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Nigeria
Reps Investigate NigComSat’s N180.9m Satellite Insurance Premium
The House of Representatives Committee on Insurance and Actuarial, yesterday commenced an investigation into the N180.9 million insurance premium allegedly paid for the failed Satellite 1 project which was launched in 2011 as well as Satellite 1-R for which Nigeria obtained $500 million Chinese loan. To this end, the Committee ...
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USA
FG Begins Capacity Building On e-Government
The federal government through the ministry of communications and digital economy has commenced the Service-Wide Capacity Building on e-Government with the directorate cadre of the service from various Ministries, Extra-Ministerial, Department and Agencies (MDAs) and states civil servants. The directorate Cadre from Grade Level 15-17 batches A & B had ...
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Nigeria
How I Started Hush’D Makeover – Ahmed Abiola
Ahmed Omotunde Abiola is gently and steadily building her company, Hush’D Makeover Limited into a brand to reckon with in the beauty industry in Nigeria. In two years of operation, Abiola Ahmed has weaved the company into a web-work of unique products and services that have taken them above others ...
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Regno Unito Estonia
Why Work From Home When You Can Work From Barbados, Bermuda or … Estonia?
Several countries with fragile tourist economies have started to offer visas that allow foreign nationals to live and work for a period of at least six months.
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Brasile
GDP Monitor Points to 8.7 Percent Drop in Q2 Compared to Q1 in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped by 8.7 percent in Q2 compared to Q1, according to the GDP Monitor, calculated by the Brazilian Institute of Economics of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (Ibre/FGV). When compared to 2019 Q2, the The post GDP Monitor Points to 8.7 ...
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Brasile
Rio’s Mayor Wants to Sell Future Revenue From Oil Royalties and Special Holdings
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In his last year in office, Rio's Mayor Marcelo Crivella authorized the opening of a bid for the government to sell future credits of oil royalties and special holdings to which the municipality has direct access. The order from the Treasury Secretary Rosemary de Azevedo Carvalho ...
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Israeli glee on business prospects greeted by Emirati caution
Many UAE business are staying mum on partnerships as they await for word from government
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Cina
Bolsa tem maior alta em dois meses; dólar cai para R$ 5,46
Num dia de alívio de incertezas políticas, o dólar caiu pela primeira vez em dois dias, e a bolsa de valores teve a maior alta diária em dois meses. O dólar comercial fechou esta terça-feira (18) vendido a R$ 5,469, com recuo de R$ 0,027 (-0,5%). O índice Ibovespa, da ...
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Turchia Venezuela
Turkish FM visits Venezuela to strengthen ties
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu arrived in Venezuela early on Aug. 18, where he met with high-level officials to consolidate strategic commitments 70 years after diplomatic ties were established between Caracas and Ankara.
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Thailandia
Pandemic hits trade perk use
The use of free trade agreement (FTA) privileges and the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) by Thai exporters fell by 15.1% year-on-year in the first five months of 2020, moving in line with the country's lower overall exports during the coronavirus pandemic.