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Nigeria
Ambode Okays Death Penalty For Kidnappers
It is no longer business as usual for criminals who engage in kidnapping people in Lagos, as the Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday signed into law a bill on kidnapping which stipulates death penalty and life jail for kidnappers in the state. Ambode while signing into law, “The ...
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Nigeria
Inland Container Depots And The Economy
Concentrating shipment inlets and outlets to the sea ports alone can pose a grave challenge for those involved in that line of business. Nigeria, it needs to be emphasised, is largely an import-dependent economy. That makes shipping a core factor in her industrial growth and development. It makes it a ...
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Kenya Nigeria
Nigeria, Africa Free Trade Agreements and Development
In November 2016, ministers of industry, trade and investment from across Africa met for the second rounds of negotiations in Nairobi, Kenya in furtherance of the on-going negotiations to design the structural framework that will drive the proposed Continental Free Trade Area. The CFTA is expected to deepen intra Africa ...
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Nigeria
Finding Innovative Ways Of Managing Rising Cost Of Home Construction In Nigeria
That Nigeria is in the grip of its worst economic crisis in decades is no longer in doubt. A combination of oil price fall at international market, devaluation of the Naira and rising inflation have cast a cloud of uncertainty in the nation’s economy. In the face of present reality, ...
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Nigeria
AU: The Decline Of Nigeria And The Eclipse Of Africa
Perhaps no other issue has shown the glaring decline of Nigeria’s foreign policy and reduced international prestige than the just concluded African Union (AU) elections, this week in Addis Ababa. Nigeria was occupying the AU Political Affairs Commissionership during the administration of Dr. Nkosazana Zuma, Ambassador Dr. Aisha Abdullahi was ...
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Nigeria
Section Of Lagos Balogun Market Gutted By Fire
A section of the prestigious Balogun market located on the Lagos Island was Wednesday gutted by fire after traders resumed for the early morning sales. Our correspondent learnt that the fire razed a three-storey building on Balogun Street of the Lagos Island, destroying properties worth millions of Naira. It was ...
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Argentina
Decomisan carga de cebolla en el Abasto
En un operativo conjunto realizado ayer en el Mercado Central de Abasto, se decomisaron 4.800 kilos de cebolla, presumiblemente de procedencia argentina, sin las documentaciones legales pertinentes que acrediten su ingreso formal al país.
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Colombia
Capturan al expresidente de la empresa constructora Conalvías por presunto pago de sobornos: Colombia
En Panamá, durante la última década, esta empresa desarrolló proyectos de obras públicas por al menos 244 millones de dólares.
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Qatar Turchia
Turkish firms to flock to Qatar ahead of world cup investments
Turkish companies are set to flock to the Qatari capital of Doha to build new business ties and seek investment opportunities at the “Expo Turkey by Qatar” in April, a timely debut organization amid developing relations between the two countries and World Cup 2022 investment opportunities of the host country.
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Turchia
TOMS work in Turkey shows people can ‘respect’ a company
If an individual with a high social awareness becomes an entrepreneur, what happens? Can that person help solve social issues with the same methods applied in the business world? Can a person help make a change with the job they are doing?