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Nigeria
Inspectorate dept’s relocation pits NAICOM’s management against workers
The relocation of National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) Inspectorate Department from its headquarters in Abuja to Lagos has created a problem between its management and workers. Though its Head of Corporate Affairs, Rasaaq’ Salami, has explained that the comission meant well by the relocation aimed at ensuring effective and regular inspection ...
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Nigeria
Top 10 insurance firms emerge
THE top 10 insurance firms in the country have emerged. They were unveiled by the Nigeria Insurance Digest 2014, published by the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA). The firms are Leadway Assurance Limited, AIICO Insurance PLC, Axa Mansard Insurance PLC, Custodian & Allied Insurance Plc, Mutual Benefits Assurance Limited, and Niger ...
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Nigeria
NIA prepares members for risk-based supervision
Nike Popoola The Chairman, Nigerian Insurers Association, Eddie Efekoha, has said that risk-based supervision being introduced by the insurance sector’s regulator will enable operators to be monitored in their compliance with the rules and how they approach risk management. He said this during a workshop on risk-based supervision by the ...
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Nigeria
FG allays fear over Donald Trump’s triumph
New Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, Sunday assured Nigerians that Donald Trump’s presidency would not disrupt the U.S., Nigeria’s long-existing relations. Enikanolaiye told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos that there was no need for Nigerians to be agitated over Trump’s presidency. The Permanent ...
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Nigeria
Telecoms Sector Records 0.95% Decline In Q3 2016
Nigeria’s telecommunications sector has recorded a 0.95 per cent decline in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016 from its previous 1.49 per cent in the second quarter (Q2). According to statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on November 21, 2016, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for telecommunication ...
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Turchia USA
Turkey detains BBC, Voice of America reporters in southeast
Turkish authorities have detained two reports working for foreign news organizations in southeast Turkey, the latest journalists taken into custody in the government's sweeping crackdown following July's failed coup.BBC Turkish reports that correspondent Hatice Kamer was detained Saturday in the town of Sirvan to cover a recent mine collapse on ...
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USA Malta
PN fights for the small fry, not the millionaires – Busuttil
If there is one party who is fighting for the small fry - the country's small businesses and people working on minimum wage - that party is the Nationalist Party, PN leader Simon Busuttil said this morning at a gathering at the party's Lija club.This, Dr Busuttil said, contrasted with ...
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USA
Constitutional ruling proves movement is against the establishment – PM Joseph Muscat
The Labour Party is a movement against the establishment, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat claimed following the constitutional court decision which saw the Nationalist Party gain two extra seats following mistakes made in the vote-counting process in 2013. The decision, he claimed, proved that the movement still remained the underdog ...
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USA Thailandia
Buffalo Wild Wings aims to spice up Thai market
Buffalo Wild Wings, a US restaurant chain, is negotiating to bring its business to Thailand during the next two years.
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USA Myanmar
Millcon invests in $12m Myanmar plant
SET-listed Millcon Steel Plc (MILL) has partnered with local companies to invest in a US$12 million plant to produce construction steel to meet rising demand in Myanmar, where construction business and investment in infrastructures are booming.