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USA
Southeast to Buhari: give us IGP, Security Council slot
The Igbo tendered yesterday a list of requests as President Muhammadu Buhari visited Onitsha, the Southeast’s business and commercial honeypot, to push his re-election bid. They demanded that Buhari should: appoint a Southeasterner as Inspector-General of Police (IGP); stop Boko Haram’s insurgency and herders-farmers clashes; and address marginalisation claims made ...
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Nigeria
Hope Dims For Local Shipowners Over CVFF Disbursement
The fresh hope of indigenous shipowners to access the the disbursement of maritime intervention fund, Cabotage Vessels Finance Fund (CVFF) has been dashed as the federal government has blamed the shipowners for failure to disburse the fund. Speaking recently on the sidelines of an event organised by the Shipowners Association ...
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USA
EU To Impose Steel Imports Safeguards
The European Commission has signalled that it is set to impose steel import safeguards from all origins as a response to the import surge into the EU resulting from the US steel tariff hike March 2018. The safeguard measures would be in place until July 2021. The safeguard measures are ...
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Nigeria
Ethiopian Airlines Moves Into Abuja New Terminal
The Ethiopian Airlines, yesterday moved into the new terminal building of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, making it the first major airline to use the newly- constructed terminal. Speaking at a brief ceremony to mark the inaugural flight to the new terminal, the traffic and sales manager, Ethiopian Airlines ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria Ratifies 40 Maritime Conventions, Domesticates 19 Int’l Laws
The director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has disclosed that Nigeria has been able to ratify 40 conventions passed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) covering Maritime Safety, Labour and Marine Environment. The DG, who spoke in Lagos during ...
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Senegal
Signature d'une convention de partenariat entre le PUMA et la coalition nationale de l'éducation pour tous
Dakar, 24 jan (APS) - Le Programme d'urgence des axes et territoires frontaliers (PUMA) et la Coalition nationale pour l'éducation pour tous ont signé une convention de partenariat dans le but d'aider à "accroitre la mise en œuvre" de la politique éducative et lutter contre les iniquités territoriales au Sénégal, ...
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Senegal
Plateforme logistique de Diamniadio : le début d'une nouvelle ère (PR)
Dakar, 24 jan (APS) - Le Sénégal, avec l'inauguration de la plateforme logistique et commerciale que constituent la gare des gros porteurs et le marché d'intérêt national, ouvre "une nouvelle page de son histoire économique'', a déclaré jeudi le président de la République, Macky Sall. - Commerce
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Messico
México: un atractivo mercado que está más cerca de lo que parece
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Thailandia
StanChart forecasts 4.5% uptick
Economic growth is projected at 4.5% this year, propelled by continued public investment, with a lower current account surplus attributed to higher imports and investments, says Standard Chartered Bank Thai.
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Israele
Business in brief: $60m raised for Bridges Israel social impact fund
Tel Aviv shares gain as volume picks up ■ CEO of grocery chain Tiv Taam loses job in dispute with founder ■ Three bidders emerge in sale of Israir