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Month: September 2016
AFRICA FX REPORT: Nigerian naira seen weakening further
NAIROBI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – The Nigerian naira is expected to weaken further in the next week mainly due to fears of constrained supplies of Read more
Nigeria Central Bank should adopt policies to tackle inflation, FX rate – State advisory body
ABUJA, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s central bank should adopt a “special monetary policy” to tackle inflation and the country’s foreign exchange rate, the advisory Read more
EXCLUSIVE – Nigerian govt hunts down 700,000 firms in tax crackdown to offset oil slump
* Tax chief expects to find 10 million new taxpayers * Tax revenues needed as oil income drops * Government sets tough tax collection targets Read more
Nigeria raises 141 bln naira in treasury at lower yields
LAGOS, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Nigeria sold 140.88 billion naira ($448 million) worth of short-dated treasury bills at an auction on Wednesday attracting lower yields Read more
Brad Pitt Investigated for Alleged Child Abuse After Incident on Private Plane
Brad Pitt is under investigation for child abuse after he allegedly got “verbally abusive” and “physical” with one of his children with Angelina Jolie on the Read more
Governor Obiano Of Anambra State: The Standard Of Statesmanship – Ikenna Ifedobi
By Ikenna Ifedobi According to Henry Kissinger the great American political juggernaut, “the task of the leader is to get their people from where they Read more
Cameroon Organizes Group Weddings for Refugees
MANJO, CAMEROON — Cameroon is organizing group weddings for refugees who fled the Boko Haram conflict in Nigeria and intercommunal violence in the Central African Republic. Read more
Obama: Africa Wants Trade, Not Aid
NEW YORK — While there may be conflicts, poverty and disease in Africa, President Barack Obama says the broader trajectory of the continent is unmistakable: Read more
Barcelona 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Barcelona failed to narrow the gap on league leaders Real Madrid as they were held by title rivals Atletico Madrid. After failing to unpick Atletico’s Read more
Lionel Messi ruled out for three weeks due to injury
Lionel Messi will be out for three weeks after suffering a groin strain in Barcelona’s draw with Atletico Madrid. The striker went off on 59 Read more
Pirates attack and loot container ship off Guinea coast
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Pirates stormed a container ship off the coast of Guinea on Wednesday, making off with money and some of its cargo but leaving Read more
Ghana could be Africa’s number four oil producer by 2020 -report
ACCRA, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Ghana could become the fourth biggest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020 once two new offshore fields come on Read more
Nigeria owed $12.7 bln in undeclared oil exports – court document
By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Nigeria has said it is owed a total of $12.7 billion by more than a dozen companies Read more
Italy’s Olympic chief insists Rome 2024 Olympic bid will go on
The Italian Olympic chief has reacted angrily to the refusal of the mayor of Rome to support the city’s bid to host the 2024 Games. Read more
Zuckerberg and wife Pledge $3 Billion to fund research to End Disease
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to wipe out disease by the end of the century. The billionaire CEO and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said they Read more
Taiwan asks Google to blur images showing new South China Sea facilities
By J.R. Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said it is asking Google to blur satellite images showing what experts say appear to be Read more
Promises unmet as Thailand tries to reform shrimp industry
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — Facing international pressure over human trafficking in its seafood sector, Thailand promised almost a year ago to compensate victims of Read more
Clinton, Trump decry latest police shootings of black men
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton decried a fresh round of police-involved shootings on Wednesday, with the Republican nominee saying he was “very Read more
Niger Delta Communities in Nigeria’s oil hub complain of major oil spill
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Sept 21 (Reuters) – A broken crude pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta oil hub has caused a massive spill polluting around ten communities, Read more
U.S. presidential candidate Trump praises ‘stop-and-frisk’ police tactic
By Emily Flitter CLEVELAND (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in remarks at an African-American church on Wednesday, praised “stop-and-frisk” policing methods that Read more
State of emergency called after second night of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina
By Greg Lacour and Andy Sullivan CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – One person was shot and gravely wounded on Wednesday in a second night of unrest Read more
Time for Mugabe to go, says Botswana President Khama
By Ed Cropley GABORONE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe should step aside without delay and allow new leadership of a country whose political Read more
Kenya central bank: Cap on rates may hit commercial bank lending
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s commercial banks may stop lending to borrowers they consider risky now that the government has capped commercial lending Read more
Against Adeosu’s idea, CBN says Rate cuts not enough to get Nigeria out of recession
LAGOS (Reuters) – Interest rate cuts alone will not help to pull Nigeria out of a recession amidst rising inflation, the country’s central bank said Read more
Mystery tweets sent out from dead woman’s social media account
Police are reportedly investigating tweets which appeared on a young woman’s social media account a day after she was found dead. Jacqueline Vandagriff’s body was Read more
Canada schools, universities evacuated over threat
MONTREAL: Some 60 schools and universities in eastern Canada were evacuated Wednesday over a series of threats, including an anonymous bomb threat received by police. Read more
Floyd Mayweather says fight with UFC’s Conor McGregor will not happen
Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather has ruled out a bout with mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor. The American five-weight world champion, 39, said earlier Read more
U.S. begins unblocking jetliner sales to Iran
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States has started issuing licences unblocking the sale of Western passenger jets to Iran, aviation sources said. The U.S. Treasury Read more
Cup hero Fabregas ready to step up for Chelsea
(Reuters) – Midfielder Cesc Fabregas insists he can play a key role for Chelsea after scoring an extra-time brace to help the Blues knock Premier Read more