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THE SEVEN MOST POWERFUL BLACK WOMEN

NGOZI OKONJO- IWEALA AGE:61 _ Adviser, super-bank, AIIB. Chair, Global Alliance of Vaccines and Immunization & Senior Adviser to Lazard

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GLENCORE: THE MINING GIANT, BOOSTS PRESENCE IN AFRICA, ESPECIALLY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; MINING REVENUES RISE BY 36%, OIL AND GAS BY 100%. D.R. CONGO saw

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PETROLEUM SUBSIDY PAYMENTS FOR 11 YEARS ASSESSED AT ABOUT 9 TRILLION NARIA

According to the Petroleum Pricing Regulatory agency, subsidy payments to both NNPC and marketers amounted to about 9 trillion naira

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BRITAIN TO BUILD PRISON WING IN LAGOS FOR REPATRIATED NIGERIA PRISONERS

The British government plans to spend nearly 700,000 pounds on a dedicated prison wing at Kirikiri prison in Lagos for

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HIGH-FIBRE DIET BOOST GOOD BACTERIA TO FIGHT DIABETES

A high-fibre diet can cure symptoms of type-2 diabetes by boosting the good bacteria in the guts, according to Chinese

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EAST AFRICAN TRADE WITH U.S: SPAT OVER THE REGION’S BAN ON IMPORT OF SECOND-HAND CLOTHES FROM U.S

East African countries recently banned the imports of second-hand clothes from America. That angered President Trump; he threatened retaliation through

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COBALT SET FOR PRICE LIFT AS DRC INCREASES MINING ROYALTIES BY 500 PERCENT

The price of battery metal – cobalt – could further increase as the Democratic Republic of Congo hikes up mining

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CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2017

The corruption perception index, CPI, for 2017 released by TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL, made depressing reading. According to the world body; corruption

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OPEC’S PRODUCTION RESTRAINT, RESULTING HIGH PRICES, MASSIVE BOOST TO AMERICAN SHALE OIL PRODUCTION

Over the past year and a half, OPEC’S return to market management, by cutting supplies, in alliance with Russia, has