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Nigeria
Nigerians in ‘private’ prisons
Assurance Ovie, ICT Department, ANEEJ, Benin City, Edo State: There are too many reports of Nigerians in foreign prisons these days. The last report published with The Guardian of Wednesday, June 28, 2017 said that the number of Nigerians in private prisons in Libya was over 2,000. What is the ...
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Nigeria
Investors push for interbank rate
Foreign investors are pushing for the adoption of the interbank rate as the only official exchange rate, The Nation has learnt. The interbank rate closed on Friday at N315.10/$1. It has remained the most stable exchange rate in the last six months. The new demand by investors followed earlier calls ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Economy Performed Beyond Expectation In H1 2017 – Analysts
By Bukola Idowu, Lagos Although it started out on a note that was not encouraging, analysts say the Nigerian economy has fared better in the first half of 2017 than it did in the past two years due the policies put in place by both the fiscal and monetary authorities. ...
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Nigeria
External Reserves Rise 16% In H1 2017
By BUKOLA IDOWU, Lagos Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserve in the first half of 2017 grew by 16 per cent despite the several interventions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the foreign exchange market standing at $30.271 billion as at June 29, 2017 according to latest data on the ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Capital more optimistic as economic conditions improve
Business confidence is continuing to improve in Wellington, with BusinessNZ also reporting a slight nationwide uptick in economic conditions.
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Kenya
Kenya: Musalia Mudavadi sued for defamation
National Super Alliance (NASA) co-principal Musalia Mudavadi has been sued by an organisation cited by NASA as having played a part in the alleged conspiracy to award Al Ghurair printing company the tender to print ballot papers.
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USA
Business: Bitcoin accepted at New York pre-school
Marco Ciocca, co-founder and chairman of the Montessori Schools in Flatiron & Soho, added the option in June, after growing inquiries from parents.
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Kenya
Business: Kenya Ports Authority defends SGR's economic impact
The true economic impact of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will only be felt after including the gains from cargo trains, Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Catherine Mturi-Wairi has said.
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Kenya
No end in sight for Nairobi-Dar cooking gas standoff
Kenya and Tanzania are headed for a long-drawn-out dispute over cooking gas trade after officials failed to strike a deal to end an existing import ban.
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Kenya
Kenya: Bungoma twins die after being blocked from home over 'bad omen'
A mother lost her newborn twins in Bungoma after her father-in-law denied her entry to his homestead on claims that the infants were a bad omen.