Sola Yomi-Ajayi, the CEO of the United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s operations in the United States, has been appointed to the Export-Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) Committee on Sub-Saharan Africa for 2020/2021. Established by the US Congress, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee provides guidance and advice regarding US EXIM policies and programmes […]
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In line with efforts at ensuring apt coordination of security arrangements towards a hitch-free election in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State slated to hold on September 19th, 2020, the Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu NPM mni has deployed DIG Adeleye Olusola Oyabade, mni, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of […]
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday and clinch her third Grand Slam title. Osaka, the fourth seed, overcame her unseeded opponent 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 inside a near-empty Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows. It brought 22-year-old Osaka’s haul of tennis […]
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The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has explained its reason for not organising protests against the increase in pump price of petrol and the new electricity tariff. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) had announced an increase in the price of premium motor spirit, better known as petrol. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory […]
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Turkish President Recep Erdogan, has issued a strong warning to French president, Emmanuel Macron, over his condemnation of Turkey’s activites in the eastern Mediterranean. Erdogan spoke in Istanbul on Saturday at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of a coup in Turkey. “Do not mess with the Turkish people, do not mess with Turkey. […]
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Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone has tested positive for COVID-19, the club announced on Saturday. 50-year-old Simeone, is isolated at home and has not presented symptoms. Atletico’s squad and staff returned early from a pre-season trip to Los Angeles de San Rafael just outside Madrid after a test on Thursday came back positive. Further tests […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 160 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This was revealed in a tweet on Saturday night. Plateau and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) both topped the list of cases with 39 cases each while Ekiti, Edo, Abia, Bayelsa recorded the least number of cases […]
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Liverpool began their defence of the Premier League title on Saturday with a hard-fought 4-3 win over newcomers Leeds United in their first game of the 2020/2021 season at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp praised both teams for a “proper spectacle” to launch the new Premier League season. Leeds’ return to the English top-flight under Marcelo Bielsa […]
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Nigeria’s Public Debt Stock has hit N31.009 trillion as at June 30, 2020, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Wednesday. This means that in the last five years under the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the country’s debt rose by N18.89tn. As of the end of June 2015, one month after the present […]
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The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), is working on calling off its ongoing strike after reaching an agreement with the Federal Government on Wednesday. At a meeting which lasted almost the entire day, the association said it will consult its executive council within the next 24 hours, with a view to calling off the […]
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