More than 20 people were killed and rioters attacked Vietnam's biggest steel plant overnight as violent anti-China protests spread to the centre of the country a day after arson and looting in the south, a doctor and newspapers said on Thursday. A doctor at a hospital in central Ha Tinh province said five Vietnamese workers and 16 other people described as Chinese were killed in the rioting, one of the worst breakdowns in Sino-Vietnamese relations since the neighbors fought a brief border war in 1979.
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After a fierce battle among stakeholders in the cement industry over the correct standard of the product to be enforced in the country to ensure its safe use for building and construction, THISDAY can authoritatively report that the final approval which makes the new cement standard mandatory has been given by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. Based on this approval which was granted by the Minister, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, all cement manufactured locally or imported must meet the approved standards.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to render payment cards of other banks trapped in their Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) ineffective by perforation them before returning same to the issuing bank. The central bank gave the directive in its approved “Guidelines for Card Issuance and Usage in Nigeria,” obtained on its website yesterday. However, THISDAY learnt that some banks have started enforcing the policy since last quarter.
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The Nigerian bourse recorded an increase of 1.02 per cent yesterday even as some market operators and shareholders hailed the announcement of the change in baton in the presidency of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies and President of NSE Alhaji Aliko Dangote announced his decision to step down on Monday, while the First Vice-President and former Group Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede will take over as new president of the Nigerian bourse in July.
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For the third time, President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday extended emergency rule in the three North-east states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States and asked the National Assembly to expeditiously approve the extension. The president in letters addressed to Senate President David Mark and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, said extending the emergency rule was an option to consider because the security situation in the affected states had not improved.
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In time past, Nigeria despite its limitations enjoyed some passable coverage in the global media. But that appears to have stopped. Lately, the country has become one of the most featured in the global media giants like the Cable Network News (CNN), Aljazeera, China Cable Television (CCTV), Euro News, Sky News, virtually all African broadcasting channels and networks across the world. This is in the wake of the abduction of about 300 school girls from their school in Chibok, Borno State, North-east Nigeria, more so that their whereabouts is unknown.
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Meanwhile, Adamawa State governor Murtala Nyako has urged members of the National Assembly to use their constitutional powers to frustrate the latest move of President Goodluck Jonathan to extend the emergency rule in the three northeastern states.
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After a recent lecture, a young consultant came up to me. “I have a problem,” he said. “People seem to forget me right away. I’ll remember meeting them, but they have no idea we connected before. I think I’m just not memorable enough. What can I do?” Being memorable is essential for every entrepreneur -- after all, people won’t fund you or buy from you if they don’t even remember you exist.
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Henry Bloch built his company from a two-man operation into the largest tax preparationcompany in the world, with 24 million customers a year. At the Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week event in Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday, the 91-year-old co-founder of H&R Block recalled the evolution of his company and offered insight on what made his company succeed. In a conversation with his son Tom, himself a former president and CEO of H&R Block, Bloch explained that for the first eight years it was a struggle to survive. But because he had been a C-student who had to study hard just to maintain those grades, he said, he was used to working all the time. "The reason I didn't give up was because I didn't think anyone would hire me," he said half-jokingly. "I figured I'd just keep at it."
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But is it up to the task? The Brazuca, the official ball of Brazil 2014, is the 12th ball created by Adidas for the World Cup. The company came under fire four years ago for the Jabulani, the official ball at the 2010 competition in South Africa, which was heavily criticised.
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