• Nuova Zelanda

    Settled Auckland line-up to face Taniwha

    There is just one change to the Auckland starting XV as they kick off their home Mitre 10 Cup programme this Saturday at Eden Park against old foes the Northland Taniwha in a crossover clash. Akira Ioane’s promotion to the All Blacks squad for the Bledisloe Cup test in Dunedin ...

  • Nigeria

    FG makes N13bn from stamp duty

    •NIPOST, CBN seal monitoring pact Everest Amaefule, Abuja The total amount of stamp duty collected on deposits in bank accounts across the Deposit Money Banks has yielded N13bn to the Federal Government, investigation has shown. Sources close to the Central Bank of Nigeria where the fund is warehoused confirmed to ...

  • Nigeria

    Fraud allegation: Police knock Senate ethics committee chair

    Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force said it would report Senator Isah Misau to the Senate Ethics and Privileges Committee for making false and unsubstantiated allegations against the force. The police stated that Misau, Senate Committee Chairman on Navy, did not honour their summons to substantiate his allegations that ...

  • Nigeria

    Telecommunications sector contributes N1.6tn to GDP

    Everest Amaefule, Abuja telecommunications contributed N1.6tn to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter of the year, the Nigerian Communications Commission said on Thursday. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said this when he visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Mr. Mohammed ...

  • Nigeria

    Residents laud Ambode as Lake Rice sales begin

    Lagos residents yesterday hailed the government following the commencement of the sale of Lake Rice in designated centres across the state At the Agricultural Development Authority (ADA) in Agege, one of the designated sale centres, people were seen buying the item at 50kg for N12,000, 25kg for N6,000 and 10kg ...

  • Kenya

    Kenya finally ends trade spat with Dar

    Government officials confirm the two countries have lifted import bans after intervention by the heads of State.

  • Kenya

    Motorists to wait longer for cheaper parking fee

    For the change to be implemented, members of the Nairobi County Assembly must alter the County Finance Bill.

  • Brasile

    Supremo Tribunal Federal conclui julgamento do amianto

    O Plenário do Supremo Tribunal Federal encerrou nesta quinta-feira (24/8) o julgamento da Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade (ADI) 4066, que pedia a invalidade de dispositivo da Lei 9.055/1995, que autoriza e disciplina a extração, industrialização, utilização e comercialização do amianto crisotila (asbesto branco) e dos produtos que o contenham. Leia mais ...

  • Brasile

    Dez vítimas do naufrágio na Bahia são identificadas

     Dez das 18 vítimas do naufrágio de uma embarcação na Bahia foram identificadas até a noite desta quinta-feira (24/10). Entre os mortos identificados, estão um menino de 2 anos, dois homens e sete mulheres (veja a lista abaixo), segundo informações da Secretaria da Segurança Pública da Bahia.  Leia mais notícias em ...

  • Brasile

    Morre bebê resgatado de naufrágio na BA após tentativa de reanimação

    Um bebê de cerca de um ano está entre as vítimas confirmadas do naufrágio da lancha Cavalo Marinho na manhã desta quinta-feira (24/8), na Bahia. Fotografado no momento em que foi resgatado, o garoto chegou a ser atendido em uma ambulância do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de ...