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Giappone
Bank deposits top ¥700 trillion for first time
Bank deposits in Japan have exceeded ¥700 trillion for the first time, due to an influx of funds amid low interest rates that are the result of the Bank of Japan’s monetary easing policy, industry data showed Tuesday. The low interest rates have reduced investment returns in financial markets, causing ...
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Nigeria
Dangerous trend of killing security agents in Lagos
When an army captain and four policemen were brutally murdered in Ikorodu, a Lagos suburb, on April 9, while rescuing some kidnapped victims, the tragedy not only ricocheted to their families, friends and neighbours, it also hit Lagos’ pride as a leading state in Nigeria that aspires to become Africa’s ...
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Nigeria
Disclose your security votes, budget details, labour tells govs
Niyi Odebode and Fidelis Soriwei The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Tuesday challenged state governors to disclose their security votes and how local government funds were disbursed. READ: El-Rufai discloses security vote, salary, attacks N’Assembly The NLC and the TUC also said that it was high time the ...
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Nigeria
Technology curbing fraud, says CIIN
The use of technology by insurance firms in the premium payment system has helped curb fraudulent activities of agents, President, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Lady Isioma Chukwuma has said. She spoke during a courtesy visit by the institute to the corporate headquarters of Vintage Press Limited, publishers of ...
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Nigeria
Numa launches artificial healthcare platform online
Health technology company Numa, has launched a mobile phone personal health assistant platform online where patients can have high quality health related information and verified health care professionals with necessary treatment. The mobile platform, Asknuma, is founded by two former business school students and healthcare professionals Dr. Tobi Obisanya and ...
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Nigeria
Cashew Export Can Generate $4.5bn Annually For Nigeria – NEPC
…Revenue, major milestone to achieve economic recovery plan-minister Nigeria can generate 4.5 billion dollars annually from cashew exportation, executive director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Mr Olusegun Awolowo, has said. Awolowo announced this in a press statement by head, Corporate Communications of the council, Mr Joe Itah, in Abuja, yesterday. The ...
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Nigeria
JAF Decries Inadequate Facilities In LUTH
The Joint Action Front (JAF), a civil society partner of the Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed their worry over inadequate facilities in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), saying it will soon embark on series of campaigns to draw public attention to pitfalls in the hospital. The chairman and general ...
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USA
Alleged Drug Offence: Senate Stops Kashamu’s Extradition To U.S.
Senate yesterday directed the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other security agencies to halt actions on extradition of Senator Buruji Kashamu (PDP Ogun East) to United States of America until all court processes concerning the matter is settled. Senator Samuel Anyanwu (PDP Imo East), Chairman of Ethics, Privileges ...
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USA
Trump’s Presidency In Focus: Day 82
US Asks G7 Ministers Why It Should Care About Ukraine Conflict US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked his European counterparts on Tuesday why American voters should care about the conflict in Ukraine, France’s foreign minister said. The new US administration under President Donald Trump has indicated it might be ...
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Nigeria
CBN Sells $100m To SMEs, Makes $100m Spot Wholesale
… May open window for dividend remittances The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday made spot sales totaling $100 million to interested Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to importers of critical and eligible finished and semi-finished goods operators in the country through its newly opened Forex window for small scale ...