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Etiopia
Lonely Planet Names Ethiopia Among Top Ten Destinations
[EA Business] The largest travel guide-book publisher, Lonely Planet, cataloged Ethiopia among the top ten 2017 world tourist destinations.
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USA
New Road Contracts to Connect Four Regions
The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) has awarded eight road contracts worth 6.4 billion Br to four local and two foreign contractors. The roads will cover 372km across four regional states.…
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Nigeria
Senate probes non- payment of judges’ salaries
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its joint committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Finance to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged non- payment of salaries and allowances of federal judges for four months. The mandate followed the observation raised by Senate Deputy Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, ...
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Russia Giappone
Obama Tried To Stop Ties Between Japan And Russia – Minister
The Obama administration tried to stop Japan improving ties with Russia and receiving President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Tuesday. Putin visited Japan in December. Russia and Japan signed numerous economic deals during Putin’s visit but made no big breakthrough on a territorial row that has ...
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Nigeria
Defence Counsel Stalls Fani-Kayode, Usman, Others’ Trial
The ongoing trial of former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode and a former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman before the Federal High Court in Lagos was yesterday stalled due to the non-preparedness of Fani-kayode’s new lawyer, Norrison Quakers ((SAN). The court was forced to adjourn the matter till today ...
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Nigeria
IMF Revises Nigeria’s Growth Projections Upwards
The International Monetary Fund has said it expects Nigeria’s economy to recover in 2016 even as it revised upward the growth projections for the country to 0.8 per cent based on higher oil production as well as likely improved price of crude at the international market. The IMF in its ...
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Nigeria
NSE: Foreign Portfolio Investments Down by N500bn In 11 Months
Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPI) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has shown a decrease of N500.2 billion between January and November 2016 following the tight foreign control policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to monthly polls trading figures from major custodians and market operators on their FPI ...
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USA Nigeria
Dealing With Nigeria’s Worst Enemies
The year 2016 presented us with its peculiar challenges especially in the area of security and the economy. It was the year in which our dear country eventually slipped into recession resulting in grievous social stress for the citizenry; it was also the year in which terrorism in the North-East, ...
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Nigeria
Army’s Frustration, Premium Times’ Sabotage
Two angry letters later, the relationship between the Nigerian Army and online newspaper, Premium Times has taken on some clarity. They have both threatened to take legal actions against each other but the Army’s letter, which came first is the one that gives one concern. Some Nigerians would by now ...
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Paesi Bassi
Toeristen uit Azië zullen ons land dit jaar weer bezoeken
Het aantal buitenlandse toeristen dat Nederland aandoet zit in de lift. Volgens het Nederlands Bureau voor Toerisme & Congressen (NBTC Holland Marketing) groeit hun aantal in 2017 waarschijnlijk met zo'n 3 procent naar 16,2 miljoen. Afgelopen jaar kwamen er al zo'n 15,7 miljoen toeristen naar ons land, wat 5 procent ...