BlackRock’s ports deal in Panama marks new reach, hands win to Trump

BlackRock Inc. led one of the biggest acquisitions of the year in a deal that marked both the firm’s expanded reach in infrastructure and a win for U.S. President Donald Trump, who had raised concerns over control of key ports near the Panama Canal. The world’s biggest asset manager led a consortium that will buy a controlling stake in Panama ports that…

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NAFDAC discovers rifles, seized 50 trucks of fake drugs in Onitsha Market

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered rifles, live cartridges, and other weapons hidden by unknown persons at the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. The NAFDAC Zonal Director, South-East, Dr. Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday as part of the agency’s ongoing enforcement exercise aimed…

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