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Portogallo
Portugal e Tunísia prometem cooperar em casos de catástrofe e previsão de riscos
Os governos português e tunisino assinaram hoje um acordo global de cooperação na área da Proteção Civil, prevendo ações conjuntas na previsão e proteção de riscos naturais e tecnológicos e assistência mútua em caso de catástrofe.
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Giappone
Japan’s department stores revamping displays to attract kids, working parents
Remodeled children’s floors in major department stores are seen as a growth pillar that could help revive sales, attracting working parents who are willing to ...
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USA
Donald Trump declares N.Korea state sponsor of terror
The US president also imposed new sanctions on Pyongyang.
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Kenya
Kenya Railways revises Syokimau train schedules for city workers
Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) is once again set to revise its schedule to enable commuters travelling to Nairobi’s central business district from Syokimau to arrive at work on time.
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USA Nigeria
Nigeria floats $3bn bond to fund budgetary expenditures
The Federal Government has floated the much awaited US$3 billion dual series bond to fund approved budgetary expenditures. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance yesterday quoted Minister Kemi Adeosun as saying that “the government would utilise the proceeds of the Notes in funding the approved budgetary expenditures and for refinancing ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s GDP up 1.4 per cent
The Presidency yesterday described as a welcome development the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics, with oil, agriculture and industrial sectors leading the growth. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice-President), Laolu Akande, who stated ...
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Nigeria
Army promotes 45 generals, 92 colonels
THE Nigerian Army Council has promoted 45 Brigadier Generals to the rank of Major Generals and 92 colonels to the rank of Brigadier-Generals. According to a statement from the Director of Public Relations, Nigerian Army, Brig. General Sani Usman, the council approved the promotion yesterday. Some of those promoted to ...
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Brasile
Caminhão que derrubou parte de viaduto em SP tinha altura acima do limite
O caminhão que provocou a queda de pedaços de um viaduto que levaram à morte de uma mulher neste domingo (19/11), em São Paulo, tinha altura maior que a permitida para circular no local. De acordo com a prefeitura de São Paulo, a sinalização indica que veículos de no máximo ...
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Nigeria
LASG Gives Mosques, Churches 90-day Ultimatum Over Noise Pollution
Worried by the proliferation of noise in residential areas, the Lagos State government has handed down 90-day ultimatum to churches and mosques to sound-proof their premises or risk closure. The section 9 of the law establishing Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) empowered the agency to make regulations on acceptable ...
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Brasile Nigeria
Governo dá aval para a criação da Empresa Simples de Crédito
Já existem investidores no Distrito Federal dispostos a injetar recursos na futura Empresa Simples de Crédito (ESC). “Para quem tem capital e quer emprestar dentro da lei, esse será um bom produto”, afirmou o presidente da Câmara de Dirigentes Lojistas (CDL) do Distrito Federal, José Carlos Magalhães Pinto, destacando que ...