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USA
In search of attractive regulatory framework
With improved business environment, experts say telcos and technology companies will provide better services, OZIOMA UBABUKOH writes The KPMG 2015 Technology Industry Outlook Survey has revealed that macroeconomic conditions and the dynamic global regulatory and tax environment are among the leading challenges to technology companies’ growth. In a study conducted ...
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Nigeria
N500b for mortgage finance coming
The Federal Government says it will inject N500 billion into the Federal Mortgage Bank (FMB) to enable it meet the housing needs of Nigerians. Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Mustapha Baba, who spoke yesterday in Jalingo, said the measure would help the the bank to adequately ...
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Nigeria
Spiritual Rebirth, Only Panacea To Corruption – NCPC Boss
The executive secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev Tor Uja has called on the federal government to include and sponsor heads of ministries, departments and agencies for the pilgrimage as this would help to tame corrupt tendencies in any individual. Speaking to journalists yesterday in Abuja during the orientation ...
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Nigeria
Extra Judicial Killings: South Africa Must Do More – Dabiri -Erewa
In furtherance of her relentless efforts to stem the tide of indiscriminate criminalization and extra-judicial killing of Nigerians in Diaspora, the Senior Special Assistance to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Matters, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on 7 February, 2017, paid a ‘fence mending’ visit to the South African ...
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Nigeria
The French Invasion Of Nigeria By Proxy
Nigeria has indeed seen tough times, tough times that have lasted over six years, with accompanying wanton destruction of lives and properties running into billions of naira. While it is argued in some quarters that the Boko Haram crisis has some international sponsors, I nonetheless think there is more than ...
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Nigeria
CBN Directs Banks To Open Outlets In Airports To Ease Forex Supply
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that henceforth, banks should sell foreign exchange to retail end users at airports without putting into consideration the 60:40 rule which prioritises the manufacturing and raw materials purchase. In a new forex policy officially announced yesterday, the apex bank also cut down ...
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Turchia
Turkey’s global brand paves the way for global science
Yıldız Holding, which is home to global brands such as Godiva and United Biscuits, set up the Sabri Ülker Center at the Harvard School of Public Health in 2014 with a $24 million donation. The holding has 56,000 staff on four continents; they have made $3.6 billion in investments in ...
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Turchia USA
Turkish dramas focus of interest in Latin America
Turkish TV dramas, which have drawn great attention in Latin America, can reach wider audiences and contribute to Turkey’s promotion and tourism with the help of collaborations with these countries, officials say
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Thailandia
SET opens up 0.61 to 1,579.08
Thai stocks opened up 0.04% at the start of trade this morning.
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USA Giappone
AP, other media seek FBI release of records on tool used to unlock killer’s iPhone
The Associated Press and two other news organizations asked a judge Monday to force the federal government to reveal how much it paid for a tool to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters. The news organizations said in a court filing there was “no ...