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Giappone
Government to boost export target for Japanese broadcast content to ¥50 billion by 2020
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will increase the target for Japan’s annual broadcast program exports to ¥50 billion by fiscal 2020, according to informed sources. Exports of Japanese programs, including anime and drama series, have been surging. In fiscal 2015 their value jumped 58.0 percent from the previous year ...
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Uruguay
Benz Korea aims to sell over 60,000 units this year
Mercedes-Benz aims to sell a record high of over 60,000 units in South Korea this year, posting double-digit sales growt
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Portogallo
Relembrar Abril, Pensando o Futuro
Portugal tem um grande entrave à atracção do investimento: o não funcionamento da Justiça. É um problema estudado e re-estudado de que tanto se fala, mas onde pouco se progride.
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Nigeria
Alleged $17bn stolen crude: NNPC, Customs, NIMASA, others have cases to answer, says Reps’ panel
John Ameh, Abuja No fewer than 76 organisations, including International Oil Companies, still have queries to answer over the alleged export of $17bn undeclared crude and gas resources from the country between 2011 and 2014, The PUNCH learnt on Sunday. Among them are key government agencies like the Nigerian National ...
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Nigeria
UNILAG confirms student’s suicide, to meet with family
The management of the University of Lagos, Akoka, on Sunday confirmed the suicide of a 100-level student of Business Administration, Ayomide Ariyibi, adding that it would meet with her family. The Deputy Registrar, UNILAG, Toyin Adebule, added that the student killed herself at home. He said, “She died at home. ...
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Nigeria
Customs destroy N1.3bn imported poultry products
Gibson Achonu, Owerri THE Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operation Unit, Zone ‘C’, Owerri, says it has seized and destroyed 102,099 cartons of illegally imported poultry products with Duty Paid Value of N1,275,712,500. Briefing newsmen in Owerri, the Customs Area Controller of the FOU, Mohammed Garba, said the seizures was made ...
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Nigeria
Don’t sabotage Nigeria’s economy, Obasanjo tells foreigners
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned foreigners and foreign companies doing business in Nigeria not to engage in sharp practices which can undermine the country’s economy. READ: I make no apologies for treading on toes, says Obasanjo He gave this warning on Saturday in Abeokuta at an ...
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Nigeria
LCCI calls for end to multiple forex windows
Anna Okon The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for an end to the multiple windows in the foreign exchange market, noting that they hurt the economy. The Director-General, LCCI, Mr. Muda Yusuf, made the call in a statement made available to our correspondent on Saturday. “We seek ...
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Nigeria
Oracle varsity, New Horizons unveil 12c in Nigeria
Ozioma Ubabukoh Oracle Incorporated through its learning arm, Oracle University, has introduced 12C, its latest update and the world’s first database designed for the cloud in Nigeria. The company unveiled the service with its global partner, New Horizons. “Oracle Database 12c addresses key challenges of customers who are consolidating databases ...
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Nigeria
Akinyemi advises Fed Govt on cash haul probe
A former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi yesterday asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to spare anyone involved in the $43.4 million recovered from a private apartment at Osborne Towers in Ikoyi. He, however, cautioned against putting a foreign intelligence officer on trial in an open court as doing ...