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Nigeria
NBS: Nigeria’s Q2 merchandise exports hit N3b
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s total export value stood at N3,102 billion in the second quarter, representing a marginal increase over the first quarter. The NBS stated this in ”Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics for Second Quarter 2017,’’ released yesterday in Abuja. The bureau stated that the ...
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Nigeria
Fraud: FG Orders Probe Of Ex-JAMB, NIMASA Bosses
by Jonathan Nda-Isaiah, Abuja The federal government has ordered the probe of past heads of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), over what it called poor remittances in the past. The minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this to State ...
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Portogallo
Europcar Portugal investe em frota de frio
Empresa de aluguer de automóveis e outros veículos quer aproveitar as oportunidades geradas elo mercado interno nas áreas da hotelaria, restauração e cafetaria (HORECA).
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Brasile
Policia faz operação para prender 70 traficantes no Rio de Janeiro
Uma operação policial conjunta que envolve forças estaduais e federais busca cumprir hoje (13/9) 70 mandados de prisão de suspeitos de envolvimento com a venda de drogas ilícitas na região norte fluminense. Segundo a Polícia Civil, até as 10h50 de hoje, já tinham sido presas 51 pessoas.Os alvos da Operação ...
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Brasile
Ex-PM acusado de matar ativista Manoel Mattos é morto no Recife
Um homem morreu e dois ficaram feridos na noite dessa terça-feira (12/9) na cidade de Itambé, Zona da Mata Norte de Pernambuco. De acordo com a Polícia Civil, a vítima fatal foi identificada como Cláudio Roberto Borges, 48 anos, um ex-policial militar acusado pela Justiça Federal de ser o mandante ...
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Brasile
Ministério anuncia R$ 27 milhões para tratamento de vítimas da zika
O ministro da Saúde, Ricardo Barros, anunciou nesta terça-feira (12/9), a liberação de recursos e a realização de novas ações para reforçar a rede de cuidado às crianças com síndrome congênita associada à infecção pelo zika. Ao todo, serão investidos R$ 27 milhões para ampliar e qualificar os serviços na ...
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USA
US Stocks Waver as Retailers Rise and Tech Companies Slip
U.S. stock indexes are hardly budging Wednesday as banks and technology companies give back some of their gains from earlier in the week while retailers and energy companies trade higher. Target said it will hire far more workers for the holiday season this year, which has investors hoping for a ...
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USA Nigeria
Nigeria collaborates with journalists on high-quality measles vaccination campaign
Source: World Health Organization Country: NigeriaThe 2017-2018 vaccination campaign is planned to be conducted in phases by geographical zones from October 2017 to March 2018, in collaboration with all stakeholders, particularly journalists.Abuja, 12 September 2017-As part of preparations towards a high quality exercise, a press briefing heralding the implementation of a ...
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USA
One million Palestinian children risk missing out on education
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Children's Fund, Save the Children Country: occupied Palestinian territoryMore than US$20 million is required for humanitarian response in support of the public school system -- $14 million for the Gaza Strip alone and $6 million for the West Bank.Joint statement by ...
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USA Camerun Nigeria
New UN humanitarian chief seeks more funds for Lake Chad Basin crisis
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: NigeriaImportant progress has been made in delivering life-saving relief to millions of people in north-east Nigeria. However, the complex Lake Chad Basin crisis will require sustained international support over the coming years. (Abuja, 12 September 2017): At the end of a two-day ...