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Nigeria
Audu Maikori arraigned before a Kaduna Court, granted N100, 000 bail
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Chocolate City’s Chief Executive Officer, Audu Maikori, was on Monday arraigned before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court One, Ibrahim Taiwo Road on two counts of attempt to incite the general public through false information contrary to Section 24 of Cyber Crime Act Law of the Federation of ...
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Nigeria
Ecologist wants law to ban butchers from exposing meat
An ecologist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, has called for legislation to ban butchers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from carrying meat with motorcycles or exposing meat in markets. Aremu, the Director-General, Advocacy for Environmental and Sanitation Integrity, an NGO, made the call on Tuesday in an interview with News Agency ...
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Nigeria
Osinbajo To Open Abuja Mining Summit June 13
The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo will declare open the National Mining Summit billed to take place in Abuja on the 13th, June, 2017. The mining event was put together by Afrocet Montgomery and IMAG in partnership with Deloitte Consulting and under the patronage of the Federal Ministry of Mines ...
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Nigeria
Adeosun Asks CBN To Extend BVN To Microfinance Banks
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to expedite action in the planned extension of the requirement for Bank Verification Number (BVN) to account holders in Microfinance Banks (MFBs), to help facilitate the detection of bank accounts operated by fraudulent syndicates for ...
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Nigeria
Reps To Probe Schools Collecting Fees In Foreign Currency
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday resolved to probe foreign schools in Nigeria collecting fees in foreign currency. The lower chamber held that the practice was in disregard to Federal Government policy and exploitation of parents. The position of the lawmakers was sequel to a motion by Rep. Emmanuel Agboola ...
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Algeria
Des actions de rabotage proposées
Les quotas et les restrictions bancaires font office d’instruments de base dans la lutte contre l’envolée de la facture des importations. Maîtrise des dépenses, renoncement graduel aux subventions et assainissement du commerce extérieur, au fil des jours, l’Exécutif apporte quelques précisions sur sa nouvelle orthodoxie budgétaire concoctée au gré de ...
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Belgio
UE-Algérie : L’assistance technique renouvelée
L’Union européenne (EU) et l’Algérie ont signé, hier à Bruxelles, une série de projets, pour un montant de 40 millions d’euros, afin d’aider l’Algérie à diversifier son économie et à améliorer le climat des affaires grâce à des mesures allant du développement des énergies renouvelables à la modernisation des finances ...
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Belgio
Licences d’importation : L’UE critique Alger
L’Union européenne, premier partenaire commercial de l’Algérie, a vivement critiqué hier l’institution du régime des licences d’importation par le gouvernement algérien. «En janvier 2016, l’Algérie a pris une série de mesures restrictives au commerce bilatéral avec l’UE sous forme d’introduction de licences d’importation non automatiques pour certains produits, tels que ...
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Malta
Jimmy Magro gets half pay despite suspension on corruption claims
Former Labour Party general secretary Jimmy Magro is still receiving half his salary as chairman of a government entity, even though he has been suspended from work following conclusions by the Commission Against Corruption that he asked for a cut from a €250,000 public tender. Turning down a Freedom of Information ...
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Turchia
Turkey criticises EU for backing Netherlands in diplomatic dispute
Turkey has criticised the European Union for siding with the Netherlands in a diplomatic dispute over plans by Turkish ministers to campaign in the country. Turkey said the EU's position "lends credence" to extremists. A Turkish foreign ministry statement said the EU's stance on Turkey was "short-sighted" and "carried no value" for ...