UNITED States (U.S.) president, Barack Obama, this month announced the withdrawal of a 3,000-strong military contingent that had been deployed since October to build hospitals in Liberia and Senegal. The troops had been sent to support the treatment of victims of Ebola which has killed 9,268 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. Obama had […]
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Forty Looks Good On The Melting Pot As The Brand Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary With Special Franchise Development Incentive Program (PR Newswire)
-Leading Polished Casual Fondue Restaurant Offers 40 Percent Discount On Franchise Fee For New Franchises- TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Melting Pot ® Restaurants, Inc., the world’s premier fondue restaurant and a leading polished casual dining franchise, announced today that it is celebrating its 40 th anniversary in 2015 by offering a […]
Stock Market Regains N600 Billion on Renewed Optimism (allAfrica.com)
The Nigerian equities market defied all negative expectations last week to close northward, bolstered by positive sentiments in tier-1 banks such as Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc Plc. The equities market had, the previous week, suffered massive losses triggered by huge sell-offs following negative reaction to the […]
Rich to help poor get health services (The News Today (Bangladesh))
Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mohammad Nasim urged the affluent in the society to come forward along with the government to reach healthcare facilities to the poor people. “Welloff people of the society should come forward to help the government to reach health facilities at the door of poor people…they (Rich) can also build […]
Ugandan Porn Law 'Punishes and Humiliates Victims' [blog] (allAfrica.com)
In February 2015, president Museveni of Uganda signed the Anti-pornography bill into law. During the passing of the Bill in December, legislators said pornography should be prohibited because of the dangers it poses to individuals, families and communities. Waza blogger Lindsey Kukunda believes that when it comes to ‘revenge porn’, the law criminalizes people who […]
Phl, Saudi Arabia business group to promote trade invesment (Philippine Star)
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to work together to promote greater trade and investment ties between the two countries. According to PCCI president Alfredo Yao, the PCCI recently met with Khalid S. Halawani Alsaid, […]
Arukhe… Laundering Nigeria's Image Through Academic Excellence (allAfrica.com)
“EXCELLENCE is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical, and expecting more than others think is possible.” – Ronnie Oldman The above assertion applies to Dr. James Ohioma Arukhe, a young Nigerian, who steadily has shown like million […]
Indian Firm Establishes Marble Processing Plant (allAfrica.com)
An Indian mining firm, Alisha Mining PLC, has established a marble processing plant in Burayu town at a cost of USD 2.5 million. The company built the marble processing plant with a local businessman on a 20,000 sq.m. plot of land in Burayu town, Oromia Regional State, west of Addis Ababa. The general manager of […]