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Brasile
Projeto aprovado pelo Senado amplia conectividade no campo
O Senado aprovou na última semana o Projeto de Lei 172 de 2.020, que permite que projetos governamentais de telecomunicações sejam financiados pelo Fundo de Universalização dos Serviços de Telecomunicações (Fust). Em tramitação há 13 anos, o PL garante que os recursos do fundo - criado em 2000 - possam cobrir, ...
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Brasile
Vacina impulsiona Ibovespa, mas mercado segue atento a fiscal e avanço de covid
"O Brasil depende de resolver essa questão. No entanto, as notícias sobre vacinas animam. Os mercados estão naquela dicotomia: olhar o curto prazo, que é horroroso pois há a disseminação do vírus, ou o longo, que conta com o avanço de estudos sobre o medicamento", avalia Roberto Attuch Jr., CEO ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s richest plough money into Africa’s biggest economy
Home-grown entrepreneurs’ confidence contrasts with caution of overseas investors
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USA
Biden’s ‘alter ego’ Blinken tipped for top foreign policy job
State department veteran is son and nephew of US ambassadors to European capitals
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Nigeria
ABCON Warns Speculators Will Lose Money As CBN Has Enough Reserves To Fund Market, Defend Naira
BY BAYO AMODU The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has sent strong warning to foreign exchange speculators pushing the naira to forceful depreciation through their illegal activities. Speaking to financial journalists on market development, ABCON President, Alhaji (Dr.) Aminu Gwadabe, said forex speculators are taking ...
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Nigeria
Students Sue ASUU Over Strike, Demand N10bn Damages
Law Students Association of Nigeria has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) before a Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging what it described as the incessant strike by the union. In the suit which was filed in court at the weekend, the association is praying the court for ...
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Nigeria Regno Unito
NImechE, UK Academy Grants Young Nigerians Engineers
The forging Africa mechanical engineers project an initiative of Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NImechE), in partnership with the United Kingdom-based Royal Academy of Engineering has gave granted funding to young Nigerians engineers to boost the capacity of young mechanical engineering students and graduates in Nigeria. Addressing journalist during the ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Immigration NZ backs down
A significant immigration ruling could impact hundreds of international students thanks to a local immigration consultant. After challenging Immigration New Zealand on a decision it had made regarding a client’s case, Saif Shaikh, director of East Tamaki business Immigration Advice NZ, demanded INZ review the case. The request was turned ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Bridging a gap between food donors and charities
Looking at the brand spanking new warehouse and food distribution office at Highbrook Business Park, it’s hard to believe that is all happened in 15 weeks. The pandemic got things to speed up. The idea behind The New Zealand Food Network (NZFN), which was waiting to be approved, got immediate ...
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Regno Unito
Africa: The Beginning of Sub-Saharan Africa's Cloud Journey - New Report Identifies Investment and Trends
[Balancing Act] London -- This week sees a new report - African Interconnection Report: Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa's Cloud and Data Centre Ecosystem - that looks at where data centres and cloud service providers are operating and what they are doing. The report has been produced by Balancing Act in ...