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대대적인 세일로 쇼핑 특수를 상징하는 '블랙프라이데이'(생스기빙 다음날) 세일이 7월에 펼쳐진다. 7월은 독립기념일을 타겟으로 자동차와 가전제품 세일이 집중되는 것이 업계의 전통이지만 소매 매출 상승폭이 점차 더뎌지는 데다 '백투스쿨' 세일 전에 최대한 물량을 소화하려는 목적으로 주요 소매체인들이 7월에 대대적인 세일을 실시할 계획을 밝힌 것이다. 세일폭도 대부분 블랙프라이데이 수준으로 높은 데다 선택도 다양해진 탓에 소비자들의 주머니를 크게 열게 될지 기대가 모아진다. 지난해 '프라임데이'로 사실상 7월의 블랙프라이데이 포문을 열였던 아마존은 아이로봇 청소기를 150달러 세일한 가격으로 판매하며 아마존 킨들도 30달러나 할인한다. 아마존은 곧 스페셜 세일 날짜를 공개할 계획이다. 월마트도 질 수 없다는 태세다. 월마트는 무료 배송 최저가격을 7월 한달 동안 35달러로 낮췄다. 아예 '무료 배송을 위해 매년 100달러를 낼 필요가 없다'는 슬로건으로 아마존과의 대결을 선언한 상태. 포에버21은 7월 한달동안 매주 금요일 특별할인을 선보이며 그루폰 펫코 베스트바이도 대량의 할인 공세에 나선다. 최인성 기자

BREAKING: Certificate Saga: Why Court struck out suit against Buhari Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/certificate-saga-court-struck-suit-buhari/ By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—–The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, struck out the suit querying the educational qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari. Justice Ademola Adeniyi threw out the case following a ‘notice of discontinuance’ by the plaintiff, Mr. Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/certificate-saga-court-struck-suit-buhari/ Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe declared his intention to withdraw the suit, though he failed to adduce any reason behind the decision. The trial court had earlier okayed indefinite adjournment of the case owing to an appeal President Buhari lodged before the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on June 15. Meantime, in view of the application by the plaintiff, Justice Adeniyi, in a bench ruling, placed reliance on Order 50(2) of the Federal High Cour...

I read with great amuzement that Attorney-General of the Federation, Mallam Abubakar Malami has once again been summoned by the Nigerian Senate to appear before it on Thursday 30th June, 2016, through its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, for instituting a forgery case against the presiding officers of the Upper Chamber, and two top management staff of the National Assembly. The invitation is unbecoming and a flagrant abuse of Separation of Powers under our known laws. For the records, the is also prejudicial. With a very strong caveat, members of Nigerian parliament should come out of their infantile view point and know when to cross the line. I wonder why Senator David Umaru led Committee would have allowed itself to be used to cause infraction on matters that are purely beyond the Senate and presently being prosecuted in the court of competent jurisdiction. Although the power of Senate to conduct investigation is broad and inherent in the legislative...

Some economic experts on Wednesday said that the Naira-Settled Over-The-Counter (OTC) Forex Futures Market would attract more foreign investment into the country. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that foreign investors would be encouraged to come in because they will no longer worry about getting FX at non-competitive rates. Mr Tony Ejinkeonye, President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) said that the new product would enable the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) manage exchange rate volatility. According to him, uncertainties in the Nigerian foreign exchange market over the last one year are major contributors to the distortions in the economy. ``The Naira-settled OTC FX Futures contracts will enable the CBN a greater opportunity to manage exchange rate volatility, thereby achieving greater market confidence, liquidity and improvement in business planning. ``It would also ensure job se...

The information is contained in a statement issued by the Corporation on Wednesday in Abuja. It stated that ``NNPC wishes to announce the recent landmark strides the Corporation has achieved in its bid to bridge the infrastructure funding gaps in the Nigerian oil and gas sector. ``This comes in the form of a first of its kind road show in China, where MoU worth more than 50 billion dollars will be spent on investments in oil and gas infrastructure, pipelines, refineries, power, facility refurbishments and upstream sector.'' The Corporation named the companies involved to include NORINCO, CINDA, CNOOC, SINOPEC/ADDAX, ICC -NDRC, among others. It added that ICC-NDRC would develop an overarching master plan for the Nigerian oil and gas sector. This, it stated, would include detailed feasibility study of current status of existing infrastructure in the industry. ``ICC-NDRC will also develop bankable projects that will attract Chinese investors on this Government-to-Governme...

The ex-militant leader in an open letter to President Buhari, on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, also alleged that the Army arrested 10 young men who were sitting for the West African Senior Secondary School Examinations (WASSCE) and paraded them as members of the Niger Delta Avengers. The Army denied the allegations saying the young men were “pipeline vandals caught red-handed, as the military officers caught them with explosives and other equipment that are used in damaging pipelines and other critical infrastructure, before taking them into custody.” According to The Guardian, the Director of Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, said “It is the same people carrying out these crimes and sponsoring it that are carrying out the media campaigns to malign the military, brandish bold faced lies and all that. We don’t get engage in such cheap activities especially during such operations, every personnel is careful not to get involved in such crime. So the allegation is completely baseless...

A report by Nation Newspapers revealed that Amosu's lawyer, Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), made the disclosure while arguing the ex-Chief of Air Staff's bail application. Arguing the bail application before Justice Mohammed Idris , Ayorinde stressed that Amosu has always cooperated with the prosecution since his arrest in January 2016 and should be granted bail as the case continues. In the words of Ayorinde, “ He has remitted colossal sums of money to the federal government, although not in admittance of guilt, but out of cooperation with security agencies." Continuing, Amosu's lawyer said, “ My application is that bail be granted to the first defendant on self-recognisance. Let those terms be liberal. He has been reporting to the EFCC, sometimes twice a week. The first defendant will make himself available for trial .” Earlier in the week, the EFCC had arraigned Amosu alongside Air Vice Marshal Jacob Adigun and Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo alongside with eight ...