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Nigeria
Julius Berger eyes oil, power deals in Nigeria
’Femi Asu with agency report Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, the largest construction company in Nigeria by market value, plans to acquire oil assets and expand into the power industry as it seeks to diversify its business and stay competitive after the country’s worst economic slump in decades. Bloomberg quoted the ...
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Nigeria
APC governors back true federalism, restructuring
All Progressives Congress (APC) governors are backing restructuring and true federalism as a way out of the agitation for Nigeria’s break-up. The Progressives Governors Forum also said that the recent agitation by some ethnic groups was a reflection of the prevalent weak governance, economy and law enforcement. In an eight-page ...
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Nigeria
Banks reject Etisalat’s $58.9m payment plan
Twelve commercial banks have rejected a $58.9 million offer by Etisalat Nigeria as full and final payment for the $588.6 million the telecom giant owes, The Nation learnt yesterday. The loan comprises N114 billion ($361.6 million) in local currency and $227 million in foreign currency, putting the total obligation to ...
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Nigeria
Ondo, Osun motorists groan over collapsed Mokwa Bridge
Motorists and commuters plying the Ikare-Owo-Akure-Ilesa Road are groaning over diversion of articulated vehicles from the road, following the collapse of Mokwa Bridge on Jebba Road in Niger State. Investigation by The Nation revealed that since last weekend, the volume of heavy duty and articulated vehicles going to the North ...
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Brasile
Comandante do Exército diz que uso de militares em segurança é "perigoso"
Ao participar de audiência pública no Senado, o comandante do Exército, general Eduardo Dias da Costa Villas Bôas, disse hoje (22/6) que o uso das Forças Armadas em ações de segurança pública é "desgastante, perigoso e inócuo". Para ele, esse tipo de modelo deve ser revisto. Leia mais notícias em Brasil Segundo ...
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Brasile
Polícia prende suspeitos de assassinato de alemão no Rio
Dois homens foram presos na manhã desta quinta-feira (22/6), acusados de participação no assassinato do consultor financeiro alemão Christoph Josef Humpf, de 36 anos. Ele foi morto no mês passado, no Rio de Janeiro. Entre os presos está Thomas Dieter Petzold, de 39 anos, sócio da vítima.De acordo com o ...
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Cina
Tesla in Talks to Set Up Electric Car Factory in Shanghai
The company said foreign production was needed to make its models more affordable overseas. Its plan for a plant would require a Chinese partner.
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Uruguay
WPP presentó Xaxis, su plataforma de compra programática de audiencias más sofisticada a nivel mundial
Alvaro Moré y Mariana Píriz lideraron el evento “State of the art”, organizado por todas las empresas socias de WPP en Uruguay, donde se presentó la nueva herramienta de marketing digital.
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica y Japón contemplan negociar próximamente un acuerdo comercial
El ministro costarricense Comercio Exterior, Alexander Mora Delgado encabeza la delegación costarricense que ha viajado a Japón desde el pasado lunes y hasta el viernes.
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Senegal
La force du TER repose sur l'implication de l'expertise sénégalaise, selon Mountaga Sy
Dakar,22 juin (APS) - La force du projet du Train express régional (TER) repose sur l'implication de l'expertise sénégalaise, a déclaré jeudi le directeur général de l'Agence de promotion des investissements et des grands travaux, Mountaga Sy. Dakar,22 juin (APS) - La force du projet du Train express régional (TER) ...