IMF Warns Of Risks After El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin As Legal Tender

LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A spokesman for the IMF on Thursday warned of the risks of using bitcoin for day-to-day transactions after El Salvador, which is in negotiations for additional funds from the crisis lender, approved the cryptocurrency’s use. An IMF team is scheduled to meet with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele later Thursday as the…

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Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala Closes In On WTO Top Job After Rival Withdraws

LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a step closer to becoming the first African and first woman to lead the World Trade Organization, after a South Korean rival withdrew on Friday following months of uncertainty over the body’s leadership. Okonjo-Iweala faced opposition from the U.S. administration of former President Donald Trump after a WTO…

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Social Media Agog As Okonjo- Iweala Bags US Award Amid WTO Contention

LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians on micro-bloging site, Twitter now believe the coast is clear for the United States to endorse former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, as Director General of the World Trade Organisation after she was conferred winner of the 2020 International Service Award of the World Affairs Councils of America. Iweala, who…

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Northern Elder, Boguma Decries Poor Performance Of Buhari’s Government

LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hassan Boguma, a prominent chief in Borno, has condemned Nigeria’s security situation and corruption in government. The Zanna Boguma of Borno also revealed how the North requested the United States to support President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2015 poll. Boguma, a member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), spoke to Arewa Agenda….

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