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Nigeria
Foreign nomads responsible for farmers, herdsmen clashes -FG
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engineer Babachir David Lawal, Thursday revealed that nomads from outside Nigeria have migrated into the country and that they are the ones perpetuating most of the crises among farmers and herders across the country. He also reiterated the decision of the present administration to establish ranches and grazing reserves across the country as solution to the incessant clashes between cattle ...
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USA Nigeria
Despite Huge Investments, Silos Remain Empty
Successive governments have spent huge sums of money to build silos with capacities to store up to 100,000 tonnes of produce each across the states. But everything seems to be going down the drain. Alo Abiola (Ekiti), George Okojie (Lagos), Achor Abimaje (Plateau), Yahya Sarki (Kebbi), Beatrice Gondyi (Bauchi) and ...
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Nigeria
Rwand Air Fetes Travel Agents, Corporate Trade Partners
As part of activities to mark the 2015/16 financial year, East African carrier, Rwand Air has met with its trade and corporate partners as well as other customers in Lagos to review its global operations. The objective of the meeting which was held recently, according to its Country Manager, Ibiyemi ...
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Nigeria
Recession: Buhari Tasks Private Sector On Economic Recovery
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday tasked the private sector operators to take the lead in the efforts at resuscitating the nation’s ailing economy saying they hold the key to quick economic recovery. The president, who spoke at the 44th Annual General Meeting of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), held in ...
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Austria
OPEC: Continue working to reach results in same line of Algiers meeting
ALGIERS- Ecuadorian minister of Foreign Affairs Guillaume Long stressed Thursday, in Algiers, the need to continue working with the technical staff to reach, in the upcoming OPEC meeting in Vienna, results in the same lines as the Algiers meeting. “We will continue working with our technical staff to reach, in…
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Senegal
Dakar abrite une conférence régionale sur les PME et PMI, le 24 octobre
Dakar, 29 sept (APS) – Une conférence régionale dénommée In-Afo 2016 et destinée à améliorer et renforcer les réseaux d'entreprise locaux et régionaux se tiendra à Dakar du 24 au 26 octobre prochain, indique un communiqué parvenu à l'APS. Dakar, 29 sept (APS) – Une conférence régionale dénommée In-Afo 2016 ...
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Brasile
Brasil é ‘anão’ nas exportações, diz Bacha
Um dos pais do Plano Real, economista rejeita ideia de que País seja uma economia aberta
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Israele
Business in Brief: Jordan deal sealed, Ratio to issue debt to help fund Leviathan development
Fishman gets another 60 days to reach debt settlement with creditors; Plus500’s Israeli founders sell stock at steep discount; Wall Street pressures Tel Aviv shares lower ahead of holiday.
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Canada
Stakeholders call for more funding to strengthen drought response in Zimbabwe
Source: UN Resident Coordinator for Zimbabwe Country: Zimbabwe“We need to keep our radars active and prepare a contingency plan for any eventuality that may arise from the effects of La Nina,” the UN Resident Coordinator said when meeting with partners today.Bulawayo, 29 September 2016 -The Office of the President and Cabinet ...
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USA
East Aleppo, a humanitarian catastrophe unlike any we have witnessed in Syria - UN relief chief
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Syrian Arab RepublicStephen O'Brien appealed to the UN Security Council to take "whatever steps necessary" to end the violence and to allow the delivery of assistance to those who desperately need it. Mr. President, Thank you very much indeed. Where to start? ...