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Nigeria
Ambode calls for efficient law enforcement
Samson Folarin The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has called for efficiency in the enforcement of laws in the state. He urged law enforcement agents to be more proactive in order to bring sanity to Lagos. Ambode, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, spoke at the ...
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Nigeria
N4.7b arms cash scandal: EFCC detains Obanikoro
Ex-minister also grilled on alleged N4.7b fraud He’s being detained, says aide An aide to Senator Obanikoro, Mr. Jonathan Eze, in a statement last night said the former minister had been detained by the anti-graft agency. The statement said: “Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, the immediate past minister of defence and foreign ...
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India Nigeria
Nigeria seeks $15b upfront cash oil deal with India
Nigeria is seeking a $15billion cash raising oil deal with India in a bid to shore up its foreign reserves. Minister of State for Petroleum Ibe Kachikwu, who is in India, has negotiated the $15 billion investment with terms to be agreed. The Indian Government is expected to make an upfront payment for crude ...
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USA
Sugar import bill up 9.4% in first eight months
ALGIERS- Algeria's import bill of sugar (beet sugar, cane sugar, lactose syrup and solid lactose) totalled US$570.78 million during the first eight months of 2016, against US$521.8 million during the same period in 2015, up by 9.4%, said the Algerian Customs' National Centre of Data Processing and Statistics (CNIS). ...
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India
Vice-president of India starts official visit to Algeria
ALGIERS- Vice-president of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari started on Monday a three-day official visit to Algeria. Ansari was greeted at Houari-Boumediene international airport by Chairman of the People’s National Assembly Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra and members of ...
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Senegal
Petit-déjeuner d'affaires du MEDS, mardi
Dakar, 17 oct (APS) - Le mouvement des entreprise du Sénégal (MEDS) organise, mardi à partir de 9h au Radisson Blu, un petit-déjeuner d'affaires, annonce un communiqué transmis à l'APS. Dakar, 17 oct (APS) - Le mouvement des entreprise du Sénégal (MEDS) organise, mardi à partir de 9h au ...
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Senegal
FIDAK 2016 : le ministère de tutelle annonce 100 stands gratuits
Dakar, 17 oct (APS) - Le ministère en charge du Commerce a annoncé avoir décidé d'offrir 100 stands à des exposants de l'édition de la Foire internationale de Dakar (FIDAK), dont 38 seront réservés aux sinistrés de la précédente édition qui recevront par ailleurs chacun un million de francs CFA. - Commerce
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Senegal
6e plénière du Haut conseil du dialogue social, mardi
Dakar, 17 oct (APS) - Le Haut conseil du dialogue social tient sa sixième assemblée plénière, à partir de mardi, sur le thème "Le dialogue social : un levier pour la formalisation et le développement des PME". Dakar, 17 oct (APS) - Le Haut conseil du dialogue social tient sa ...
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USA
Fed vice-chair says US government must boost economy
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said Monday that slow US growth is hampering the Fed's plan to raise interest rates, arguing the government needs to boost the economy.
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Giappone
Japanese government looks to raise ¥416 billion from IPO of JR Kyushu
The government expects to raise ¥416 billion from the initial public offering of 160 million shares of Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, the latest in the privatization of Japan’s prized train operations. The initial price is ¥2,600 a share, the company said Monday. The move is part of Prime ...