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USA Nigeria
US unveils new technology for Nigerian oil industry
’Femi Asu The Foreign Commercial Service of the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria has announced the introduction of an innovative technology called ‘Synergy and Aruba’ for use in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. It said the technology was introduced in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Nigeria and its ...
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Nigeria
Reps summon health minister, order him to recall NHIS boss
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, over his suspension of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Yusuf Usman. The House directed the minister to reinstate the ES within seven days and to halt the re-accreditation ...
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Nigeria
Lawmaker sponsoring amnesty bill for looters deserves suspension —Sagay
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has described as disgraceful and illegal a bill in the House of Representatives which seeks to grant amnesty to self-confessed looters. In a statement on Wednesday, Sagay berated the sponsor of the bill, Mr. Linus Okorie, ...
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Brasile
Markets in Brazil React Favorably to Lula Conviction
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The announcement of a nine and a half year jail term for former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stirred financial markets on Wednesday, with the U.S. dollar plummeting against the Brazilian real in the foreign exchange market and the ...
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Ghana Nigeria
Zenith Life Redefines Insurance Industry In Nigeria
Zenith Life Insurance has redefined the Nigerian insurance sector with its landmark partnership with Prudential Plc, one of the oldest and most capitalized life insurance companies in the world. The partnership, which will see Zenith Life trade under Zenith-Prudential Life, also involves an exclusive bancassurance agreement with Zenith Bank Plc ...
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Nigeria
CBN, NERDC Train Teachers On Financial Inclusion
By Bukola Idowu And Emmanuel Chidi-Maha, The Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will commence the training of teachers ahead of the inclusion of financial education in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools in the 2017/2018 session. ...
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Nigeria
CBN: Boosting Markets With Creative Policies
By Arize Nwobu Acs The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) seems to have hit the bull’s eye with its creative and strategically combined policies on foreign exchange, namely the reinforced intervention and supply of dollar into the system and introduction of the Investors’ and Exporters (I&E) foreign exchange window. The ...
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Algeria
Parc national automobile: près de 6 millions de véhicules à fin 2016
Le parc national automobile comptait 5.986.181 véhicules à fin 2016, contre 5.683.156 véhicules à fin 2015, en hausse de 5,33%, correspondant à une augmentation de 303.025 unités entre les deux années, a appris mardi l'APS auprès de l`Office national des statistiques (ONS). Concernant le nombre de véhicules qui ont été ...
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Argentina
Aerolíneas no quiere "cielos abiertos" en la Argentina
Mercado
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Turchia Cipro
Turkey to take steps against Greek Cyprus’ energy moves in Mediterranean
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said Turkey is planning to take some steps to counter Greek Cyprus’ unilateral moves to intensify its oil drillings off the island, a week after U.N.-led talks for the reunification of Turkish and Greek Cypriots under a new federal state failed