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Nigeria
Sanwo-Olu Goes Tough On Cultism, Stipulates 21-year Jail Term For Cultists
BY GEORGE OKOJIE, Lagos Worried by the recent upsurge in cult-related violence in the state, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday signed the bill for the Prohibition of Unlawful Societies and Cultism of 2021 into law, approving 21-year jail term for convicted cultists in the state. The State’s ...
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Nigeria
Kano Govt Arrests 200 Street Beggars, Almajiris
BY OUR CORRESPONDENT The Kano State Government said it has arrested 200 street beggars and Almajiris for allegedly violating the Law banning street begging in the state. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Zahra’u Muhammad-Umar, made the disclosure while repatriating the beggars in Kano on Monday. According ...
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Nigeria
ICT: Nigeria Seeks Increased Collaboration In West Africa
Nigeria has called for increased regional collaboration for the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ecosystem in West Africa as a potential digital hub on the global ICT map. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami and the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications ...
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Nigeria
Agric: NASENI, NIRSAL Partner On Mechanisation Promotion
By Nkechi Isaac, Abuja Following the dip in the global price of crude oil, the Federal Government has been moving to diversify the economy and get other sectors to contribute significantly to the nation’s growth. One of the sectors with major potentials of contributing to nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ...
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Egitto
Afreximbank signs $350m Term Loan Facility with OCP Group
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the signing of a seven-year 350 million dollar Term Loan Facility to provide financing to OCP Group of Morocco. The bank made the announcement in a statement it issued in Cairo, Egypt yesterday, adding that the financing was to support the group’s expansion ...
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Nigeria
Universal Insurance Promises Customers Satisfaction, 60yrs On
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Universal Insurance Plc has promised to continue to satisfy its customers’ needs through its innovative products and services, adding that, the insurer will not renege in its promise to continue to pay genuine claims as and when due. The company, which clocked 60 years last week, ...
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Brasile USA
Brazil to become world’s largest grain exporter in five years – EMBRAPA survey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Responsible for producing an amount of food that serves 800 million people worldwide, Brazil should continue to expand its contribution to world supply to the point of becoming the planet's largest grain exporter within the next 5 years, overtaking the United States. The data is ...
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Irlanda
#FARNESINAXLEIMPRESE - Ambasciatore Serpi: “Irlanda Paese ponte tra Europa, Americhe e resto del mondo”
Una forza lavoro giovane e preparata, un numero elevato di accordi in materia di tassazione, credibilità e stabilità politica in un Paese ideale per gli investimenti diretti esteri. È l’Irlanda, un ecosistema unico nel settore tecnologico, finanziario e farmaceutico e in quello delle start-up, che...
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Nigeria
Africa: NEITI Decries Nigeria's U.S.$3 Billion Share of Africa's U.S.$75 Billion FDI
[This Day] The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has described as regrettable that out of the $75 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing into Africa, Nigeria has a meagre share of just $3 billion.
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Turchia
Economic reforms aim to draw delayed investment: Finance minister
Turkey's new landmark economic reform package aims to attract delayed investments, the country's minister of treasury and finance said on March 16.