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Proshare CEO to receive Global Achievers/Nigeria Centenary Award

INGO has announced its list of eminent Nigerians to be recognized at the “Business, Investments & Country Showcase at the Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2014, Scotland later this month. The event which has received the confirmed attendance of the First Lady of Nigeria, HE Dame Patience Jonathan will add to the […]

Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt, supporters stunned

Three Al Jazeera journalists were jailed for seven years in Egypt on Monday after a court convicted them of helping a “terrorist organisation” by spreading lies, in a case that has raised questions about the country’s respect for media freedoms. The three, who all deny the charges, include Australian Peter […]

Developing countries face big risks –World Bank

Several big risks – including China’s cooling property market, instability in Ukraine and the prospect of tighter global financial conditions over time – still stalk emerging markets in spite of a reduction in overall risk levels compared to last year, the World Bank has said in a report. In the […]