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501 43Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will undertake another round of banking consolidation to further stimulate and strengthen the national economy.The fact was made known by the CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi while...
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50118In order to promote access credit by manufacturers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the establishment of a N200 billion Small and Medium Enterprises Credit Guarantee Scheme (SME...
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A corpse buried on Byrsa Hill, above the Gulf of Tunis, is at the heart of a groundbreaking exhibit that opened Friday (October 15th) at the Carthage Museum.The story began in 1994 when a tree-planter fell into a grave. French archaeologist Jean-Pau...
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Photograph by Frans LantingTinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park.
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5060671Burundi has been named the most corrupt country in the region, according to the 2010 East African Bribery Index which was launched by Transparency International in Nairobi on Thursday.The index, which was previously confined to Kenya, Uganda and...
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505 40One Ousman Jatta of Kombo Brufut who identified himself as a shop keeper has testified in the trial against Ibrahim Bun Sanneh and four other accused persons who are standing trial before Justice Emmanuel Amadi of the Banjul High Court on 30 coun...
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50619Everyone sees the family business as a safety net. If you fail in the corporate world, you can always put your talent to work at the family business. But if your family doesn’t prepare, that safety net likely won’t be around for the next gener...
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50053 AfranBrazil, India and South Africa agreed in a trilateral summit Thursday that more diplomacy was required in the international standoff with the Islamic Republic of Iran over its controversial nuclear program.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lul...
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A powerful bomb blast in a crowded Moroccan cafe killed at least 14 people, wounded dozens of others and shattered the relative calm in a corner of the Arab world overwhelmed by uprisings and deadly government crackdowns.The bombing was timed to max...
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506069Even in death, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who, alongside Bob Marley and James Brown, electrified the world with explicitly anti-establishment and unapologetically ghetto-inspired black music, is still making waves. A tribute to the fallen revolutionary...
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5060695Former Ugandan leader Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa went to see his physicians for a routine visit on Monday. Family sources informed this newspaper yesterday that Mr Binaisa’s blood sugar levels had fluctuated prior to his visit but his doctors sa...
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5060694Former President Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa’s death on Thursday means Uganda is one of only a handful of democracies without a living ex-president. Former Ugandan leaders General Tito Okello Lutwa, Apollo Milton Obote, Field Marshal Idi Amin Dad...
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506053Bharti Airtel, an Indian telecom company that bought Zain’s business operations in 15 countries of the much adored fast-growing market of Africa, made its first step on the continent in Uganda recently. Mr Manoj Kohli, the international chief e...
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Batá drums (from left: Okónkolo, Iyá, Itótele)A Batá drum is a double-headed drum shaped like an hourglass with one cone larger than the other. The percussion instrument is used primarily for the use of religious or semi-religious purposes for the...
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50134Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday rolls out new guidelines which have limited the amount a director or a “significant shareholder” in any of the country’s banks can borrow from the bank to 1 percent.The directive was contained in the n...
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5060675We are in the second quarter of 2010 and the weather is relatively hot. Because of the unfavourable condition food production has been affected, reflecting negatively on prices.However, the price of matooke one of the most consumed food item in ...
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50321 - 09042010African Union (AU) has embarked on a race to fight piracy, a major challenge for several coastal countries in the continent.An experts meeting on maritime security Ethiopia sought to develop a holistic policy to address the vice, which ...
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500163 AfranTehran, August 1, IRNA -- Deputy Secretary-General of Hezb-e Mo'talefe-ye Eslami -- the Islamic Coalition Party -- for International Affairs Hamid Reza Taraghi said on Sunday that Israeli attempt on Iran will drive the Zionist regime to ...