex) policy in Nigeria is one that has continued to generate controversy even as the authority vested with the power to manage what is available, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has consistently explained that it does not manufacture foreign currencies which, actually, is what ...
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USA
More than 4.8 million people deemed severely food insecure in South Sudan
Source: DanChurchAid Country: South SudanSouth Sudan is facing increased violence, political chaos and a deepening economic crisis, resulting in widespread hunger and massive displacementSouth Sudan is facing increased violence, political chaos and a deepening economic crisis, resulting in widespread hunger and massive displacement By Andreas Kiaby, Head of Programme, DanChurchAid, South Sudan More ...
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Kenya
Business: Competition Authority of Kenya to tame rogue retailers
CAK will also look into tricks used by retailers to get consumers to purchase goods such as displaying lower product prices on the shelf but which turn out to be higher at the till. It will also look into retailers' continued stocking of defective products that sometimes end up in ...
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Kenya
Business: Uber Kenya unveils updated version of its app
Among other upgrades, the app features a Where to' function that flips the script on interaction by asking for a destination.
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Kenya
Business: Government banks on youth to drive industrialisation
Speaking at the ongoing Hands on The Future National TVET Conference in Nairobi, Mr Mohamed said the Government had pumped Sh2.5 billion into revamping technical institutions and is set to increase budgetary allocations to training institutions in the next financial year.
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Kenya
Business: Why Kenya must create a million new jobs annually
It is estimated that 3000 Kenyans are born every day, a million a year. With a median age of 18 years, Kenya is witnessing a massive youth bulge, which could either be a demographic dividend, or a disaster.
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Senegal
Adama Barrow encouragé à promouvoir les droits de l'homme
Dakar, 27 jan (APS) - L'Assemblée nationale du Sénégal, se félicitant du dénouement pacifique de la crise postélectorale en Gambie, dit encourager le nouveau président gambien Adama Barrow à s'investir pour la promotion des droits de l'homme et de la bonne gouvernance. - Société
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Senegal
Vente de téléviseurs : des commerçants bénissent le bon parcours des Lions
Dakar, 27 jan (APS) - La fièvre de la Coupe d'Afrique des nations (CAN) 2017, qui s'est emparée de nombreux ménages sénégalais à la faveur du bon parcours des Lions du football, semble générer de bonnes affaires pour de nombreux vendeurs et réparateurs de télévision. Dakar, 27 jan (APS) - ...