After years of foot-dragging, the US state department has approved the sale of a $593 million A-29 Super Tucano attack planes with associated parts, training, facilities and weapons, to Nigeria. The defence security cooperation agency delivered their certification of the foreign military sale to congress, as required by law, on August 2, according to United […]
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Barclays Bank has asked all expatriates with less than £100,000 deposit to close their accounts. This information was contained in a letter dated June 12, 2017. “The new minimum level will now be £100,000. Top up your savings and investments to £100,000 or more before 1 August 2017, to continue with the service, or close […]
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Boko Haram insurgents launched a night attack on Mildu village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Tuesday, killing seven people and injuring about 10 others, residents and officials have said. Eyewitnesses said the rampaging insurgents stormed the village, which is about 6-7 km from Gulak, capital of Madagali Local Government Area, on […]
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The UN on Tuesday kicked off World Breastfeeding Week, stressing that although breastfeeding has cognitive and health benefits for infants and mothers, investment shortcomings impede the practice. The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said: “Breastfeeding gives babies the best possible start in life. “Breastmilk works like a baby’s first vaccine, protecting […]
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US President Donald Trump has removed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci from the role just 10 days after appointing him. Trump removed Scaramucci at the request of John Kelly, who took over as White House chief of staff Monday. Scaramucci had issued a profanity-filled tirade against the previous chief of staff, Reince Priebus, last […]
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Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday as a result of the tightening of US crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member, Venezuela. Brent crude futures traded at $52.90 per barrel, its highest since May 25, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose by 16 cents to trade at $49.87 per barrel. Oil […]
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Dr Aminu Usman, an economist, has said Nigeria is still technically in recession, until the average Nigerian feels the positive impact of the “economic progression”. Usman, Head of Economics Department, Kaduna State University, told our correspondent that the nation had yet to fully come out of recession as claimed adding the only economic proof that […]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that the country’s second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile shows that the country is capable of hitting the mainland U.S. Jong Un said he reacted to the launch with “great satisfaction.” The Hwasong-14 missile reached a maximum height of 2,314 miles and traveled 620 miles from […]
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Coalition airstrikes killed seven senior Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) propagandists and facilitators in Iraq and Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials have announced. “The removal of these key ISIS leaders disrupts ISIS’s propaganda production, distribution, and the ability to fund ISIS’ terrorist activities,” the U.S. Department of State said. […]
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Six Nigerian governors will depart the country tonight to meet President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been on medical vacation in London since May 7. Presidential spokespersons, Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu and Laolu Akande, made the disclosure during an interactive session with state house correspondents, stating that the meeting will hold by 3pm on Wednesday. The presidential […]
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