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Politics / Re: Buhari To Blame For the Current Biafra Struggle... Femi Aribisala by IAfrica: 11:27pm On Dec 03, 2015 |
Good one by the never a disappointing Femi. Lalasticala come and do your work. |
Politics / Nnamdi KANU Now On Wikipedia by IAfrica: 10:56pm On Dec 03, 2015 |
Nnamdi Kanu is a political activist based in the United Kingdom. He is a leading member of separatist organization Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the director of London-based radio station Radio Biafra. On October 18, 2015, it was reported that Kanu had been arrested in Lagos State, Nigeria on October 17 by the Department of State Services (DSS). This generated mass protests across parts of Delta State, Enugu State, Rivers State, Cross River State, Abia State, Akwa Ibom State and Anambra State. On 5 September 2015, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was a guest speaker at the World Igbo Congress which was held in Los Angeles, California. Videos of the congress emerged and Kanu was seen soliciting for weapons from American based Igbos, so as to enable him wage a war in Nigeria. On 20 October 2015, Vanguard announced that Kanu had been released on bail. However, media sources supporting the objectives of IPOB called the bail "controversial" and claimed the DSS announced the bail only "to calm the angry people of Biafra". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnamdi_Kanu |
Politics / Re: His Holiness Pope Francis Lands In Kenya, Begins African Tour (Pics) by IAfrica: 11:57pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: Breaking News: Ijaw Leader Declares Support For Biafra by IAfrica: 7:39pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: His Holiness Pope Francis Lands In Kenya, Begins African Tour (Pics) by IAfrica: 7:37pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
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Politics / Re: His Holiness Pope Francis Lands In Kenya, Begins African Tour (Pics) by IAfrica: 7:36pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
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Politics / His Holiness Pope Francis Lands In Kenya, Begins African Tour (Pics) by IAfrica: 7:32pm On Nov 25, 2015 |
Pope Francis has brushed off security concerns as he arrived in Kenya for his first visit to Africa, a whirlwind tour of three countries that will mark the first time a reigning pontiff has flown into an active armed conflict. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/25/pope-francis-kenya-african-tour
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Politics / Breaking News: Ijaw Leader Declares Support For Biafra by IAfrica: 10:15am On Nov 25, 2015 |
Comrade Joseph Evah, the national coordinator of the Ijaw Monitoring Group, has recalled that the Niger Delta people were against the Igbos during the civil war but are now ready to support them in their agitation for an independent Biafra state. https://www.naij.com/647784-supported-northerners-igbo-brothers-ijaw-leader.html |
Politics / Re: . by IAfrica: 8:44am On Nov 09, 2015 |
Tundenoni:It is the fundamental right of a people to fight for secession. The Scots did nobody persecuted anybody. The Palestinians are doing that now and even your Buhari supports them. So why should Biafra's case be different? I think you are just hating. |
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Jokes Etc / Re: Picture: The Man Who Invented Bluetooth by IAfrica: 3:23pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
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Jokes Etc / Re: Your Reaction When People R Plotting Graph In An Exam & You Cant Find D Question by IAfrica: 3:22pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
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Jokes Etc / Re: Your Reaction When People R Plotting Graph In An Exam & You Cant Find D Question by IAfrica: 12:49pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
We've all had this kinda experience, one way or the other. |
Jokes Etc / Re: Your Reaction When People R Plotting Graph In An Exam & You Cant Find D Question by IAfrica: 12:48pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
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Jokes Etc / Your Reaction When People R Plotting Graph In An Exam & You Cant Find D Question by IAfrica: 12:47pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
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Jokes Etc / Re: Picture: The Man Who Invented Bluetooth by IAfrica: 12:33pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
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Jokes Etc / Picture: The Man Who Invented Bluetooth by IAfrica: 12:31pm On Aug 11, 2015 |
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Business / Re: List Of Professional Bodies And Associations In Nigeria With Their Websites by IAfrica: 11:31am On Aug 08, 2015 |
Business / Re: List Of Nigerian Banks And Their Official Android, iOS & BB Apps by IAfrica: 4:23pm On Aug 06, 2015 |
The list is not exhaustive. These are the official ones, but there are several unofficial bank apps in the various app stores whose safety I cannot vouch for. 2 Likes |
Business / List Of Nigerian Banks And Their Official Android, iOS & BB Apps by IAfrica: 4:19pm On Aug 06, 2015 |
1. Diamond Bank: For Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vanso.diamondmobileapp For Blackberry For Apple iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/diamondmobile/id571301646?mt=8 2. Zenith Bank: For Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zenithBank.eazymoney&hl=en 3. Access Bank: For Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accessbank.accessbankapp&hl=en For Blackberry https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/43545905/?lang=en&countrycode=NG For Apple iOS https://itunes.apple.com/ng/app/access-bank-plc/id730325311?mt=8 4. Gtbank: For Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vanso.gtbankapp For Blackberry https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/19109906/?lang=en For Apple iOS https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gtbank/id573523974?mt=8 5. Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria: For Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sc.breezenigeria.banking 6. United Bank for Africa: For Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.umobileapp.ui&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS51bW9iaWxlYXBwLnVpIl0. For Blackberry https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/unsupportedbrowser/ For Apple iOS https://itunes.apple.com/ng/app/umobile./id482890057?mt=8 Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1608581529404751&id=1605206039742300&refid=17 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Business / Re: The Differences Between The IMF And The World Bank by IAfrica: 2:01pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
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Business / Re: The Differences Between The IMF And The World Bank by IAfrica: 1:51pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
Roles and Responsibilities of the IMF The IMF is mandated to: Keep track of the global economy and the economies of its member countries. “The IMF oversees the international monetary system and monitors the financial and economic policies of its members. It keeps track of economic developments on a national, regional, and global basis, consulting regularly with member countries and providing them with macroeconomic and financial policy advice.” Provide technical assistance to member countries. “To assist mainly low- and middle-income countries in effectively managing their economies, the IMF provides practical guidance and training on how to upgrade institutions, and design appropriate macroeconomic, financial, and structural policies.” Lend to member countries. “The IMF provides loans to countries that have trouble meeting their international payments and cannot otherwise find sufficient financing on affordable terms. This financial assistance is designed to help countries restore macroeconomic stability by rebuilding their international reserves, stabilizing their currencies, and paying for imports—all necessary conditions for relaunching growth. The IMF also provides concessional loans to low-income countries to help them develop their economies and reduce poverty.” Roles and Responsibilities of the World Bank As previously mentioned, the World Bank is made up of the IBRD and the IDA. The functions of the IBRD are: To end extreme poverty To boost shared prosperity “It seeks to achieve these goals primarily by providing loans, guarantees, risk management products, and expertise on development-related disciplines, as well as by coordinating responses to regional and global challenges.” The IDA, on the other hand, is “the largest multilateral source of concessional financing and the main instrument for pursuing the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner in the world’s poorest countries. IDA’s funding supports countries’ efforts to increase economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve the living conditions of the poor.” In summary, the IMF is to a great extent an economic think tank that sometimes functions as a development bank, while the World Bank is to a great extent a development bank that sometimes functions as an economic think tank. The World Bank's primary aim is assisting poor countries develop by giving them loans, expert advice and technical support; while the IMF is more concerned with policing the global economy and formulating policies that will create stability and forestall major economic crises. https://www./laymans-terms-differences-between-imf-world-bank-nnawetanma?trk=prof-post 2 Likes 1 Share |
Business / Re: The Differences Between The IMF And The World Bank by IAfrica: 1:48pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
Organizational Structure of the IMF The IMF is chaired by a Managing Director, who is almost always from Europe. The IMF’s website says, “The IMF is led by a Managing Director, who is head of the staff and Chairman of the Executive Board. The Managing Director is assisted by a First Deputy Managing Director and three other Deputy Managing Directors. The Management team oversees the work of the staff and maintains high-level contacts with member governments, the media, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and other institutions.” Organizational Structure of the World Bank The World Bank is chaired by a President who has always been from the United States of America. According to the World Bank’s official website: “The World Bank is like a cooperative, made up of 188 member countries. These member countries, or shareholders, are represented by a Board of Governors, who are the ultimate policymakers at the World Bank. Generally, the governors are member countries' ministers of finance or ministers of development. They meet once a year at the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. “The governors delegate specific duties to 25 Executive Directors, who work on-site at the Bank. The five largest shareholders, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States appoint an executive director, while other member countries are represented by 20 elected executive directors. “The World Bank Group president chairs meetings of the Boards of Directors and is responsible for overall management of the Bank. The President is selected by the Board of Executive Directors for a five-year, renewable term.” Next in line after the President are the two Managing Directors (MD Chief Operating Officer and MD World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer), followed by the bank’s Corporate Secretary (who also doubles as the President’s Special Envoy), the three Senior Vice Presidents and the several Vice Presidents in that order. The World Bank is a much bigger organization than the IMF. While the IMF has a staff strength of only about 2500 people, the World Bank boasts of over 7000 permanent and temporary staff. https://www./laymans-terms-differences-between-imf-world-bank-nnawetanma?trk=prof-post 1 Like |
Business / The Differences Between The IMF And The World Bank by IAfrica: 1:47pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, collectively known as the Bretton Woods Institutions, are very similar international organizations that are often mistaken for each other. However, there are subtle differences between them. Below is a brief attempt at pointing out those differences, starting from their histories. History of the IMF According to the IMF website: “During the Great Depression of the 1930s, countries attempted to shore up their failing economies by sharply raising barriers to foreign trade, devaluing their currencies to compete against each other for export markets, and curtailing their citizens' freedom to hold foreign exchange. These attempts proved to be self-defeating. World trade declined sharply, and employment and living standards plummeted in many countries. “This breakdown in international monetary cooperation led the IMF's founders to plan an institution charged with overseeing the international monetary system—the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries and their citizens to buy goods and services from each other. The new global entity would ensure exchange rate stability and encourage its member countries to eliminate exchange restrictions that hindered trade. “The IMF was conceived in July 1944, when representatives of 45 countries meeting in the town of Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in the northeastern United States, agreed on a framework for international economic cooperation, to be established after the Second World War. They believed that such a framework was necessary to avoid a repetition of the disastrous economic policies that had contributed to the Great Depression. “The IMF came into formal existence in December 1945, when its first 29 member countries signed its Articles of Agreement. It began operations on March 1, 1947. Later that year, France became the first country to borrow from the IMF. “The IMF's membership began to expand in the late 1950s and during the 1960s as many African countries became independent and applied for membership. But the Cold War limited the Fund's membership, with most countries in the Soviet sphere of influence not joining.” History of the World Bank The history of the World Bank mirrors that of the IMF. Along with the IMF, it was conceived at the Bretton Woods conference as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). As the original name implies, it was set-up to provide funds to aid countries in their post-WWII reconstruction efforts. Today, the World Bank is made up of the IBRD and the International Development Agency (IDA). https://www./laymans-terms-differences-between-imf-world-bank-nnawetanma?trk=prof-post 10 Likes 2 Shares
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