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USA
Korea's top trade negotiator to leave for US ahead of talks
South Korea's top trade negotiator was to leave for the United States on Sunday ahead of the second round of talks on po
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Nigeria
Cashew exports soar amidst 85% increase in prices
Anna Okon Gains on global cashew prices have jumped by 85 per cent in the past two years and Nigeria is gradually tapping into the windfall. Prices have increased from $750 per metric tonne in 2015 to $1,800/MT in 2017. Amidst the global commodity price increase, export of Nigeria’s cashew ...
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Nigeria
Fears over amendment of Pension Reform Act
Some bills currently at the National Assembly aimed at amending certain sections of the Pension Reform Act 2014 may have far reaching implications on pension administration and the economy in Nigeria, NIKE POPOOLA reports Presently, there are some bills before the National Assembly, aiming to amend some sections of the ...
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Nigeria
Enugu APC backs Buhari for second term, wants foreign minister sacked
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for second term. Chairman of the APC in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, who announced the endorsement at a news conference, however urged the President to immediately sack the country’s foreign affairs ...
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USA Nigeria
Why I carried placard to help my husband get a job — Woman whose photo went viral
A nursing mother, Omolara Adeniran, whose photo went viral on the Internet, tells GBENGA ADENIJI why she carried a placard on Lagos streets to solicit a profitable job for her husband Tell us about yourself. I am a mother of a seven-month-old baby and a housewife. I am hoping to ...
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USA Nigeria
World Bank partners states to boost mining
To boost minig activities, the World Bank has developed new partnership deals with same states. The states are those with high mining potential. The bank said, would augment its vibrant partnerships with the federal government. “In Nigeria, we have managed to develop a real ‘partnership’ with the Federal Government and ...
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Belgio
Des centaines de personnes crient au racisme en marge d'une conférence de Theo Francken
Environ 400 personnes se sont rassemblées vendredi soir de 19h30 à 21h00 au carrefour de l'Europe à Bruxelles, pour dénoncer "la politique de haine et de racisme" menée selon eux par la N-VA, alors que le ministre de l'Intérieur Jan Jambon et le secrétaire d'Etat à l'Asile et la Migration ...
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Senegal
Dp world offre un appareil de cryothérapie au district sanitaire de Rufisque
Dakar, 23 sept (APS) - Le Directeur de DP world Sénégal, Alassane Diop a procédé samedi à la remise d'un appareil de cryothérapie d'un coût de 2,5 millions de francs CFA au district sanitaire de Rufisque, a constaté l'APS. - Santé
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Malta
Minister Borg highlights road works carried out in first 100 days of government
Minister Ian Borg and Parliamentary Secretary Chris Agius held a press conference at the Garden of Serenity in Santa Luċija. The aim of this conference was for them to speak about the important work done in their sector during these first hundred days of Government. These one hundred days have ...
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USA
FIRST MAGAZINE: Popping forth... The Pop Art Movement
On a drizzly September day in 1997, Diana Vachier happened to be walking past an art gallery in New York when she spotted a painting that immediately struck her. It was entitled American Gothic and it had this great look about it: awesome colours, wonderful details and a style that ...