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Giappone
Russians develop a taste for alcohol-free beer as government fights drinking
Russians, who are among the biggest drinkers in the world, are developing a new taste for alcohol-free beer, which could help save a brewing industry that has stalled under government initiatives to discourage drinking. Sales of zero-alcohol beer jumped 12 percent last year even as the broader Russian market shrank ...
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USA Nigeria
[BREAKING] California farmers grow, harvest spaghetti, FG buys technology for $705m
In a move reminiscent of the partnership between the governments of Lagos and Kebbi states which led to the production of the Lake Rice, the Federal Government has approved of a collaboration between American and Nigerian farmers in the cultivation of a special specie of Spaghetti. It may be recalled ...
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Nigeria
External reserves hit two-week low as naira weakens
Oyetunji Abioye with agency report The country’s external reserves fell to a two-week low and the naira eased on the black market on Friday after the Central Bank of Nigeria pledged to step up dollar sales. This came just as the CBN said it would announce a new exchange rate ...
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Nigeria
Our children are still expecting their dad’s return – Wife of murdered Jumia delivery man
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Blessing, wife of late Chukwuma Eleje, a delivery agent with Jumia, an online marketing store, who was murdered and thrown into a septic tank, has said that their four children were still expecting the return of their father. Mrs. Eleje, recalled how her husband promised the ...
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Nigeria
Nine things to know about crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a form of crowd-sourcing and alternative finance that basically involves funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people. It allows entrepreneurs raise capital without giving up too much equity. It has over the years become an effective alternative for raising funds ...
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Nigeria
CBN: Enough Forex For PTA, BTA, Tuition, Medicals
he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will be naïve to imagine that everyone is pleased with its recent aggressive foreign exchange policy that has seen the nation’s currency substantially regain its respectability. It sounds like an Emefiele magic that in less than three weeks, the almighty dollar plummeted in value ...
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USA
Africa’s Fashion Top Feature At American Museum
The Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles in association with Vlisco Netherlands, have organised the “African-Print Fashion Now! A Story of Taste, Globalization and Style” exhibition that aims to introduce audiences to the dynamic traditions of African. The exhibition, which opened on March 26 and concludes on ...
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Cina India
China Opposes India Hosting Dalai Lama In Disputed Border Region
China yesterday said it opposes plans by Indian government officials to host Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in a sensitive border region controlled by India but claimed by China. Indian government representatives told Reuters in early March that officials would meet the Dalai Lama while he is on a ...
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Nigeria
AMAA 2017: Over 400 Films Received From 72 Countries
Organisers of the prestigious pan-African reward and recognition platform for professionals in the film industry, Africa Movie Academy Awards have asked for an enduring partnership with the Lagos State Government as the host state for the 13th edition of the awards scheduled to take place in June. The Lagos State ...
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Nigeria
Abuja Land Case: Shehu Malami Is Not Above The Law, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has warned that it will not condone a breach of the rule of law by the powerful and the influential in the country. The apex court served the notice on Tuesday March 28, 2017during hearing of a property suit involving Sokoto Prince, Elder Statesman and former Nigeria’s ...