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Giordania
One month in, the world sees a difference in Israel's new government
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have demonstrated they have an alternative set of priorities to their predecessor when it comes to foreign policy – starting with the recent trip to Amman
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Portogallo
Madeira aprova texto comum para a revisão da Lei das Finanças Regionais
O texto foi publicado em Diário da República. O documento procurou "a eliminação das desigualdades resultantes da situação de ultraperiferia", a "convergência económica com o restante território nacional" e a "disponibilização de ferramentas próprias e adequadas às regiões autónomas, nomeadamente a criação de um verdadeiro sistema fiscal regional, mais competitivo ...
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Portogallo
Secretaria da Saúde e Universidade da Madeira assinam acordo para atribuição de bolsas de investigação
O acordo permite que os estudantes da Universidade da Madeira, do curso de mestrado e de doutoramento na área da engenharia informática possam se candidatar a bolsas de investigação no âmbito do projeto Qualichain (Horizon 2020).
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Portogallo
Miguel Oliveira é o novo embaixador da Via Verde. “É alguém que põe o mundo a olhar para Portugal”, diz marca da Brisa
O acordo de pelo menos um ano e meio celebrado entre a empresa e o piloto arranca com a campanha dos 30 anos da Via Verde, sob o mote “À frente do tempo”. O foco do atleta será neste momento o digital, envolvendo-se em iniciativas como o lançamento da 'app' ...
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USA
NDLEA Busts Interstate Drug Cartels, Recovers 843kg Skunk, Cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have busted three major interstate drug cartels supplying illicit substances to some states in the North. The NDLEA also recovered skunk and cocaine weighing over 843 kilograms and arrested at least seven of the drug kingpins behind the syndicates in separate ...
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Camerun
Nigeria To Sustain Support For United Cameroon
Nigeria will continue to ensure that the Republic of Cameroon remains an indivisible country, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The president gave the assurance yesterday at State House, Abuja, when he received Mr Felix Mbayu, a special envoy from President Paul Biya of Cameroon. Buhari in a statement issued by ...
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USA
Brent Oil Rises 1.8% To $76 Over Falling US Inventories
Brent crude futures traded $76.5 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by falling US crude stockpiles and strong Chinese trade data. A preliminary Reuters poll showed US crude inventories were likely to drop for an eighth consecutive week; and economic slowdown worries eased as Chinese exports beat forecasts in June. At ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Leads Mobile App Market Growth For Africa By 43%
Nigeria has recorded 43 per cent growth according to a new report on the booming African mobile app market, propelled by a growing fintech space, a rise in ‘super apps’ and the COVID-19 pandemic amongst other factors. The report was compiled by AppsFlyer, the global marketing measurement leader and Google. ...
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Nigeria
Senate’s Version Of PIB Will Stifle Investments – Oil Marketers
Another round of monopoly and investment apathy is being anticipated in Nigeria’s downstream subsector of the oil and gas following what industry operators consider as secret insertion of certain clauses in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the Senate. In a collective response, the major oil marketers association of Nigeria ...
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Nigeria
FG To Earn N5bn Annually From Concession – BPE
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has said that the federal government will earn N5 billion annually from the planned concession of its two free trade zones, located in Calabar and Kano. Director-general of the agency, Alex Okoh said this in his opening remarks at the investors webinar, organised by ...