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Nigeria
Pastor Bakare, Adeosun Didn’t Meet With PMB – Presidency
LEADERSHIP The Presidency has said stories with insinuations are making the rounds that Pastor Tunde Bakare of Latter Rain Assembly and Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, met together with President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, Friday, is far from the truth. In a statement by the special adviser media ...
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Nigeria
el-Rufai Appoints Clerks For 23 Local Government Areas
LEADERSHIP Kaduna state Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday, approved the appointments of 23 clerks to the legislative councils of the local governments. In a statement signed by Samuel Aruwan, the Governors’ spokesperson , said, the appointments is in line with the provision of section 16(1) and (2) of the Local ...
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Kenya
Kenyan President Reshuffles Cabinet
LEADERSHIP President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has made some changes in his cabinet, moving Adan Mohammed who was previously Trade and Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary to the East Africa Community and Regional Development. The Standard newspapers reported on Friday that Peter Munya, previously holding the EAC post will replace Mohammed at the ...
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Nigeria
Pastor Bakare Meets PMB In Aso Villa
LEADERSHIP President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed door with the Leader of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Pastor Bakare arrived the presidential villa together with the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, at about 2.30p.m. ...
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Nigeria
Dangote, Emir Sanusi Attend Access Bank Polo Event
LEADERSHIP The Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II and Africa’s leading industrialist, Aliko Dangote, and Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, are expected to attend the 11th edition of the Access Bank Polo event in Lagos tomorrow. The 11th edition of the Access Bank Polo Day celebrates 11 ...
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USA
Trade Policy Uncertainty Could Bolster U.S. Defensive Stock Sectors
As the United States ramps up import tariffs and long-date U.S Treasury debt yields remain low, stocks in so-called defensive sectors may have room to run higher in price, even though expectations for the currently quarterly earnings seasons are high.
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Cina USA
Bits: The Week in Tech: What Trump’s Trade War Is Really About
Here’s a reminder of how technology aspirations and competition are at the heart of the battle between the United States and China.
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Brasile
Anatel aprova regras para promover competição nas telecomunicações
A Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel) aprovou hoje (12) uma atualização do Plano Geral de Metas de Competição (PGMC). O documento contém uma série de regras e medidas para promover a concorrência nos mercados de telecomunicações. O plano que estava válido até então havia sido criado pela agência em 2012. Atualmente, o setor ...
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Brasile Nigeria
Estudo da CNI mostra que 2,7 mil obras estão paradas no Brasil
O estudo Grandes obras paradas: como enfrentar o problema?, da Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI), aponta que 2.796 obras estão paralisadas no Brasil, sendo que 517 (18,5%) são do setor de infraestrutura. A área de saneamento básico tem 447 empreendimentos interrompidos durante a fase de execução. Na sequência, aparecem obras de ...
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Brasile
Exportação de aço do Brasil para os Estados Unidos cresce após tarifa
No primeiro mês após a introdução da tarifa de 25% pelo governo do presidente Donald Trump sobre o aço importado pelos Estados Unidos, as siderúrgicas brasileiras aumentaram as vendas do produto para o país. Em junho, as exportações de aço do Brasil para o mercado norte-americano somaram US$ 548,6 milhões, ...