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Nigeria
Gender Violence: el-Rufai’s Wife Sets Up #ummielrufaisgbvchallenge
By Israel Bulus, Kaduna To mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (25 November to 10 December 2020) the wife of the governor of Kaduna State H.E. Aisha-Ummi Garba El-Rufai set up the #ummielrufaisgbvchallenge! This was in collaboration with the leading GBV development partner – the UNFPA plus ...
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Nigeria
Bridging Nigeria’s Transport Infrastructure Deficit Through PPP
Nigeria’s transportation industry is challenged with a huge infrastructure deficit that could mar its rating among similar industries in the West and Central Africa. YUSUF BABALOLA writes that the surest means to bridge the gap is through Public Private Partnership (PPP). Aside from the $45 billion reserved by the Central ...
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Nigeria
Respect Initial Agreements Or Face Strike Action, NLC Tells Kebbi Govt
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Kebbi State have called on the state government to respect initial agreements and implement it or to expect an indefinite strike by the councils. The agreements were: Non-payment of the balance of Gratuity to retires up to September 2018, ...
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Nigeria
el-Rufai’s Wife Launches Hashtag Against Gender Violence
By Israel Bulus, Kaduna | To mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (25 November to 10 December 2020) the wife of the governor of Kaduna State H.E. Aisha-Ummi Garba El-Rufai set up the #ummielrufaisgbvchallenge! This was in collaboration with the leading GBV development partner – the UNFPA ...
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USA
19 Months After, States Struggle With Minimum Wage Implementation
By Our Correspondents | State government workers in the country have continued to groan under the non- implementation of the new minimum wage, as most state governments in the federation are yet to commence the payment and its consequential adjustments. President Muhammadu Buhari had signed the N30,000 new National Minimum ...
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Bosnia Erzegovina
Turkish foreign minister recalls Bosnian War
The Dayton Peace Agreement brought "much-needed peace" to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina after years of bitter fighting, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said in a video message on Dec. 12.
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Turchia Iran
Turkey rebukes Iran's 'baseless statements' in poem row
Baseless statements of Iran, targeting Turkey and the Turkish president are not acceptable, said Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Dec. 12, according to diplomatic sources.
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Iran
Global business wary of Iran deal talk
Investor interest spiked after the 2013 negotiations began but this time round corporations are more cautious
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Regno Unito
Investors dump UK funds on fears of no-deal Brexit
UK equity investments bleed billions and British stocks decline in global investor portfolios
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Brasile
Ministério da Saúde registra 686 mortes por covid-19 em 24 horas e total vai a 181.123
De ontem para hoje, foram contabilizados 43,9 mil novos casos da doença no país O Brasil registrou 686 mortes por covid-19 nas últimas 24 horas, de acordo com o boletim do Ministério da Saúde de hoje. Com isso, o total de óbitos provocados pela doença chegou aos 181.123, segundo as ...