Why import duty on wheat hits 65% in Nigeria By Emmanuel Udom This is encouraging news from the office of statistics in Nigeria. The federal government is planning to increase duty on importation of flour into the country from 35% to 65%. The idea is the for Goodluck Jonathan led […]
Cuba: Who will the Pope Support?
Written byRafael Gonzalez and Translated by Kathryn Morgan At 2:00 p.m local time on 26 March, Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Santiago de Cuba, making this the second visit by a Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church to the Caribbean island in 14 years. For several days, the area surrounding the capital’s Plaza de la Revolución (Revolution […]
Construction of Roads in Ngor-Okpala and Matters Arising
Construction of Roads in Ngor-Okpala and Matters Arising By Nwaorgu Faustinus The first quarters of 2012 in Ngor-Okpala, will remain evergreen in the minds of its inhabitants. The reason for this is not hard to seek. This is because of the massive road construction that is on-going in some parts of the council […]
Peru: MOVADEF – The Return of the Shining Path?
Written byJuan Arellano and Translated by Betsy Galbreath In the afternoon of January 20, 2012, the National Elections Board (JNE) issued its decision [1] [es] denying [2] [es], for the second time, the registration of MOVADEF (Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights) as a political party. Social networks were immediately teeming with reactions and the next day traditional media reported extensively about […]
It Boils Down to Labor Costs
Governor Cuomo is on to something. He has commented that the current political dialogue (or shouting match) pitting Republican cost cutters versus Democratic 1% tax leviers won’t solve New York State’s fiscal problems, only a growing economy can do that. [Surprisingly, the editors of Foreign Affairs appear to disagree with him and say that income […]
Occupy Nigeria: From Cyberspace to Face-to-Face
Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike Occupy Nigeria is a national protest which began in Nigeria on Monday, January 2, 2012. The civil outrage is organized by trade unions who are incensed by the removal of fuel subsidy by the government. The protest has been fueled by the democratization of information as personified by young Nigerians through their use of […]
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