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Jaguar Land Rover Cars Would Be All Electric by 2025
Chief Executive, Thierry Bolloré has revealed the company will launch electric models of its entire Jaguar and Land Rover line-up by 2030. The firm said it has dropped its earlier plans to build an electric version of its XJ saloon at the Castle Bromwich plant but it would keep all three of its British plants…
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Zimbabwe Receives First Batch of Covid-19 Vaccines
Zimbabwe has received its first 200,000 Sinopharm vaccines donated by the Chinese government. The vaccines arrived at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in the capital, Harare, in the early hours of Monday and were received by Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga. “It has not been lost on us that in times of need…
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Report: Has The Pandemic Caused A Rise In Sex Crimes?
On July 3, 2020, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concerned about skyrocketing reports of gender-based violence the Covid-19 lockdowns- what he termed the “shadow pandemic.” In Nigeria, more than 700 cases of sexual assault were reported between January and May 2020, with numbers surging after a temporary lockdown began in March, according to Nigerian police. As the…
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Emerges Next WTO DG
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made history as the first African and woman to lead the World Trade Organization. The World Trade Organization announced the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its new director-general today – making her the first woman and first African to hold the role. Recall that South Korea’s trade minister, Yoo Myung-hee abandoned…
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Covid 19: Two Compulsory Tests For All UK Arrivals
If you have plans to travel to the UK anytime soon, you might need to be prepaid for the UK’s new arrival rules. All travellers to the UK would now be required to take two coronavirus tests while quarantining. The new testing policy comes amid concern about new variants entering the country that are more…
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Protesters Charged With Covid-19 Regulation Violation
#OccupyLekkiTollgate Protesters who were arrested this morning at the Lekki Tollgate have been charged with disobedience and violation of Covid-19 regulations. According to a tweet by Youth Representation and Activist Rinu Oduala, Comedian Mr Macaroni and over 20 other peaceful protesters were charged to court today for breaking the 50-persons gathering rule and disobeying the…
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Breaking: Police Arrest Protesters At The Lekki Tollgate
According to an eye-witness report, over 20 #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters have been arrested this morning by men of the Nigerian Police Force at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos. Among protesters arrested is a popular Nigerian comedian, Mr Macoroni (Debo Adebayo) who managed to record his arrest via Instagram live. His Live video has, however, been interrupted as…
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Armed Policemen Surround Lekki Tollgate Ahead Of Planned Protest
The Federal Government has deployed policemen and over 150 men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps to the site of the planned protest today tagged #Occupylekkiprotest at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos Nigeria. Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Police Command, announced on Facebook that CSP Yinka Egbeyemi would be leading a team of…
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Bitcoin Made the Naira Useless – Senator Sani Musa
Following CBN’s ban of crypto trading in Nigeria, Nigerian senators have reacted with a majority arguing against the ban. However, Senator Sani Musa of the Niger East Senatorial District argued for the ban insisting that Bitcoin was responsible for the naira’s decline rather than mounting foreign debt, decades of poor economic policies, and corruption. According…
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A Look At 2021 Big Tech Innovations
If you’re looking for technological innovations that are a bit closer to home, 2021 might have the right technology and services to make homeworking easier and more secure. 2021 also promises tech trends in aerospace, retail and autonomous , read on. Working From Home Tech Innovations As the world battles with the coronavirus pandemic, working…