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Nigeria’s oil exports to slip in October
ABUJA: Nigeria's crude oil exports are expected to slip to 1.72 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, loading programmes...
Humboldt County unemployment rate increases in July
WASHINGTON: Humboldt County’s unemployment rate rose for the second month in a row in July to 4.9 percent of the...
Total invests $10bn in Nigeria’s oil sector in 5 years
ABUJA: Mr Nicolas Terraz, the Managing Director and Chief Executive, Total Upstream Companies in Nigeria, said the companies invested over...
Albania exports to EU countries up 12.9% in 1st 7 months
TIRANA: Made in Albania exports to the European Union (EU) countries continued to maintain the upward trend during the first...
Argentina agrees to allow first U.S. pork imports in 25 years
WASHINGTON: Argentina has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork products for the first time since 1992, the White House...
Customs in Owerri impounds contraband worth N101.693m
OWERRI: The Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri on Wednesday said it confiscated contraband...
Nevada unemployment rate sees slight uptick after 3 months
LAS VEGAS: The unemployment rate in Nevada saw a slight uptick after holding steady for three months. The Nevada Department...
Indonesian govt expects higher GDP growth next year
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday unveiled the country’s economic growth target for 2018, which is higher than that...
Customs intercept FUNAAB bus conveying cannabis
ABEOKUTA: The Ogun State Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service, says it has intercepted a Toyota Coaster bus laden with neatly...
Egypt’s unemployment rate below 12% for first time since 2011
CAIRO: Egypt's unemployment rate dipped below 12 percent in the second quarter, the first time it has been that low...
Swedish inflation hits target for first time in almost 6 years
STOCKHOLM: Swedish inflation topped the central bank’s target for the first time in almost six years, setting the stage for...
Customs seek forfeiture of N50m imported goods
ABUJA: The Nigeria Customs Service Board has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking a forfeiture order on various...
Shabu seized in 2016 from Hongfei also entered Customs
WASHINGTON: More than 800 kilograms of shabu seized by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in December 2016 were also...
Inflation in Egypt likely to ease in Q4 FY 2017/18 to less than 15%
CAIRO: A recent report issued by Mubasher Research has expected Egypt inflation to ease towards less than 15% in the...
Customs clarifies rules, hemp products letter
WASHINGTON: The Customs Department said there has been no change in policy regarding the import prohibition on cannabis, cannabis resin...
Wyoming unemployment rates drop
LONDON: Wyoming unemployment rates have dropped by nearly 2%. Rates go from nearly 6% to 4%. Wyoming...the residents and jobs...
Del Lago revenues on track to be down 42%
WATERLOO: The chips may be down for New York's three new commercial casinos, but they aren't folding. A new report...
AGF directs Customs boss to reinstate retired comptroller
ABUJA: The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has directed the Comptroller-General of the...
Africa’s unemployment set to explode
WASHINGTON: Unemployment in Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa's largest economy, is running at more than 14 per cent and climbing; in South...
Argentina eases used rig imports to spur drilling, boost output
WASHINGTON: Argentina's government said Thursday it is making it easier to import used rigs, a widely awaited measure aimed at...
