Tag Archives: business-news
February 14, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Switzerland has frozen whatever assets Hosni Mubarak and his associates may have there, and anti-corruption campaigners are demanding the same of other countries. But experts say hunting for the deposed Egyptian leader’s purported hidden wealth – let alone … read more »
Posted in Egypt, Hot Spot, News, North Africa
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January 13, 2011 by benim
Unlike Julian Assange’s first appearance in a British court, the judges have now lifted the tweet ban. Court reporting in its full 140 character flower is being permitted to bloom. And boy did they tweet. It was a grey morning … read more »
Posted in Europe, Global Issues, WikiLeaks Cables
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bail, breaking news, business-news, death penalty, Espionage, IndepthAfrica, internet censorship, Julian Assange, Law Crime, London, Mr Assange, national security, News local news, newspapers, real risk, security, Social Issues, Sweden, U.S, United Kingdom, united stated, Web 2.0, Wikileaks, World news, World Wide Web
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December 20, 2010 by benim
Google TV is apparently encountering a bit of static that has resulted in a programming change. A host of TV manufacturers has been expected to unveil new Internet-ready TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. But … read more »
Posted in Sci/Technology
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Tagged breaking news, business-news, Commerce, computing, consumer electronics show, digital media, Google, Google TV, google tvs, IndepthAfrica world news, Las Vegas, Matthew Moskovciak, NBC, Netflix, New York Times, Technology Internet, technology-news, Television, television program
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December 13, 2010 by benim
AS the controversy surrounding the statement made by the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, about the budget of the National Assembly rages on, the CBN governor has declared that politicians in the country, particularly … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Africa bussiness, Africa news, african finance, bank, Bauchi, breaking news, Business Finance, business-news, Central Bank of Nigeria, Economy of Nigeria, Finance, Financial services, Government of Nigeria, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International relations, Nigeria, Nigerian Banking, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, World news
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December 2, 2010 by benim
* “Local mania” driving Internet powerhouses * Amazon invests in LivingSocial, EBay buys Milo.com * Google-Groupon deal in the works SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Amazon.com and eBay Inc are investing in local Internet services, jumping aboard the increasingly … read more »
Posted in America
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, BGC Partners, Business Finance, business-news, Commerce, eBay, Electronic commerce, Google, Groupon, IndepthAfrica, Information technology management, LivingSocial, Milo, Mobile software, online shopping, Retailing, Sunrise Manor, Technology Internet, Virtual Communities
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November 25, 2010 by benim
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will send a bill to parliament more than doubling the minimum wage, meeting union demands after a nationwide strike this month, a senior advisory council said on Thursday. The main labour unions in Africa’s most populous … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, business-news, Economy of Nigeria, Employment compensation, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Trade Union Confederation, Labour Party, labour relations, Minimum wage, Nigeria, Nigeria Labour Congress, political-news, President of the United States, Strike action, trade union, Trade Union Congress
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November 25, 2010 by benim
The motion by six top management staff of Intercontinental Bank, urging a Federal High Court in Lagos, to strike out the 23-count amended charge against them, was yesterday opposed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The officials, together … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Business Finance, business-news, Central Bank of Nigeria, corruption, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Erastus Akingbola, Ex-Intercontinental Bank, Financial services, Fraud, geography, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International relations, Law, Law enforcement in Nigeria, Nigeria, Political geography
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November 8, 2010 by benim
Is there money to be made in Africa? You bet. Just ask Walmart, which is offering more than $4 billion to buy a South African retail chain as its foothold into the fast-growing African market. And Coca-Cola has announced it … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Business, Economy
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Tagged Africa news, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Business Finance, business-news, Cape Town, Chief executive officer, Coca, Coca-Cola, CocaCola, Cola, Culture of the Southern United States, dow jones industrial average, food and drink, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, KFC, Kola nut, Muhtar Kent, soft drinks, South Africa, subway, The Coca-Cola Company, Wal-Mart
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November 8, 2010 by benim
Nigeria’s two main labour unions called a three-day nationwide strike from Wednesday and threatened an indefinite stoppage over what they say is the government’s failure to adopt a $120 monthly minimum wage. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, Business Finance, business-news, economics, Economy of Nigeria, Employment compensation, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Trade Union Confederation, Labor, Labour Party, labour relations, Minimum wage, Nigeria, Nigeria Labour Congress, political-news, President of the United States, Strike action, trade union, Trade Union Congress, union called
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