Four persons were said to have been burnt to death while two others were injured when a loaded fuel tanker fell and exploded around Fidiwo area along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The four victims were said to have been trapped inside the fuel tanker which fell on its side, and caught fire, along with another […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, has accepted an invitation from German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to visit Berlin in May for an empowerment conference. “Looking forward to working together in Berlin next month to promote the role of women in the economy and the future of our Workforce Globally (W20),” the fashion designer-turned-informal presidential adviser […]
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Solar Nigeria Programme (SN), a programme funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) says it will provide additional grant of 13 million pounds to help reputable companies involved in solar energy in Nigeria. Mrs Ifunanya Nwandu, Private Sector Coordinator announced this at a renewable energy forum organised by “Power for ALL“ on Friday in […]
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Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has been named amongst the 50 greatest world leaders in the 2017 Fortune magazine ranking. The Half of a Yellow Sun writer was ranked number 42 on the list with Chicago Cubs baseball team president Theo Epstein at number one. Business mogul, Jack Ma, of AliBaba group of companies appears at […]
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Five migrants were found dead in the sea off Libya on Thursday after the boats they were travelling in sank, likely carrying hundreds more to their deaths, an aid organisation said. Proactiva Open Arms, one of several groups operating in the area, said it was notified that an inflatable boat was sinking and found another […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Wednesday’s terror attacks near the Parliament Building at Westminster, London. The President, who sympathized with the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, assured her that the government and people of Nigeria “stand with Britons at this sad and trying moment in their country.” President Buhari urged the whole world to join […]
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As reported by the BBC, a police officer was also stabbed in the nearby houses of parliament by an attacker, three other people also died from the attack on Westminster Bridge in central London. The attacker struck several pedestrians as he drove a car across the bridge, before crashing it into railings. The agency quoted […]
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For the second month in a row, Russia has maintained its status as the world’s largest oil producer, ousting Saudi Arabia, official figures in December 2016 and January 2017 have confirmed. Russia’s daily oil output averaged about 10.8 million barrels in January, slightly more than 10.5 million barrels in December, according to data released by […]
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The World Bank has disbursed another $1 billion financial assistance to Egypt out of its $3 billion loan programme with the country. Egypt had been negotiating billions of dollars in aid from various lenders to help revive an economy hit by political upheaval since a 2011 revolt and to ease a dollar shortage that crippled […]
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James Comey, Director of FBI, on Monday confirmed that his agency is investigating whether Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election. Comey also testified to the House Intelligence Committee that he had no information to support Trump’s assertion he was under surveillance before he became president. “I have been authorized by […]
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