Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Environment, has been sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the UN at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York reports that the UN Secretary-General António Guterres administered the oath of office to Mohammed. “I […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Monday, published its first-ever list of antibiotic resistant “priority pathogens”, a catalogue of 12 families of bacteria that posed threat to human health. The list was released to guide and promote research and development of new antibiotics, as part of WHO’s efforts to address growing global resistance to antimicrobial […]
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The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has lost over $1 trillion to fluctuation of oil prices, its Secretary General, Dr Mohammed Barkindo has said. Barkindo disclosed this on Monday while addressing a news conference organised by the Minster of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu. According to the OPEC scribe who is on a […]
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Nokia on Sunday night re-launched the Nokia 3310 nearly 17 years after its debut. The revamped version will be sold under licence by the Finnish start-up HMD Global, which also unveiled several Nokia-branded Android smartphones. One expert said it was a “fantastic way” to relaunch Nokia’s phone brand. “The 3310 was the first mass-market mobile […]
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The UN has dispersed heavily armed militiamen in the remote Central African Republic town of Bambari few days after the militia attacked and wounded its peacekeepers. A UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) carried out the air operation which dispersed the militia. According to a statement on Monday by MINUSCA, […]
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The winners of the 89th Academy Awards have been revealed. “La La Land” was the top nominee, notching a record-tying 14 nominations. “Moonlight” and “Arrival” followed with eight nods each. Already, Mahershala Ali won for his role in ‘Moonlight.’ His win comes after back-to-back years in which the academy did not recognize any nonwhite actors. […]
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German archaeologists who were abducted in Jenjela village, Kagarko local government area of Kaduna state, Peter Breunij and Johannes Buringer, have regained freedom after four days in captivity. According to sources, their abductors released them in Kateri village, along the Kaduna-Abuja road, late Saturday, and they were later taken to the German embassy in Abuja. […]
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The Oslo Conference on Boko Haram humanitarian crisis realised $672 million in pledges from 14 donors, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric, at a press briefing on Friday, said Guterres welcomed the donors’ pledges. He […]
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Several major U.S. media outlets including New York Times, CNN and Los Angeles Times were barred from attending Friday White House briefing, indicating an escalation in the relationship between the media and the young Trump administration. Since he was sworn in on 20 January, Trump has been attacking the US media, deriding them as purveyors […]
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given 48 hours ultimatum to all South African companies in Nigeria to relocate over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The students gave the ultimatum at a peaceful demonstration at some South African companies in Abuja on Thursday. During the march the students carried a […]
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