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Brasile
PF deflagra operação contra fraudes no auxílio emergencial
A Polícia Federal (PF) deflagrou hoje (18) a Operação Terceira Parcela, com o objetivo de desarticular um grupo criminoso que estaria desviando recursos destinados ao auxílio emergencial, disponibilizado a uma parcela da população, com o objetivo de amenizar os efeitos da pandemia de covid-19 na renda da população. De acordo com ...
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USA
GameStop key players tell US lawmakers no manipulation
SAN FRANCISCO: Key players involved in the trading frenzy centered on GameStop shares told skeptical US lawmakers on Thursday that their actions were above board and in line with ordinary stock market business.
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Thailandia
FTI sees way to expedite vaccine flow
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is calling on the government to consider allowing the private sector to jointly import Covid-19 vaccines to distribute to their employees amid a growing concern over the state's slow progress in providing vaccinations.
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Indonesia Singapore Vietnam Filippine
Deutsche Bank bets on FDI for revenue
Deutsche Bank Thailand targets double-digit revenue growth this year supported by higher foreign direct investment (FDI) in Thailand and other Asean countries as foreign investors prepare for the post-pandemic period.
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USA
North America’s first bitcoin ETF captures flurry of trading on debut
Purpose Investments fund ranked among the most actively-traded securities in Toronto
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Nigeria
Caleb University Gets NUC’s Approval To Run Law Programme
BY DUSTAN AGHEDO, Lagos The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given approval to the full–time mode of the LL-B Law programme for Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State. The development is contained in a letter from the Council signed for the NUC Executive Secretary by Dr. N.B Saliu, Director of Academic ...
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Nigeria
NAWOJ Tasks WTO’s DG On Challenges Facing World Economics
BY ADEBAYO WAHEED, Ibadan The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has expressed optimism that the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first female Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will proffer achievable solutions to the challenges confronting economies of countries of the world. The association’s national ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Recovers From Recession As GDP Grows By 0.11% In Q4 2020
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s GDP grew by 0.11 per cent in Quarter Four (Q4) 2020, from the 6.11 per cent contraction in Q3, signaling a gradual recovery from recession. The NBS said this in the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report (Q4 and Full Year 2020) ...
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USA Nigeria
Peace Building: Corps Partnership Kaduna Commission For Capacity Building In Atyap Community
BY ISAIAH BENJAMIN Kaduna The Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) program of Mercy Corps Nigeria in partnership with Kaduna Peace Commission with from the United States Aides International Development (USAID) Thursday commenced a capacity building training for ATYAP Chiefdom Community Peace and Security Partnership (ACPSP) from Zangon Kataf local ...
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Nigeria
EIRS Begins Enforcement of Gaming Law, Serves Notices to Premier Lotto, Others
By PATRICK OCHOGA, Benin City The Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) has commenced the enforcement of the Edo State Gaming Law of 2020 with the engagement of key actors in the sector to ensure full compliance with the law in the state. The Executive Chairman of EIRS, Igbinidu Inneh, in ...