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THE Bangladesh central bank governor has said micro-finance institutions (MFIs) should be regulated to protect the vulnerable poor from being cheated of their money.
LAST week's Africa tax administration forum concluded that integrating Africa's tax and audit systems will contain capital flights, which is the biggest source of hemorrhage of the continent's revenues.
To commemorate the World AIDS Day on December 1, The New Vision, in conjunction with the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS, will award individuals who have played a remarkable role in the fight against HIV in their communities. Profiles of the people nominated by the public will be published everyday until the end of November.
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In the sprit of Sallah celebration, the Borno State Governor Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has donated three bulls, 10 bags of rice, five jerry cans of vegetable oil and N1,000 to corps members serving in the state for the celebrations.
Alhaji Kabiru Manya, Assistant Secretary of the Abubakar Danfuloti-led faction of the ANPP in Sokoto state, has said that the party has not endorsed any candidate for the 2011 presidential election.
Operatives of the anti-narcotic Agency have apprehended a sixty-four year old mother of seven at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for ingesting 80 wraps of substances that tested positive for cocaine weighing 1.060 kg.
The presidency yesterday threw more light on the planned purchase of four new aircraft worth $120million (N31.5billion) by the government.
Work on the roundabout at Sango - Ota on the Ota - Abeokuta Federal Highway is to be completed in February 2010, a contractor handling the project, Julius Berger Nigeria Limited has assured. He gave the assurance at the site when the Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Hassan Muhammad Lawal, paid an inspection visit.
In a bid to enhance its professional ethics, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has advocated for the appointment of professionals to head the Ministry of Information and other key parastatals that have to do with media management.
The energy sector is one of the most important areas of economic partnership between Tunisia and Italy. Within the framework of the program to integrate European and Maghrebi electrical power systems, a joint Tunisian-Italian project is currently under study. The project involves the building of a combined-cycle electrical power plant and an underwater electrical power cable connection with Italy.
Regular checks during and outside competitions remain an effective weapon to fight doping. Doping is a hindrance to sports ethics and a threat to the health of athletes.
Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah Tuesday received in Tunis Chinese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Zhai Jun, who is attending in Tunisia the conference of China's ambassadors to Middle East and North Africa countries.
President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday officially appointed several new judges to South Africa's courts.
President Jacob Zuma has appointed Advocate Menzi Simelane as the National Director for Public Prosecutions.
Progressive Women's Movement of South Africa (PWMSA) Convener, Baleka Mbete, has called on families to stop protecting abusers of women and children.
President Jacob Zuma has named the three-person facilitation support team to work on helping the Zimbabwean political parties iron out problems affecting government operations.
Zanoxolo Wayile has been appointed to serve as the new Mayor for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.
In support of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign, the South African Navy members will on Thursday march in the City of Tshwane.
Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, has launched a R25 million Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) that not only promotes jobs and training but energy efficiency adaptation as well.
Durban's R3.1 billion Moses Mabhida Stadium is complete and ready to host the world's football stars and thousands of fans who are expected to descend on the city for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The Consumer Price Index for October 2009 fell within the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) inflation target range at 5.9 percent, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
The re-established environmental courts, which aim to improve the conviction of environmental crime, are expected to be up and running in the next six months.
The possibility of a disaster during the World Cup is far greater than for any previous international sporting event in South Africa, says Dr Wayne Smith, the head of the Western Cape's 2010 health planning unit.
The Western Cape provincial parliament has asked the provincial government to probe allegations that an ANC councillor instigated the xenophobic attacks in De Doorns last week, which saw 2 500 Zimbabweans displaced.
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