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NNPC Confirms Cancellation Of Crude SWAP, OPA Contracts, Approves 7 Firms For Fresh Bids

August 26, 2015/The Will The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday confirmed the cancellation of crude oil swap contracts as well as Offshore Processing Contracts (OPA), which the corporation entered with traders under the previous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. The corporation in a statement also announced new measures aimed […]

Foreign Help Wanted: Easing Japan’s Labor Shortages

August 24, 2015 by iMFdirect By Giovanni Ganelli and Naoko Miake Take a walk in Tokyo, and you will see the sign ???????, or “Staff Wanted”, outside many restaurants and convenience stores. These businesses often find it impossible to recruit the workers they need. According to recent statistics, for each […]

Tsipras Greece Prime Minister Resigns, Hoping for Break Election

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Alexis Tsipras, Greek Prime Minister on Thursday resigned from office  hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven (7) months in office in which he fought Greece’s creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in, a Reuters report […]