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<title>Amid Global Gloom, the Good News From Africa</title>
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<description>Even amid the financial meltdown in the West and dire predictions of global recession, the International Monetary Fund estimates that Africa will post economic growth of 6.5% this year, although the world credit crisis could trim that to 5%.</description>
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<title>Socially responsible investment index for Africa</title>
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<description>NEPAD involved in new socially responsible investment index for Africa</description>
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<title>Results - Law union, NGC and Union Homes Savings</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4867</link>
<description>Kindly find below information released today on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange for Law Union & Rock Insurance, Nigerian German Chemical Plc and Union Homes Savings & Loans Plc.</description>
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<title>Circular on cancellation of common accounting year end</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4829</link>
<description>..was reversed as a result of the observed unhealthy trend/development in the industry whereby some banks were mobilizing deposits at very high interest rates that were inconsistent with economic fundamentals which was becoming a threat to market stabilit</description>
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<title>NBA launches website</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4592</link>
<description>The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has launched its website, which has as one of its major features, the list of all Nigerian lawyers, ever called to the bar - http://www.nigerianbar.org/</description>
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<title>More questions for CBN’s investment in AFC</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4349</link>
<description>And the main reason as some of us had earlier imagined was that the AFC was set up to rival the African Development Bank (ADB) after Nigeria lost its bid for the continental bank’s chairmanship to Rwanda. What a misplaced priority</description>
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<title>Oil soars to new record over $135</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4220</link>
<description>Oil prices hit a record high above $135 a barrel on Thursday, having rocketed by more than $4 a barrel on Wednesday. US light, sweet crude for July delivery reached $135.09, taking its gain for the year so far above 40%.</description>
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<title>Unlocking Nigerian Business Conference</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4164</link>
<description>The Committee and Members of Jader Group cordially requests the pleasure of your company to its Unlocking Business Opportunity in Nigeria Forum in London on May 24, 2008.</description>
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<title>Soccer giants learn value of crunching numbers to score</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4161</link>
<description>Chelsea and Manchester United are among the English Premier League teams recruiting professors and computer wizards to crunch statistics and find the best players as well as to gain an advantage over their opponents. If footballers do it, why not you?</description>
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<title>FG returns NICON, Nigeria-Re to Jimoh Ibrahim</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4140</link>
<description>The Federal Government will today return both NICON Insurance Plc and Nigeria Re-Insurance Corporation to the company’s core investor, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, following a settlement by both parties.</description>
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<title>Food prices to keep rising - World Bank</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=4036</link>
<description>Cape Town - Rocketing food prices internationally are not a temporary phenomenon and are likely to persist in the medium term, says the World Bank. It argues protectionism is not the way to go and the focus should fall on increased investment in agricultu</description>
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<title>Oil reaches $117 for first time</title>
<link>http://www.proshareng.com/myproshare/portal_news.php?id=3992</link>
<description>Oil prices crossed $117 a barrel for the first time after a militant group in Nigeria said it had attacked a Royal Dutch Shell-operated pipeline. Confirmation that production had been hit revived US sweet, light crude, which had fallen more than $2 to $11</description>
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