By Godwin Oritse THE restriction of access of Foreign Exchange (forex) on the importation of Stock Fish has affected both the export of the commodity from Norway tom Nigeria and Vice Visa. Speaking to Vanguard in Lagos during a tour of the Stock Fish market in Oyingbo, Lagos, Eivind Fjeldstad, Businsess Counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Abuja, said that the Norwegian Government is very hopeful that the Government of Nigeria will remove stock fish from the list of commodities banned from access to official foreign exchange window because Nigeria is the biggest market for the Norwegian stock fish in Africa. Fjeldstad also said that the importation of stock fish is not in competition with local fish production in Nigeria adding that the commodity is also the cheapest source of protein in Nigeria. He explained that importers are being challenged by first of all sourcing Forex at a very exorbitant rate before placing order and this development has also brought abo...
Former Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney has named teams that will challenge Manchester City for the Premier League title next season. Arsenal finished five points behind Premier League champions, Manchester City last season. Manchester United finished in third position, while Liverpool came fifth with Newcastle taking the fourth place. Chelsea finished in the other half of the table, coming 12th and Rooney believes Arteta’s side will run close to Pep Guardiola’s men once again this term. He also said that teams like Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool would do better next season. “I thought they had a fantastic season,” Rooney, who is the manager of the MLS All-Star side which plays Arsenal in a pre-season friendly on Thursday, said. “It was a huge step and the signings they’ve made have been huge to kick on and challenge City. I think Liverpool, Chelsea and hopefully Man United will be better. <<<Read more here>>>
By Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui, Tara John, Sahar Akbarzai and Heather Chen, CNN Updated 2:18 AM EDT, Fri July 21, 2023 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the video of two women being forced to walk naked by a group of men in the northeastern state of Manipur. Editor’s Note: This report includes details of sexual assaults and violence. CNN — A graphic video showing two women forced by a baying mob to walk naked in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has sparked outrage after it emerged on social media and prompted the country’s leader Narendra Modi to break his silence on the months-long sectarian conflict tearing the state apart. The viral video depicts an incident from May 4, according to the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) but police only made arrests once the footage went online this week. Manipur Police described the incident on Twitter as “a case of abduction, gang rape and murder” on Wednesday. Officials said Thursday that fo...
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