• Cina Malta

    Search for Sai Mizzi replacement 'in final stages'

    The search for the replacement of Sai Mizzi Liang is "currently in the final stages", a Malta Enterprise spokesperson has told The Malta Independent.The spokesperson also revealed that Malta Entreprise had received a total of ten applications in a public call in November 2016.However, the spokesperson stressed that "It is not easy to find someone ...

  • Cina

    China Names Guo Shuqing, a Rapid-Fire Regulator, to Oversee Troubled Banks

    The appointment of the respected official could signal Beijing’s desire to address deep financial problems holding back the Chinese economy.

  • USA Nigeria

    Naira gains, closes at 495/dollar

    Oyetunji Abioye The naira recorded a significant gain against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Thursday, three days after the Central Bank of Nigeria adjusted its foreign exchange policy. Specifically, the local currency jumped from N505/dollar recorded on Wednesday to N495/dollar on Thursday, as the new policy ...

  • Nigeria

    Export threatened as explosion hits NLNG gas pipelines

    Femi Asu Export of the nation’s Liquefied Natural Gas may suffer a setback following an explosion on a section of the right of way housing two gas transmission pipelines, one of which belongs to the Nigeria LNG Limited, about three kilometres from Rumuji in Rivers State. The explosion occurred on ...

  • Nigeria

    More actresses now trade sex for movie roles –Nollywood actor

    It appears that Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu, is better known for his activity on social media than for his roles in the movies. The man is currently carving a niche for himself as the fastest rising critic of the film industry in Nigeria. On Thursday, Maduagwu swung his searchlight on ...

  • USA Nigeria

    N1.85tn non-performing loans eroding confidence in banking sector – NDIC

    Oyetunji Abioye The naira recorded a significant gain against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Thursday, three days after the Central Bank of Nigeria adjusted its foreign exchange policy. Specifically, the local currency jumped from N505/dollar recorded on Wednesday to N495/dollar on Thursday, as the new policy ...

  • Francia Italia

    Vincent Bolloré è indagato dalla procura di Milano per manipolazione di mercato.

    Vincent Bolloré è indagato dalla procura di Milano per manipolazione di mercato. L’amministratore delegato della Vivendi è stato iscritto nella lista degli indagati sotto l’accusa di aggiotaggio in relazione all’operazione con la quale il gruppo francese ha acquistato fino al 28 per cento di Mediaset. L’indagine seguirebbe un esposto presentato in procura ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Improving U.S. Anticorruption Policy In Nigeria

    Corruption is endemic in Nigeria. It drains billions of dollars a year from Africa’s largest economy and most populous country. Systemic corruption also undermines Nigeria’s ability to combat Boko Haram, the world’s deadliest terrorist movement, which has displaced two million people in the country’s war-ravaged northeast. Although the United States ...

  • Nigeria

    Tourism Nigeria’s New Oil Well

    Tourism has often demonstrated its role as a vital tool in the advancement of economies through direct domestic and foreign exchange earnings and through the employment and investment opportunities it can generate. Most African countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, often over-reliant on one or two sectors for economic development, have ...

  • Nigeria

    NDIC Remits N35.893bn To Consolidated Revenue Fund

    As at February 2017, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation(NDIC) has made a total transfer of N35.893 billion into Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) while awaiting the conclusion of its 2016 external audit report before transferring the outstanding balance of N6.882 billion to the CRF in line with FRA 2007. With this ...