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Several Civilians Killed As Air Raid Hits Ethiopia’s Tigray
A television station controlled by regional authorities has reported an air raid on Mekelle, the capital of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, despite adamant denials by the government. The broadcast shared that several civilians were wounded in the recent air raid which is the first of its kind in Mikelle since the conflict erupted last year.…
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60 African Migrants Arrive Italy A Week After Their Rescue
60 African migrants arrived in Italy on Wednesday, just over a week after they were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off conflict-stricken Libya, according to a charity operating the vessel said. The Geo Barents, a rescue vessel operated by Doctors Without Borders, docked at Augusta late on Tuesday after Italian authorities gave it permission of…
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Benin Confirms Outbreak Of H5N1 Avian Flu
The Ministry of Agriculture in the Benin Republic has confirmed an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 avian flu in two districts near the capital Porto Novo. On Wednesday, Benin became the latest West African country to declare an avian flu outbreak, after Ivory Coast identified the disease last week near its commercial capital Abidjan.…
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FG Hikes Driving Licence Rate By 50%
The Joint Tax Board has announced the implementation of over 50% raise on the rates for vehicle number plates and driving licences across the country. Nigerians will now pay N18,750 for standard private and commercial number plates against the old rate of N12,500. Fancy number plate previously N80,000 is now N200,000; motorcycle number plate is…
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UK To Support Female Nigerian Tech Entrepreneurs
The UK has pledged its support to 30 Nigerian female tech entrepreneurs with 12-week coaching sessions with industry experts through its Green Tech programme. According to a statement issued yesterday by the Press and Public Affairs Officer of the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos, Ndidiamaka Eze, these coaching sessions would seek to boost the…
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ATM Transactions Decline By N67bn In Q4’20
The value of Automated Teller Machine transactions, on a quarterly basis, dropped by N67 billion to N4.82 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2020. This is a decline from N5.49 trillion recorded in the previous quarter, Q3’20. However, the volume of transactions rose by 21 percent to 242.3 million in Q4’20 from 200.94 million in…
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Nigeria Deploys 144 Police Officers To Somalia
144 Police Officers from Nigeria arrived in Somalia on Sunday, April 18, in an African Union security aid mission. According to a report by CGTN Africa, the AU mission said the arrival of the new contingent is a major boost to law and order efforts, as they will be working in concert with their Somali…
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Oil Theft: Nigeria Losses 200,000 Barrels Of Oil Daily
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation disclosed that the country loses about 200,000 barrels of crude oil daily to thieves and vandals. The Group Managing Director NNPC , Mallam Mele Kyari made this disclosure during a meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor, commending the effort of security agencies for their support.…
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Pfizer-BioNTech Claim Vaccines Are Effective Against UK COVID-19 Variant
A recently published research paper by Pfizer and partner BioNTech is claiming its coronavirus vaccine is likely to be highly effective against the UK COVID-19 variant. The variant also known as B.1.1.7, has caused alarm among experts because of its increased ability to spread and supercharge virus outbreaks. Pfizer research paper which has not been subjected to…
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Border Closure: In 486 days, Food Prices Rose By 5.13%
Within the period of one year, three months and twenty-eight days of land border closures by the Nigerian government, a move made to control illegal smuggling activities within the border regions, the prices of food products have risen by 5.13 percent with an inflation rate of 14.89 percent November 2020. Findings from local traders, however,…