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Portogallo
Cápsula do tempo: Cahora Bassa, o antigo símbolo do império
Em 2 de maio de 1984, Portugal, África do Sul e Moçambique assinam o acordo tripartido sobre a Barragem de Cahora Bassa.
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Nigeria
We’ve Already Started Moving Out Of Recession – Finance Minister
The minister of finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, yesterday said the nation’s economy has started moving out recession as President Muhammadu Buhari’s- led administration was bringing a lot of efficiency into government spending and infrastructure. Speaking during a flagship programme of Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, the minister said the government ...
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Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Disengages 280 Staff
MTN Nigeria has disengaged 200 full time employees and 80 contract staff as part of a restructuring exercise in line with its IGNITE transformation initiative to reposition the telecommunications into divers segments of the economy including digital payments, financial technology (FinTech) etc. A source at the company said MTN introduced ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Loses N380bn Annually From Cashew Export
Nigeria has been losing $5 billion (N380bn) annually from Cashew nut tree by not given deserving attention to it despite having capacity to create enormous wealth for farmers across the country and generate huge foreign exchange for the government. According to data from the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), ...
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Nigeria
Obaseki Vows Not To Owe Workers Salaries
Members of the organised labour including the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Edo State yesterday expressed confidence in the policy direction of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration. This is as Governor Obaseki also promised that his administration will be prompt in the payment of workers’ salaries ...
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USA
Benue TUC Boycotts Workers’ Day Celebration To Protest Nonpayment Of Salaries
As Benue State workers yesterday joined the rest of the states to celebrate this year’s Workers Day, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Benue State chapter boycotted the celebration in protest to the non-payment of workers’ salaries and monthly pensions of retirees which had accumulated to several months. The State TUC chairman, ...
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Nigeria
CBN Loans To Banks Drop By 6% To N1.8trn
Loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to banks dropped by 6.7 per cent to N1.8 trillion last week. LEADERSHIP can authoritatively reveal that lending to banks through the CBN’s Standing Lending Facility (SLF) dropped from N1.9 trillion the previous week to N1.8 trillion at the close of business ...
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Nigeria
Gov Umahi suspends Ebonyi Controversial Pension law
The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi yesterday suspended the state controversial contributory pension law in the state that provides for 5% payment by the State government and the 8% for workers which led to the suspension of the embattled Nigeria Labour Congress Chairman, Comrade Ikechukwu Nwafor. The State Governor, ...
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USA Malta
UBS whistleblower Birkenfeld sues bank for libel
A former UBS banker who as a whistleblower helped US authorities prosecute the Swiss bank for tax fraud, only to spend 2-1/2 years in prison for helping a billionaire client evade taxes, on Monday filed a $20 million libel lawsuit against his former employer. Bradley Birkenfeld, who in 2012 got a ...
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USA Malta
Watch: PM announces snap election for 3 June
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today announced a snap election for 3 June, one year earlier than the end of the legislature.He said the recent events have led him to take the decision to hold the election now, so as not to cause more distress to the country.He said that the ...