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Nigeria
Stakeholders collaborate on local raw materials, equipment
Anna Okon Stakeholders from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Raw Materials and Research and Development Council and Clarion Events are working on an arrangement that will ensure availability of raw materials, machinery and funding for large corporations as well as operators in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise sector of ...
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USA Nigeria
Attempt to arrest Kashamu is no abduction, says U.S. court
A United States (U.S.) Appeals Court has dismissed Senator Buruji Kashamu’s complaint that U.S. agents’ attempt to arrest him in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) would constitute “an attempted abduction”. A report in Washington Post yesterday said the ruling was given on Monday by the U.S. ...
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Nigeria
Why Agriculture Remains Our Only Panacea To Economic Recovery – Aregbesola
Nigeria’s enduring economic recovery will materialize only when the country revitalizes her investments in agriculture and make it a venture that attracts the bulk of the most productive segment of the population. This was the conclusion of the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as he brought together all ...
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Nigeria
The Thriving Mint Naira Market
Despite the ban on illegal trading in the nation’s legal tender, the Naira, ANDREW ESSIEN reports that not only is the business going on, it is thriving in the Federal Capital along the Abuja-Madalla expressway. They sit under the Dei-Dei bridge with sweltering ‘Super’ sacks filled with well-straight, crispy and ...
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Nigeria
Spice Processing Business Opportunities
Spices are common ingredients in many dishes across Nigeria and beyond. We love them for the rich flavor, colour and taste they give our food. They play such an important role in our daily lives that it’s difficult to imagine our world without spices. Spices are consumed daily by almost ...
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Nigeria
Why Agriculture Remains Our Only Panacea To Economic Recovery – Aregbesola
Nigeria’s enduring economic recovery will materialize only when the country revitalizes her investments in agriculture and make it a venture that attracts the bulk of the most productive segment of the population. This was the conclusion of the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as he brought together all ...
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Israele
Will Netanyahu fall? Moody's says yes
Business in brief | Menorah under scrutiny over sexual-harassment insurance policies | Court allows Fairtrade to resume operations | Tel Aviv shares close week higher.
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Turchia Bolivia Uruguay Finlandia
UN relief officials urge Security Council to push for greater humanitarian access in Syria
Source: UN Security Council Country: Syrian Arab RepublicAfter describing Syria's grim humanitarian situation in a briefing today, they also urged sustained action by the Security Council to maintain the ceasefire and end the conflict.SECURITY COUNCIL 7870TH MEETING (AM) SC/12694 26 JANUARY 2017 Describing reports of severe suffering, starvation and ...
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USA Nigeria
4.7 million children in vaccination campaign against measles in northeast Nigeria
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: NigeriaThe campaign is covering the three states most affected by the Boko Haram conflict – Adamawa, Borno and Yobe – where insecurity has limited vaccination efforts.Abuja, 26 January 2017 – In a major vaccination campaign concluding this week, 4.7 million children are being vaccinated in response ...
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Senegal
Le procès de Barthélémy Dias à la Une
Dakar, 26 jan (APS) – Le procès de Barthélémy Dias, pour le meurtre de Ndiaga Diouf, est l'un des principaux sujets mis en exergue dans les quotidiens reçus jeudi à l'APS. Dakar, 26 jan (APS) – Le procès de Barthélémy Dias, pour le meurtre de Ndiaga Diouf, est l'un des ...