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Nigeria
Row over N701b GENCOs’ loans
A crisis of confidence has hit the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) over a N701billion subsidy for Generation Companies (GENCOs). NBET Managing Director Dr. Marylin Amobi has redeployed some officers in the Finance and Internal Audit sections, who had reservations about the N701billion loan for the GENCOs, The Nation ...
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Nigeria
Customs generates N239.4b in Q1
The Nigerian Custom Service (NCS) generated N239.4 billlion in the first three months of this year, figures obtained from the Federal Ministry of Finance have revealed. The amount is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria, showing the activities of the ministry of finance in the ...
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Nigeria
EU’s rejection of Nigerian produce: LCCI supports certification
The Agriculture and Agro-Allied Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for stricter issuance of phytosanitary certificates for export-bound agricultural produce. Chairman of the group, Mr Tunji Falade, made the call in Lagos, against the backdrop of some agricultural products rejected by the European Union ...
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Nigeria
Customs to auction seized goods July 1
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will sell seized goods from Saturday when its auction online portal is opened. Its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Joseph Attah, said the goods would be sold to the highest bidders. Attah, a Deputy Comptroller of Customs, also said the NCS has embarked on campaigns ...
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USA
Africa: Making Things Happen at the Bank - 'Not a Talk Shop' - Akin Adesina
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -Dr. Akinwumi Adesina is focusing on five areas to achieve the African and global goals for a prosperous continent since becoming president of the African Development Bank - Africa's largest public financial institution in September 2015. He was a keynote speaker at this month's Corporate Council on Africa's U.S.- ...
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Brasile Portogallo
Festa junina termina com 2 adolescentes mortos e 5 feridos no RS
Dois adolescentes morreram e cinco ficaram feridos após homens armados atiraram contra participantes de uma festa junina, em Canos, na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, na madrugada deste domingo (25/6). Leia mais notícias em Brasil O caso aconteceu em um lava-rápido do bairro Mathias Velho. De acordo com a Brigada Militar, por ...
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Brasile
Anvisa suspende venda e uso de lotes de anticoncepcional Gynera
A Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) determinou a suspensão em todo o território nacional da distribuição, da comercialização e do uso do anticoncepcional Gynera, produzido pela Bayer.Segundo a Anvisa, o anticoncepcional apresentou resultados insatisfatórios em um estudo de estabilidade e foi apontado como classe 3 - "alto risco" - ...
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Uruguay
Seguros SURA organizó encuentro con corredores del interior del Uruguay
En una jornada de trabajo que permitió analizar en profundidad la realidad del mercado de seguros en Uruguay y los diferentes productos que la empresa ofrece en el país, Seguros SURA organizó una jornada de trabajo que reunió a su directiva con los corredores del interior del país.
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Brasile
Carnes podridas y prohibidas en Brasil están autorizadas para Panamá
Productores denunciaron que Aupsa aprobó importar para Panamá, las mismas carnes que provienen de plantas en Brasil que han sido suspendidas por ser no aptas para el consumo humano.
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Panama
Canal de Panamá ampliado supera las expectativas, dice Jorge Luis Quijano