• Nigeria

    Will emergence of another trade union improve industrial relations?

    Mr. Dimipre Torukeregha (Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress, Bayelsa State) The emergence of another trade union will definitely not improve labour relations in the country; it would rather create confusion. It is very obvious that when there is unity, the labour force becomes stronger, but when there is division, it will ...

  • Nigeria

    $153m Diezani loot: EFCC set to declare ex-NNPC director wanted

    Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may declare wanted a former Deputy Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Ben Otti, if he refuses to make himself available to the commission, The PUNCH has learnt. Otti, who also served as Director of Finance and Accounts ...

  • Nigeria

    Govt hires firms to monitor N510b budget facility

    The Federal Government has appointed eight accounting firms to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the 22-point Fiscal Sustainability Plan (FSP) which specified the conditions under which 35 state governments in June last year started accessing the N510 billion Budget Support Facility (BSF). A statement from the Federal Ministry of ...

  • Nigeria

    Adeosun: $300m Diaspora bond out in March

    he Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, yesterday said the $300 million Diaspora bond approved by the National Assembly would be rolled out in March. Mrs. Adeosun spoke yesterday when the Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa,  visited her in Abuja. “The Diaspora bond which ...

  • Regno Unito

    Trenitalia acquisisce la società ferroviaria inglese NXET

    (Teleborsa) - Trenitalia entra nel mercato ferroviario della Gran Bretagna attraverso la propria controllata Trenitalia UK, società di diritto inglese con base a Londra. Trenitalia UK ha...

  • Russia Francia

    L’Europa ha due difensori di peso tra i candidati alle presidenziali francesi

    Sull’economia, la Russia e la Siria ognuno dei candidati alla presidenza francese ha una posizione più o meno netta. Ma non si può dire altrettanto a proposito dell’Europa, argomento cruciale perché la Francia, al di là di tutti i dibattiti, non sarà la stessa se l’Unione crollerà o riuscirà a ...

  • USA

    Urgent need to rebuild CAR justice system as war crime suspects roam free

    Source: Amnesty International Country: Central African RepublicIndividuals suspected of committing war crimes, including killing and rape during the conflict, are evading investigation and arrest, and in some cases live side by side with their victims, Amnesty says. CAR: Urgent need to rebuild justice system as war crime suspects roam free Individuals suspected of ...

  • USA Giappone

    Ukraine: Humanitarian assistance, recovery and development need to go hand in hand

    Source: UN Development Programme Country: UkraineUNDP is implementing a humanitarian-development approach in the Donbas region: their job co-financing programme helped create 950 new jobs in less than a year.by Janthomas Hiemstra, Country Director, UNDP Ukraine The conflict in the Ukraine is, without doubt, a humanitarian crisis. Almost 10,000 people have ...

  • Cina

    Africa: China, Tanzania Pledge to Consolidate Friendship, Promote Cooperation

    [Focac] Dar-es-Salaam -China and Tanzania, during a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi here Monday, pledged to consolidate the traditional friendship, integrate the development strategies and promote pragmatic cooperation between the two countries in various fields.

  • Nigeria

    Capeco participará de misión comercial en Emiratos Árabes

    La Cámara Paraguaya de Exportadores y Comercializadores de Cereales y Oleaginosas (Capeco) hará una misión comercial a Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU) entre el 15 y el 18 del corriente, para ampliar el canal de envíos de granos de soja, sus derivados y trigo, según indicó el presidente de la institución, ...