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U.S. formally notifies UN, Congress over intention to exit WHO

The United States President, Donald Trump has formally notified the United Nations (UN) and Congress of his country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), effective July 6, 2021. UN spokesman, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, confirmed to newsmen in New York on Tuesday that the secretariat had received the U.S.’ withdrawal letter. Dujarric said withdrawal conditions […]

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Nigeria records fresh 503 new cases of COVID-19, total hits 29,879

Nigeria has recorded fresh new cases of 503 COVID-19 infections, as total infections from the virus rise to 29,879. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Tuesday. The NCDC said that as at July 7, a total of 503  new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were […]

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Edo poll: Retirees urge voters to re-elect Obaseki, reject Ize-Iyamu

Scores  of pensioners in Edo State have reminded workers in the state of the need to re-elect Governor Godwin Obaseki in the September 19 election. This, they say, is coming on the heels of a regime of regular pension payment instituted by Obaseki, on assumption of office in 2016. Speaking to journalists in Benin City, […]

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Nova Merchant Bank Floats N10bn Bond

Nova Merchant Bank Limited has announced that its ongoing N10 billion bond issuance is aimed at putting the business on firm footing to achieve its short-term and long-term goals. The technology-driven financial institution is seeking to raise up to N10 billion in a 7-year Fixed Rate Subordinated Unsecured Bonds under its N50 billion debt issuance […]

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PepsiCo Annouces Segun Agbaje as Board Member

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has elected Segun Agbaje, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, as an independent member of its Board. In a statement Wednesday, PepsiCo said Agbaje, 56, will join the Board and the Audit Committee effective July 15, 2020. “I am delighted to […]

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Access Bank plans to reward more customers in Diamondxtra promo

Nigeria’s major financial institution, Access Bank Plc has said it is set to reward more than 1,000 DiamondXtra customers with various grants and cash prizes in the second quarterly draw of the reward scheme scheduled to hold on tomorrow. Head, Consumer Banking, Access Bank, Ms. Adaeze Umeh, in a statement yesterday, said the bank was […]

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Justice Salami Panel meets Gambari over Magu

The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has met with the Presidential Probe Panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct against acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The agenda of the meeting between Gambari and members of the panel headed by retired Justice Ayo Salami was unknown. […]

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COVID-19: US to deport foreign students as classes move online

The United States said on Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis. “Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the […]

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CBN debits banks N122bn, moves to unify exchange rates

Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria debited N122bn ($338m) from banks’ excess cash with the apex bank before weakening the currency at a retail auction on Friday in a move to unify its multiple exchange rates. Reuters reported on Monday that Nigeria’s multiple foreign-exchange rates were imposed to manage dollar demand after oil […]

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Thor finds his funny side as apocalypse nears in ‘Ragnarok’

By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The end of the world is nigh, and Marvel’s brawny superhero Thor finds himself hammerless and held hostage on a kitsch futuristic planet light years away from his home, in a sequel that revamps the slightly dim-witted Norse god with irreverent humor. “Thor: Ragnarok,” the third installment of […]

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Arctic sea ice may be declining faster than expected: study

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted because salty snow on the surface of the ice skews the accuracy of satellite measurements, a new study from the University of Calgary said on Tuesday. The report from the Canadian university’s Cryosphere Climate Research Group published in the academic journal Geophysical […]

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Kenya signs agreement for crude oil pipeline study

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with a consortium of three firms for a feasibility study on a proposed pipeline to transport crude oil from the country’s oilfields to a seaport on the Indian ocean coast. The East African country discovered commercial oil reserves in its Lokichar basin in […]

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