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Nigeria
NEMA workers begin nationwide strike over welfare package
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Employees of the National Emergency Management Agency on Thursday embarked on a nationwide indefinite strike. It was gathered that the directive to proceed on strike was issued by the Trade Union Congress and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria in Abuja. Our correspondent learnt that ...
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Nigeria
FG sells treasuries to keep naira liquidity tight
The Central Bank of Nigeria sold N98bn of treasury securities on Thursday to keep liquidity tight to support the currency, a day after it auctioned N133.25bn of T-bills, traders said. The local naira currency has been stable for more than two weeks, supported by central bank interventions, foreign inflows and ...
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Nigeria
Boko Haram: Army Warrant Officer promoted Captain for gallantry
The Nigerian Army Council has approved accelerated promotion for Garba Abdullahi from Master Warrant Officer to Captain for gallantry, bravery and selfless service. The army authorities described the development as a reward for unprecedented show of bravery culminating in an Executive Commission for Abdullahi who moved from Master Warrant Officer ...
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Nigeria
Fashola Backs External BorrowingTo Fund Capital Projects
By ABAH ADAH, Abuja The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN has thrown his weight behind external borrowing to finance capital projects. In a press release sent in by Olusegun Ogunkayode for Director (Press), the Minister made the disclosure while delivering his address at the 2nd ...
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Nigeria
Manuel Mirat Santiago cooptado para administração da Media Capital
A Media Capital anunciou hoje que Manuel Mirat Sntiago foi cooptado para o Conselho de Administração da empresa para o mandato que termina em 2019, depois da renúncia de José Luís Sáinz Diaz.
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Angola
BPI trabalha na redução da participação no BFAngola "com calma" para maximizar valor
O presidente do BPI, Pablo Forero, disse hoje que o banco está a trabalhar na redução da participação no Banco Fomento de Angola (BFA), como quer o BCE, mas que tal decorre "com calma", para conseguir maximizar o valor.
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Portogallo
Incêndios: Presidente diz que ajuda da UE é uma boa notícia caso se confirme
Tondela, Viseu 19 out (Lusa) - O Presidente da República, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, considerou hoje "uma boa notícia" a ajuda vinda da União Europeia para fazer face à tragédia dos incêndios, caso esta realmente se venha a verificar.
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USA
ICRC chief highlights plight of 65 million IDPs and refugees
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Country: Mexico, WorldOf the 65 million people displaced by violence and war, just over 20 million are refugees, while the remaining majority are displaced in their own countries, often more than once.Speech delivered by the ICRC President Peter Maurer at the National Autonomous University ...
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Messico
Más de 226 mil niños continúan en albergues o durmiendo en la calle a un mes del segundo terremoto en México
Source: Save the Children Country: MexicoSave the Children alerta de que la situación expone a la infancia a altos niveles de desprotección que podrían derivar en situaciones de abuso, violencia o explotación.Ciudad de México, 18 de octubre de 2017. Más de 226.000 niñas y niños mexicanos siguen durmiendo en las calles o ...
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Etiopia
Prospects of Ethiopia's Fashion Industry
[Ethiopian Herald] Textile and apparel industry is a strategic investment sector with an annual market transaction of more than three trillion USD worldwide which accounts for about two percent of world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This also gives opportunity for the fashion industry to thrive.