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USA
Trump bans US investments in firms linked to Chinese military
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Nigeria
Insurance Firms Seek December 2020 Recapitalisation Deadline Waiver
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Insurance companies are appealing to the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to waive the first phase of its segmented recapitalisation for the insurance and reinsurance companies scheduled to end by December 31, 2020. Managers of insurance firms, who spoke during a meeting of insurance companies’ CEOs with ...
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Nigeria
Treat Host Communities As Equal Stakeholders -ERA/FoEN Tells Oil Firms
By Anayo Onukwugha, Port Harcourt The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on oil companies to see and treat their host communities as equal stakeholders in the success of their business ventures. This is as it said it would institute a yearly Environmental Justice Awards in ...
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USA Nigeria
#EndSARS Protest: As Ekiti APC, PDP Trade Blames
Like every other state in Nigeria, the recent protest against police brutality was also staged in Ekiti State. ALO ABIOLA writes on the attendant violence and the accusations and counter-accusations by the two major political parties in the state. There is gainsaying the fact that the recent EndSARS protest, witnessed ...
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Cina
An Economist’s Guide To The World In 2050
By Tom Orlik and Bjorn Van Roye | Who really won the Cold War? Maybe China. In 1972, Cold War logic pushed President Richard Nixon into an unlikely alliance with Mao Zedong—bringing China back into the mainstream of the world economy. In 1991, the collapse of the Soviet Union encouraged ...
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Nigeria
FG Inaugurates C’ttee On Fake Foreign Certificates
BY HENRY TYOHEMBA, Abuja | The federal government has inaugurated a National Standing committee (NSC) to evaluate the quality of qualifications obtained from oversea institutions. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu who inaugurated the 34th National Standing Committee yesterday, said it was in line with the present administration’s quest for ensuring ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria On Growth Path Despite Challenges, Lawan Tells IMF
Senate president Ahmad Lawan has expressed optimism that Nigeria’s economy is on the path of growth despite prevailing challenges. Lawan spoke on Thursday at the Nigeria/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article lV Consultation virtual exercise. The Senate president said the exercise was a “veritable platform to share our experiences on steering ...
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Emirati Arabi Uniti
Israeli settlers want to make business deals in Dubai. Pity they have nothing to offer
Even if Gulf financiers can overlook the politics, there’s little business in West Bank settlements to invest in
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Bolivia
Minsa analiza el uso obligatorio de las pantallas faciales en el transporte público
El ministro de Salud, Luis Francisco Sucre, junto a directivos del Metro de Panamá y Mi Bus recomendaron a la población el uso de las pantallas faciales como una barrera complementaria contra la Covid-19 durante una conferencia de prensa realizada este jueves 12 de noviembre.
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Senegal
125 millions CFA du PNUD à une vingtaine de PME sénégalaises impactées par le COVID
Dakar, 12 nov (APS) - Le Programme des Nations unies pour le développement (PNUD) a octroyé une subvention de 125 millions de francs CFA répartis entre 20 Petites et moyennes entreprises sénégalaises pour les aider à se restructurer et à faire face à de nouveaux investissements visant à juguler les ...