The current political situation in Haiti has effectively paralyzed the country and with, and a president focused on forging ahead with his plans for a constitutional reform and elections no easy solution appears in sight. Several US congressmen led the Representative Gregory Meeks, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Hakeem Jeffries, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus area calling for a review of US policy towards Haiti, warning the Biden Administration that current US policy position risks exacerbating the country’s cycle of political instability and violence. In a letter addressed to Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, the lawmakers contend that US insistence on elections at all costs can be counterproductive, because while elections are needed to restore democratic order in Haiti in the long run, any elections held under the current administration will not be free, fair or credible. President Jovenel Moïse has ruled the country without a parliament for ov
Nigerian Exchange Group Weekly Market Report For May 7th 2021 Date
07/05/2021
The market opened for four trading days this week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Monday 3rd May 2020 a Public Holiday to mark the Workers Day Anniversary.
Meanwhile, a total turnover of 1.419 billion shares worth N15.918 billion in 18,459 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.441 billion shares valued at N10.883 billion that exchanged hands last week in 19,614 deals
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Bakwena implemented additional measures along their route including 6 route patrol vehicles through their partnership with Motus Corporation and Kia Motors South Africa from 1 April to 3 May 2020 during the Easter, Freedom Day, and Workers Day public holidays. The vehicles were utilised by the various authorities to assist Road Incident Management Services to increase and boost route surveillance, crash attendance, and patrol support over this period. Collectively these 6 vehicles traveled a distance of 54 142 kilometers, assisted at 48 crashes, issued 1804 fines, and assisted 70 road users along the Bakwena N1N4 route.
While delivering the Preliminary Easter report which recorded a decrease overall in the number of road fatalities from 2019 figures, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula raised the concern of an increase in pedestrian fatalities by 5% compared to 2019’s figures. He attributed their relative success to early preparation with education and awareness campaigns in communi
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In the last few days, two international events were held in Nigeria. The first was the International Workers’ Day and the second, World Press Freedom Day. Last Saturday, May 1, 2021 was the International Labour Day, also known as Workers Day or May Day. In Nigeria, in order to enable workers to mark the day, the Federal Government declared Monday, May 3, 2021 as public holiday. In celebration of the day, workers filed out in their numbers at stadia across the country to celebrate with march past and speeches from the governors and the labour union leaders. In Abuja, the President was represented at the ceremony at the Eagle Square by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who assured workers of better packages to cushion the economic effects of COVID-19 on their resources, stressing that his regime had put in place some socio-economic policies to alleviate poverty. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, in hi
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