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Nigeria
‘Increased Support For Local Producers Will Boost GDP’
By Kingsley Alu, Abuja The federal government has said that increased support for local producers would also boost the manufacturing sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The government said it is essential if the productive sector were to become Africa’s preferred manufacturing hub and a dominant force in ...
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Nigeria
Military Got N197bn To Fight Terrorism – Finance Ministry
By Sunday Isuwa, Abuja Despite claims that the Nigerian military is underfunded and lack the equipments and weapons to execute the war against terrorism, the service has gotten N197 billion. A letter from the Defence Headquarters on the funding of Operations Lafiya Dole is claiming that they have a shortfall ...
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Nigeria
BUSINESS NOTE: Nigeria’s Farming System Unattractive To Youths, Says MANN Chairman
BY KALU EZIYI, Umuahia Abia State chairman of the Maize Association of Nigeria (MANN), Hon Onyekachi Erondu, has said the country’s farming system is not attractive to the youths because it has remained a machete-and-hoe affair. Erondu told LEADERSHIP Friday in his office in Umuahia, the state capital that as ...
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Nigeria
Business 101: Goat Farming Venture
Millionaires are made every year through farming in Nigeria and there is simply no end to the prospects of creating more wealth in Nigerian farms in the coming years. Goat farming business is feasible because of the increasing human populations not only in Nigeria but around the world. This situation ...
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Nigeria
20th Anniversary: NITDA Launches 4-year Strategic Roadmap, Action Plan
BY INNOCENT ODOH | The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has unveiled its Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (SRAP 2021 -2024), which is aimed to enhance its new vision to “proactively facilitate the development of Nigeria into a sustainable digital economy.” The 4-year roadmap, which is in line with ...
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Nicaragua
Ley Renacer que amplía causas para sancionar a orteguistas llega al Congreso de Estados Unidos
La iniciativa “Ley de Reforzamiento de la Adherencia de Nicaragua a las Condiciones para la Reforma Electoral (Renacer, por sus[...]
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Portogallo
Novo Banco: Passos Coelho surpreso com venda falhada de 2015 perante otimismo de Carlos Costa
O antigo primeiro-ministro Pedro Passos Coelho assume que recebeu “com relativa surpresa” a informação sobre a venda falhada do Novo Banco em 2015 já que tinha notado o ex-governador do Banco de Portugal Carlos Costa “bastante otimista”.
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Portogallo
Primeiro carregador ultrarrápido na A1 inaugurado em Santarém
A Área de Serviço de Santarém recebeu o primeiro carregador ultrarrápido da A1, que permite carregar em poucos minutos. Parceria entre EDP, bp e Brisa vai facilitar mobilidade elétrica nas autoestradas nacionais.
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Brasile
Varejo impulsiona inclusão financeira
Redes varejistas ampliam oferta de serviços financeiros digitais para melhorar experiência de compra Redes varejistas consolidam-se como fornecedoras de serviços financeiros digitais para melhorar a experiência de compra dos seus consumidores e impulsionar a inclusão financeira e digital da população. Em 2020, só o Mercado Pago, carteira digital do Mercado ...
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Brasile
Índia volta a quebrar recorde mundial de casos de covid-19
Foi a oitava vez em nove dias, com mais 386.452 registros nas últimas 24 horas; além disso, houve mais 3.498 mortes relacionadas à doença no período A Índia registrou nas últimas 24 horas mais 386.452 casos de covid-19, quebrando nesta sexta-feira o recorde mundial de infecções pela ...