Mangroves are disappearing at an alarming rate, with conservationists across the Commonwealth striving to save them from local extinction. These nearshore forests that straddle land and sea provide a range of vital services to both humans and fish, such as coastal protection. In a recent webinar organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat to mark World Mangrove […]
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Lionel Messi scored a brilliant solo goal as Barcelona saw off Napoli on Saturday but they are likely to need something even more special from their captain to beat Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. Messi’s weaving run and finish came between an early Clement Lenglet header and a Luis Suarez penalty, also won by Messi, […]
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Robert Lewandowski bagged his Champions League-leading 12th and 13th goals this season as Bayern Munich set up a quarter-final clash with Barcelona after a 4-1 home win over Chelsea in Saturday’s last 16 second leg. Leading 3-0 from the first leg at Stamford Bridge in February before the coronavirus pandemic halted the competition, treble-chasing Bayern […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said Buruji Kashamu, a former senator from Ogun state, evaded justice but could not escape death. Recall that Kashamu died from COVID-19 complications at a Lagos hospital on Saturday. In a condolence letter to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, Obasanjo said the life of the deceased is […]
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Former senator Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has died of complications from COVID-19. Ben Murray-Bruce who broke the news on Twitter on Saturday said Kashamu died at First Cardiologist Consultants in Lagos. Kashamu had a brush with the law over allegations of drug dealing while he was in the United States. In 2015, there […]
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Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says the unfolding political developments in Edo are a threat to constitutional order. Abubakar, in his verified tweeter handle on Thursday, urged the forces behind the developments to reign in their proxies, and abide by the rule of law to allow the people elect who they wanted to […]
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The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) said they would proceed on strike over unresolved issues with the Federal Government immediately the universities reopen. Mr Samson Ugwoke, the Chairman, Joint Action Committee (JAC) of both unions said this while addressing newsmen on the resolutions […]
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Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state, has appointed Balaraba Ibrahim as special assistant on women affairs (Unmarried). Ibrahim’s appointment was confirmed in a letter dated August 4, 2020, and signed by Mohammed Baba, secretary to the state government. “I am pleased to convey the approval of his Excellency Sen Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed CON, the Governor […]
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Nigeria on Thursday reported three more deaths from COVID-19 as the country’s infections from the virus crossed 45,000. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which revealed the latest figure, also said the nation had 354 fresh COVID-19 cases for the day. Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 infections were confirmed in 16 states and the Federal Capital […]
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The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services group, has acted as an Initial Mandated Lead Arranger with a consortium of Nigerian commercial and international banks in a $1.5 Billion Pre-Export Finance Facility for Eagle Export Funding Limited, to enable the forward sale of crude by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation […]
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