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Nigeria: Experts Advocate Vocational Training to Boost Entrepreneurship

As part of efforts to eradicate the scourge of unemployment and youth restiveness in Nigeria, Fountain Initiative for Social Development [FISD], has recently advocated empowerment of youths to promote self-reliance.

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Nigeria: No Need to Panic Over Recession-Finance Minister

Nigeria’s Finance Minister has recently stated that the country will face only a short recession if its economy shrinks again in the second quarter, because removing fuel subsidies and implementing.

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Nigerians in Diaspora Remitted $21Bln in 2015

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, has recently said in Abuja that Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) remitted $21 billion to the economy in 2015.

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Great Leaders Embrace Office Politics

A rising young executive found herself strategically ousted in an internal power play. Jill had all the chops to rise to the corner office: consistent top 10% performer, hardworking, intelligent,.

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Tanzania: Govt. to Wage War against Malnutrition

The government of Tanzania has recently pledged to mount an all-out war against malnutrition by increasing funding in the coming national budgets.

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Botswana: Committee to Spearhead Gender Mainstreaming

Country manager, Ms.Gomolemo Rasesigo, has implored the newly elected gender committee at the Francistown City Council (FCC) to advocate for gender mainstreaming within the council.

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Tanzania: Chinese Loan to Finance Rail Project

Plans for the construction of a 2,190-kilometre central railway line to standard gauge form are now up for implementation as Chinese Exim Bank has agreed to give a soft loan.

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Ambode, Obiano take the Lead as Nigeria’s Top Performing Governors

  Barely 9 days to the close of voting in the African Leadership Magazine Good Governance Polls for State Governors in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode takes the lead.

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Vatican Envoy Urges Peace in South Sudan

  A top Vatican envoy is urging South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar to peacefully end the wave of recent violence that gripped the capital,.

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After Awkward Start, Trump, Pence Put Relationship on Display

  Freshly minted as his party’s choice for the White House, Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday will make a display of solidarity with his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence,.

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