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USA Nigeria
FG has challenged us to deliver S’East –APC
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The South-East chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Monday said the Federal Government has challenged it to deliver the five states in the zone to the party by 2019. The APC National Vice-Chairman, South-East, Emma Eneukwu, disclosed this during the inauguration of zonal disciplinary and fundraising/finance ...
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USA Nigeria
FG, states owe foreign creditors $11.41bn
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Federal Government, the 36 state governments, and the Federal Capital Territory Administration currently owe foreign creditors a total of $11.41bn, the Debt Management Office has said. Statistics obtained from the DMO on Monday showed that while the Federal Government’s foreign debt stood at $7.84bn as of ...
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USA Francia Nigeria
Paris Club refund: We’re reviewing states’ claims, says Adeosun
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Monday stated that the Federal Government would within 12 months carry out a detailed review of the claims submitted by the states as over- deduction on the Paris Club debt. She said that while the states had all submitted ...
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Nigeria
Paris Club refund: NLC, TUC, Umar disagree on disbursement of fresh N500bn
Fidelis Soriwei, Friday Olokor and Ifeanyi Onuba The two main labour movements in the country, the Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday, differed on the disbursement of fresh N500bn Paris Club loan refund to state governments. While the NLC said that governors, who were unable to ...
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Nigeria
We’ve started seeing signs of economic recovery – FG
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday said that it had started seeing positive signs that the economy, which slipped into recession in the third quarter of last year, had started recovering. The Minister for Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, stated this at a meeting with the ...
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Etiopia
Ethiopia: Investment Sector to Further Boost the Economy
[Ethiopian Herald] The country's economic landscape has taken shape and is now among the fastest-growing in the world and has registered a double digit growth for the last ten years. The political and social stability, rapid economic growth, favourable climate and fertile soils, abundant labour force, competitive incentive packages and ...
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Brasile
Anvisa proíbe venda de paçoca por alto teor de substância cancerígena
A Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) interditou nesta segunda-feira (20/3) um lote de paçoca rolha da marca Dicel, produzida em Goiânia (GO). Os produtos interditados excediam o limite permitido de aflatoxinas, substâncias tóxicas produzidas por fungos que podem causar câncer. Leia mais notícias em Brasil Segundo a resolução, o lote 0027, ...
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Brasile
Frigoríficos investigados podem vender no mercado interno, diz Maggi
O ministro da Agricultura, Blairo Maggi, disse nesta segunda-feira (20/3), que os frigoríficos investigados pela Operação Carne Fraca não poderão exportar, mas continuam autorizados a vender ao mercado doméstico sob um regime especial de fiscalização. Mesmo com os problemas mencionados pela investigação, o ministro reafirma a confiança na carne brasileira ...
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Brasile
Em carta, garoto de 5 anos pede desculpas por tapa na mão de colega menina
Um menino de 5 anos dar um tapa na mão da coleguinha de escola é algo normal nos dias de hoje, certo? Não é, não. Com isso em mente, a goiana Lucielle Prado de Moraes decidiu reprimir a atitude do filho, ensinando a ele uma lição sobre a importância do ...
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Etiopia Regno Unito
Ethio-UK Relations Getting Deeper
[Ethiopian Herald] Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu said the long-standing strategic relationship between Ethiopia and UK is growing year in, year out with the unfolding of emerging issues such as migration and terrorism.