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MTN, Airtel, others face sanctions over unsolicited telemarketing

15/11/2016/Punch Ozioma Ubabukoh For failing to comply with the ‘Do Not Disturb’ directive issued to 13 network operators on April 20, 2016, the Nigerian Communications Commission on Monday said the operators risked severe sanctions. The NCC, however, said the network operators had been given another one-week ultimatum – from Monday, […]

SEC Issues $20 Million Whistleblower Award

Culled—Proshare November 14, 2016/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $20 million to a whistleblower who promptly came forward with valuable information that enabled the SEC to move quickly and initiate an enforcement action against wrongdoers before they could squander the money. The […]

Women’s Empowerment: An Economic Game Changer-Christine Lagarde

November 14, 2016/IMF Good afternoon. Thank you, Cindi, for your generous introduction, and thank you to Glamour magazine for bringing us all together for lunch today. I see a lot of young people here in the room, and I am delighted to meet a new generation of advocates for gender […]