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Nigeria
Xenophobia: Niger Delta militants threaten to bomb South African investments
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A coalition of Niger Delta militants on Wednesday threatened to blow up Multichoice (DSTV), MTN, Shoprite and 16 other major South African investments in Nigeria if the Federal Government fails to shut them down within one month. The militant groups, who were reacting to ...
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Nigeria
Health writers hold symposium on mental health
A host of medical experts in key public and private areas of the health industry are set to deliberate on salient issues of healthcare delivery in Nigeria, as the Health Writers Association of Nigeria holds its seventh annual symposium themed, “Mental health in a recessed economy.” Leading the discussion as ...
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Nigeria
Reps to investigate CBN, Finance Ministry over unpaid BoA shares
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the Central Bank Of Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Finance over unpaid capital shares to the Bank of Agriculture. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Femi Fayeke (Osun-APC) at the plenary in Abuja on Wednesday. ...
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Qatar USA
US Customs detains Nigerian software engineer, gives him programming tests
Celestine Omin was accustomed to tackling tough engineering problems. Just not the two that the Border Agent had put in front of his face — or at least not now, after having spent 24 hours cramped in an economy seat on Qatar Airways. It was Sunday, February 26, and the ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Hon Hai’s Gou says ‘very serious’ about Toshiba chip unit bid
Terry Gou is heading back to Japan. The head of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., who waged a years-long battle against regulators and rivals for control of Sharp Corp., said he is “very serious” about bidding for Toshiba Corp.’s memory chip business. Toshiba plans to sell some or all ...
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Giappone
Dollar soars to ¥113.50 on Fed rate hike bets, Trump address
The dollar surged to levels around ¥113.50 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, as an increasing number of investors moved to bet on an early interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve following a hawkish comment by a Fed policymaker. U.S. President Donald Trump’s closely watched address to a joint ...
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Giappone
Yamato Transport looks at ways to ease burdens on drivers as online purchases skyrocket
Amid its annual shunto spring wage negotiations, major courier firm Yamato Transport Co. said Wednesday it may seek to implement measures to ease burdens placed on delivery drivers to improve working conditions. Under consideration is a plan that would eliminate one of the time slots in which parcels are delivered. ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks soar on weaker yen, Trump’s speech
Stocks soared on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, as investors took heart from the yen’s drop and felt a sense of relief that U.S. President Donald Trump’s congressional speech offered no negative surprises. The key 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 274.55 points, or 1.44 percent, to end at 19,393.54. On Tuesday, ...
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Nigeria
DPC Urges CBN To Sustain Strengthening Of Naira
The Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, Governor, Dr. Godwin Emefiele and Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun to avoid monetary policies that allegedly triggered the economic recession now that the naira is beginning to appreciate against the dollar. The DPC in a statement by ...
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Portogallo
Empréstimos ao consumo aumentam em janeiro para 24,107 mil milhões de euros
Total de empréstimos concedidos pelos bancos a particulares para consumo e outros fins aumentou em janeiro para 24,107 mil milhões de euros, de acordo com dados divulgados pelo Banco de Portugal (BdP).