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Kenya
Top candidate in KCPE scored 437 marks, says Fred Matiang'i
Oduor Victor of Daisy Special School, Kakamega, emerges best followed by Kevin Ngatia of Tender Care Academy, Nairobi.
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Kenya
Tea growers eye more cash in Sh150m auction automation
The East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) has signed a Sh150 million agreement with Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) to automate tea trading at the Mombasa weekly auction.
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Cina
SK Innovation to withdraw chemical joint project with Sinopec
Korea’s top oil refiner SK Innovation will scrap its plan to enter into a joint venture with China’s state-run Sinopec G
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USA
Forte rimbalzo dell'edilizia negli Stati Uniti
(Teleborsa) - A ottobre crescono le spese per costruzioni in USA, testimoniando un recupero del settore edile. Il dato, comunicato dal Dipartimento del Commercio americano, ha segnato una crescita...
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Nigeria
2017 Budget can’t make any difference – Osinbajo
*VP says real contribution must come from private sector Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday put the figure of the 2017 Appropriation Bill yet to be presented to the National Assembly at about N7trillion. He however said the budget size was not big enough to have a huge ...
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Nigeria
Trade restriction: Sacked workers win case against MTN
Ramon Oladimeji The Lagos Division of the National Industrial Court has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications to pay full four years post-disengagement salaries to 63 workers, which were laid off by the company in 2009. The court presided over by Justice P.O. Lifu also awarded additional N10,000 against MTN in favour ...
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Nigeria
Gates donates $2m to Governors’ Forum
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Bill Medlinda Gates Foundation on Thursday in Abuja, announced a new partnership, which they said was aimed at strengthening cross-state policies in Nigeria. The policies, it was stated, would also strengthen financial resources that they said would benefit the poorest people in ...
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Russia
Pirates hold three Russian sailors hostage in Benin
Russia said Thursday that three of its nationals were taken hostage by “bandits” after an attack on a commercial ship off the coast of Benin at the weekend. “As a result of an attack by bandits on November 27, three sailors, Russian nationals, were abducted and taken away to an ...
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Nigeria Regno Unito
Why Naira spike continues – Gwadabe
The President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria , Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, has identified speculation, hoarding and increasing zero confidence of foreign investors among others as the reason for the continued spike in the exchange rate. The ABCON chief also said that the existence of a Non-Derivable Forward ...
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USA Nigeria
Security in northeast has improved significantly – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration remains committed to realising the key priorities of securing the country, fighting corruption, and salvaging the economy in spite of current challenges. The president stated this when he received the Letter of Credence of the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. William ...