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Nigeria
Sagay slams Reps for asking minister to reinstate NHIS boss
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has lambasted the House of Representatives for asking the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to reinstate the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf. Sagay expressed his view during a ...
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Giappone
Japan's June Export Growth Points to Sustained Economy Recovery
The country’s exports rose for a seventh straight month in June, an indication external demand supports a gradual economic recovery.
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Nigeria
FirstBank raises int’l card payments to $1,100
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has raised monthly limits on international transactions on Naira Cards to $1,100 across Automated Teller Machines (ATM), Point of Sale (PoS), and online channels, with the daily ATM withdrawals raised to $300. The gesture, the lender said, was in line with its drive to promote ...
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Nigeria
UN Tasks Nigeria On Investment In Women, Peace
By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah, Abuja The United Nations (UN) has called on the federal government to double it’s investment on the development of women on promotion of peace in the country. Deputy secretary general of the UN, Amina Mohammed made the call yesterday when she met with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo ...
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Francia Bolivia Belgio
Les prix à l’importation en hausse
Plusieurs produits alimentaires, tels que la poudre de lait, le sucre roux et les huiles brutes, ont connu une hausse sensible des prix au premier trimestre 2017. En même temps, le prix des céréales a reculé. Les prix moyens des produits alimentaires importés par l’Algérie ont, dans l’ensemble, connu une ...
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Libano
59 milliards de dollars de projets en 2017
La Banque mondiale (BM) a engagé en 2017 près de 59 milliards de dollars en prêts, dons, investissements et garanties pour soutenir les pays en développement, un peu moins qu'en 2016, selon un bilan provisoire de son exercice fiscal clos en juin. C'est environ deux milliards de dollars de moins ...
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Israele
Israel's Qumra Capital raises $115m second fund
The Tel Aviv-based late stage venture capital fund invests in startups looking to boost sales and marketing activities of their products and services.
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Etiopia
Food security likely to deteriorate further in Somali Region
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Country: EthiopiaSevere drought over the past year has resulted in very large livestock losses in the region, food insecurity is worsening to extreme levels following interruptions in humanitarian assistance. Severe food insecurity in Somali Region likely to deteriorate further given lack of food aid In Ethiopia’s Somali ...
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USA Ghana Kenya Regno Unito
New vaccine set to advance the frontier of eliminating malaria
Source: The Conversation Country: WorldThe vaccine could prove to be a powerful tool in sustaining the gains made in the last decade in reducing malaria-related cases and deaths. Between 2000 and 2015, new malaria cases fell by 37% globally. Author Simon Kariuki Chief Research Officer, Malaria Branch Chief in the KEMRI, CDC and London ...
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Etiopia
Ethiopia's Commitment Towards Education, Development
[Ethiopian Herald] Needless to say that education has its own rewards in terms of creating a better future for individuals and society at large. With improved education, so many other areas, like health, economy, personal attitude and the like are shaped greatly. In short, education has the power to make ...