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IMF Set Focus on Sustainable Growth of Members

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday said its focused to help member countries achieve a sustainable growth. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director (MD) of the IMF said this in the Fund’s bi-annual work program considered by its executive board which identified a range of ctions needed […]

North Korea executes leader’s powerful uncle in rare public purge

North Korea has executed the powerful uncle of young leader Kim Jong Un, state media said on Friday, the biggest upheaval in years as the ruling dynasty sought to distance itself from responsibility for the isolated states’s dire living standards. Jang Song Thaek, considered the second most powerful man in […]

Nigeria’s Jonathan told not to stand in 2015 by mentor Obasanjo

* Obasanjo compares situation with brutal Abacha-rule * Former leader says Jonathan promised not to seek 2nd term * Presidency says claims are reckless and baseless * Letter comes days after $50 bln oil scandal (Adds ages of presidents, Obasanjo quote in par 4) One of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s […]