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Nigeria
NHIS boss’ suspension: Health minister to appear before Reps July 27
John Ameh, Abuja The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has been scheduled to appear before the House of Representatives on July 27 over his decision to suspend the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Yusuf Usman. Adewole had announced the suspension of Usman on July 8 ...
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Nigeria
Workers’ strike paralyses business activities at CAC
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja Business activities were on Tuesday paralysed at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission following an industrial action embarked upon by members of staff of the agency. The industrial action led to the closure of the CAC premises in Abuja, thus preventing members of staff as well ...
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USA Francia Nigeria Regno Unito
New Paris Club refund: What each state recieved
The federal government has released a State by State breakdown of another tranche of Paris Club refund of over-deductions on Paris Club, London Club Loans and Multilateral debts on the accounts of States and Local Governments from 1995-2002. A statement from the federal ministry of finance said these payments which totalled N243, 795,465,195.20 ...
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Albania
NOTA DI ACCREDITAMENTO STAMPA - Presentazione dell’accordo AEFI e SACE/SIMEST per l’internazionalizzazione delle Fiere italiane (Farnesina, 19 luglio)
Mercoledì 19 luglio 2017, alle ore 16.30, avrà luogo alla Farnesina la presentazione dell’accordo AEFI e SACE/SIMEST per l’internazionalizzazione delle Fiere italiane alla presenza del Sottosegretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri e la Cooperazione Internazionale Benedetto Della Vedova, che interverrà...
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USA
CAR violence driving more refugees into northern DRC
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the CongoThe main areas from which people have been fleeing are Bangassou, Bema and Mobaye – several hundred kilometres east of the capital Bangui. Local authorities estimate more than 60,000 people have fled into DRC since May.This is ...
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Etiopia
Debt Disbursement Hits Five-Year Low
[Addis Fortune] The amount of debt disbursed by the external development partners to Ethiopia has reached the lowest level since 2011/12, reaching 1.7 billion dollars, according to the latest Public Sector Debt Statistical Bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance & Economic Cooperation (MoFEC).
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Etiopia
Accelerating Structural Economic Transformation
[Ethiopian Herald] On various occasions, a number of international organizations have confirmed Ethiopia's remarkable economic growth registered over the past ten plus years. Nonetheless, they have been recommending the government to put extra efforts to bring about structural economic transformation as 90 per cent of the country's GDP generated from ...
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Etiopia
Coffee Export Revenue - in the Making
[Ethiopian Herald] Though Ethiopia is a country of the origin of coffee, it is not enjoying fair benefits from its resource. Hence, to increase both the quality and quantity of coffee export, facilitating access to market linkages, availing price information, establishing vibrant coffee marketing system and value chaining are believed ...
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Kenya
Business News: Drop in Kenya's forex reserves not a concern, says Patrick Njoroge
A drop in Kenya's foreign exchange reserves is no cause for alarm, and speculators against the shilling in the run-up to national elections should "chill", central bank head Patrick Njoroge said on Tuesday.
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Kenya
Business: Drop in Kenya's forex reserves not a concern, says Patrick Njoroge
A drop in Kenya's foreign exchange reserves is no cause for alarm, and speculators against the shilling in the run-up to national elections should "chill", central bank head Patrick Njoroge said on Tuesday.