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Nigeria
FG to provide insurance cover for ranch operators
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would provide insurance cover and agro-rangers for ranch operators to curb cases of cattle rustling as well as clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said this in Abuja at a national conference on the transformation of the ...
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Nigeria
Premium Pension boss kicks against payment of 75% lump sum to retirees
Allowing retirees to withdraw 75 per cent of their pension contributions under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) is wrong, Chief Marketing Officer, Premium Pension Limited, Kabir Tijani, has said. Tijani made this known at a briefing on the proposed bill on lump sum payment of up to 75 per cent to ...
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Nigeria
PMB Performs First Function Outside Aso Villa In Kaduna After Medical Vacation
…Says Nigerians Must Go Back To Farming MSUE AZA,Kaduna President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Kaduna, commissioned the 150 million dollar Olam Poultry Farm and Feed Mill, saying Nigerians must go into full farming to build the nation’s distressed economy. The inauguration of the farm facility is the first official ...
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USA Regno Unito
Some MEPs want to reduce the size of the European Parliament after Brexit
Constitutional Affairs Committee MEPs debated shrinking the Parliament after the UK has left the EU to make room for new member states and pan-European electoral lists.A new proposal on the re-distribution of Parliament's seats, discussed by the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Monday evening, suggests cutting 51 of the 73 UK ...
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Regno Unito Malta
Malta’s financial services industry is 'thriving and performing well'
“Malta is experiencing continuous growth and achieving excellent results in financial services. Different to what was reported in the recent Zyen Global Financial Services Index, where it was reported that Malta fell 8 places in this global financial services index from 77 to 85 out of 92 jurisdictions, the industry ...
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USA Spagna Malta
Adrian Delia says he requested letter from BOV to prove he has open accounts in his name
PN leadership candidate Adrian Delia said today he has asked Bank of Valletta to provide a letter showing that he has bank accounts in his name.“I have already sent an email. I have been a BOV client for the past 30 years. I was one of the very first students, ...
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Malta
Former Pjazza Teatru Rjal general manager transferred funds in personal account, court hears
A former Pjazza Teatru Rjal general manager has been found guilty of misappropriation of funds and was conditionally discharged by the courts.44-year-old Jason Masini from Mosta was the general manager of Teatru Rjal between 2013 and 2015. He was dismissed two years into the job as there were suspicions that ...
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Brasile
ArtRio International Fair Returns to Rio this Wednesday
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Wednesday, September 13th, the seventh edition of the ArtRio Fair opens in Marina da Gloria. Considered one of the most important international visual arts fair in Brazil, the event will gather 73 Brazilian and foreign galleries until this Sunday, ...
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USA Libano
UNHCR steps up efforts for alternatives to detention in Libya
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Libya, WorldUNHCR is negotiating with authorities over establishing an open reception centre that would allow refugees and asylum seekers freedom of movement, giving priority to the most vulnerable.Libya remains one of the most complex mixed migration situations in the world, with refugees traveling alongside ...
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Bolivia Nicaragua
Los huracanes pueden retrasar el desarrollo de los pueblos por muchos años, según experto en manejo de riesgos
Source: World Bank Country: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, WorldEstudios del Banco Mundial señalan que cada año unos 26 millones de personas - el equivalente a la población de Chile y Bolivia combinadas -, caen en la pobreza debido a los desastres naturales.Los huracanes como Irma, que esconden ...