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Nigeria
Senate considers Buhari’s $5.5bn foreign loan request
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate on Thursday considered the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to approve $5.5bn external borrowings by the Federal Government to be used to finance the 2017 Appropriation Act. Majority Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, presented the request to the Senate for consideration, which was unanimously granted by ...
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Cina
China drafts in foreign refs to halt controversies
The Chinese FA said Thursday it will bring in foreign referees to officiate selected Super League games starting this weekend and later introduce the use of video replay in response to recent pitch controversies. Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson will oversee Saturday’s game between Tianjin Quanjian and Shandong Luneng, accompanied by ...
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Nigeria
Find solution to killings of Nigerians in South Africa, Gambari urges NASS
Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has urged the National Assembly to seek aggressive measures in addressing the rising rate of attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. He made the call when the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen. Shehu Sani, visited him ...
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Nigeria
I approved NNPC contracts – Osinbajo
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday admitted that he approved the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation joint venture financing contracts as disclosed by the government-owned oil firm. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, confirmed this in a series of tweets ...
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Turchia Cipro
Turkey orders arrest of 25 soldiers in post-coup probe
Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 25 soldiers across Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in northern Cyprus, security sources said. This is part of a widening crackdown following the 2016 failed military coup. The sources said on Thursday that the soldiers, on active duty and of varying ...
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Nigeria
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping girl at gunpoint
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo on Thursday sentenced one Godwin Ime Alex to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping one Miss Nancy Michael Ekefre at gunpoint. Alex committed the offence about three years ago along Abak Road in Uyo. Justice G. E. Archibong, ...
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Nigeria
Woman docked for stealing clothes
The police on Thursday, arraigned a 55-year old woman, Mrs Ngozi Biosah, before an Asaba Magistrates’ Court for alleged stealing. The police said Ngozi, who allegedly stole some cloths worth N15,000, the property of one Mrs Juliet Ojie, committed an offence punishable by law. The Police Prosecutor, Mrs Blessing Okafor, told the court ...
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Bahrein Italia
Nota informativa - Partecipazione del Ministro Alfano al Primo Business Forum Italo Arabo (Milano, 12 ottobre 2017)
Si informa che giovedì 12 ottobre, alle ore 9.15, si terrà a Milano (Palazzo Turati, Sala conferenze) il Primo Business Forum Italo Arabo alla presenza del ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Angelino Alfano, del ministro dell’Industria e del Commercio del Bahrein, Zayed...
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Ungheria Italia
Il ministro Alfano a Milano per inaugurare i business forum con Ungheria e Paesi arabi
“L’internazionalizzazione è oggi una necessità per le imprese. Ma è un cammino complesso, su cui pesano scenari geopolitici ed economici non facilmente prevedibili. Per questo da tempo è stata istituita la Cabina di Regia per l’internazionalizzazione, presieduta dalla Farnesina assieme al Ministero...
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Italia
A sorpresa il Lazio guida il made in Italy: l'export vola al +15,5% con auto e farmaci
Il declino? Nel Lazio c'è chi se lo è lasciato alle spalle tanto che, a sorpresa, quest'anno la riscossa dell'export italiano è guidata proprio dalle produzioni...