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USA Nigeria
States rule out borrowing to fund revenue gaps
Everest Amaefule, Abuja State governments on Tuesday ruled out resorting to borrowing to fund gaps resulting from dwindling revenues accruing to the Federation Account, which are shared by the three tiers of government. Speaking with journalists in Abuja after the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting for the month of October, ...
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Nigeria
BVN: Presidential aide wants more time for Nigerians in diaspora
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said more time should be given to Nigerians in the diaspora to obtain the bank verification number. She made the plea in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja in response to the ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria open to more investments, says Osinbajo
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said Nigeria was open to business and more investments. Osinbajo, who chairs the nation’s Economic Management Team, said this at a bilateral meeting he held with his Indonesian counterpart, Vice President Jusuf Kalla, on the sidelines of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ...
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Nigeria
Maina probe widens as EFCC seals more houses
Senators seek sack of Malami, Dambazau, others How did wanted civil servant Abdulrasheed Maina sneak into Nigeria? Who gave him the police and other security personnel he had? These are some of the questions in government and security circles, following the scandal sparked by Maina’s reinstatement and promotion. The dismissed ...
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USA Nigeria
States won’t borrow to bridge funding gap
States have ruled out borrowing to bridge their funding gaps. The chairman of the Finance Commissioners Forum, Adamawa State Commissioner for Finance Mahmood Yunusa, yesterday told reporters at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in Abuja that “states are not looking at borrowing to augment the ...
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Senegal
"L'ENEV, un dispositif de promotion de l'économie verte" (officiel)
Dakar, 24 oct (APS) – Le projet d'examen national de l'export vert (ENEV) du Sénégal, lancé mardi à Dakar, va contribuer à la promotion de l'économie verte, a déclaré Henri Mathieu Lô, conseiller technique au ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement durable. Dakar, 24 oct (APS) – Le projet d'examen ...
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Svizzera
La SGO a produit plus de 6 tonnes d'or en 2016 (directeur)
Dakar, 24 oct (APS) – La société Sabodala Gold operations (SGO) a produit en 2016, 6,15 tonnes d'or exportées en Suisse pour un coût financier estimé à 150 milliards de frs CFA, a indiqué, mardi à Dakar, son directeur général, Abdoul Aziz Sy. Dakar, 24 oct (APS) - La société ...
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Colombia
Gobierno de Colombia amplía por seis meses el tiempo para la extracción de caletas de las Farc
Source: Government of Colombia Country: ColombiaA través del decreto 1716, el gobierno Nacional habilitó a la Fuerza Pública para continuar con la extracción de caletas con armamento y explosivos de las Farc por seis meses más.El ministro de Defensa, Luis Carlos Villegas, informó que a través del Decreto 1716 el gobierno ...
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USA
Morreu o astronauta Paul Weitz, o primeiro comandante do vaivém Challenger
Phoenix, Estados Unidos 25 out (Lusa) -- O astronauta na reserva Paul Weitz, o homem que comandou o primeiro voo do vaivém espacial Challenger, morreu na segunda-feira, aos 85 anos, informou uma fonte da Fundação Astronaut Scholarship.
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Portogallo
Apostador no estrangeiro ganha mais de 65 milhões no Euromilhões
O primeiro prémio do concurso de terça-feira do Euromilhões, no valor de 65.407.072 euros, saiu a um apostador no estrangeiro, informou hoje a Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa.