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Yemen
I Annulled June 12 Poll To Preempt A Coup – IBB
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has provided insights into why he annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election. Late business mogul and philanthropist, Chief MKO Abiola, was presumed to have won the election on the platform of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP). But days into the ...
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Nigeria
AFF, Access Bank Deepen Digital Inclusion With Tech-focused Summer Camp
Driven by the vision to nurture the next generation of fintech innovators, the Africa Fintech Foundry, in partnership with Access Bank, is organising a week-long physical coding summer camp for 90 children aged 10-18 at Africa Fintech Foundry, Victoria Island, Lagos. Themed “Raising a Tech-Savvy Generation” and scheduled from August ...
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Nigeria
Lagos Assembly Cuts Former Governors’ Pensions By 50 %
Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the report of its Committee on Establishment which recommended the reduction of pensions for former governors and other affected officials by 50 per cent. The committee also expunged the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for former governors as stipulated in ...
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Nigeria
NIMN : New President Unveils Repositioning Plans
Barely two months after being given the mandate to lead the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) for the next two years, the institute’s new president, Mr. Idorenyen Enang has said one of his priorities is to enhance the equity of the marketing institute, in order to give it ...
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Panama
Sábado picante
Cuando decidí abordar los dos temas de esta columna (Panama Ports Company-PPC y la modificación de la ley de incentivos al turismo) me pregunté qué los conecta. Desde un estricto punto de vista técnico, pareciera que nada los une. Pero si dejamos los prismáticos y miramos el horizonte, ...
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Brasile
Dólar sobe para R$ 5,23 e fecha no maior valor em duas semanas
Influenciado pela recuperação do emprego nos Estados Unidos, o dólar subiu nesta sexta-feira (6) e fechou no maior valor em duas semanas. A bolsa de valores recuperou-se das quedas recentes e teve o primeiro ganho semanal acumulado após duas semanas de queda. O dólar comercial fechou o dia vendido a R$ ...
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Guatemala
La CIDH urge a Guatemala a priorizar la lucha contra la corrupción en el país
La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos urgió a Guatemala a priorizar la lucha contra la corrupción, cuando en el país manifestantes cierran carreteras desde hace días exigiendo la renuncia del presidente Alejandro Giammattei.
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Brasile
Puxão de cabelo e cabeçada em portão: filha é presa ao agredir mãe em Minas Gerais
Caso aconteceu em Frei Inocêncio, na Região do Vale do Rio Doce. De acordo com a PM, discussão motivou as agressões
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Giappone
How the Olympics Hurt Tokyo's Economy
The Games failed to live up to their economic promise and cast a harsh light on Japan’s political culture. Some feel “a hunger for a new system.”
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Regno Unito
New England Business Owners on the Uncertainty of the Summer
Demand is high, but employees (and bikes!) are hard to find. These five New England business owners say the summer of 2021 is unlike any other.