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PPPRA: Nigeria’s cooking gas consumption hits one million tonnes

InterNewsCast19th January 2021

by InterNewsCast19th January 202103

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says Nigeria’s domestic consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, has exceeded one million...

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Global stocks waver as coronavirus fears trump recovery hopes

InterNewsCast18th January 2021

by InterNewsCast18th January 2021018

Global stock markets wavered on Monday as soaring COVID-19 cases offset investor hopes of a quick economic recovery, even after data showing that the Chinese...

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Moroccan Jews await commercial flights to Israel

InterNewsCast18th January 2021

by InterNewsCast18th January 2021024

Moroccan Jews may be packing their suitcases to board direct flights to Israel after the kingdom normalised ties in December, in a US brokered deal....

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World Bank to invest $5 billion in Africa’s drylands

InterNewsCast14th January 2021

by InterNewsCast14th January 2021025

The World Bank Group plans to invest over $5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes and improve agriculture productivity. According...

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France, World Bank, AfDB pledge $25.5 billion against desertification in Africa

InterNewsCast14th January 2021

by InterNewsCast14th January 2021040

The war against desertification in Africa has gotten a boost with funding coming from multinational donor agencies and the government of France. The financiers committed...

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Minister: No provision for fuel, electricity subsidies in 2021

InterNewsCast12th January 2021

by InterNewsCast12th January 2021033

The Federal Government has ruled out the possibility of re-introducing fuel and electricity subsidies, saying there is no provision for such in the 2021 budget....

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AfDB appoints directors-general, deputy directors-general in regional offices

InterNewsCast7th January 2021

by InterNewsCast7th January 2021036

The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of directors-general for the East, Central and Southern Africa regions and deputy general for the East,...

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World Bank predicts 4% global economic growth, 1.1% for Nigeria in 2021

InterNewsCast5th January 2021

by InterNewsCast5th January 2021056

ABS-CBN The World Bank says global economy is expected to grow by 4 per cent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread...