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Putin will not attend Brics summit – South African presidency
Russia’s president will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, according to the country’s presidency. The announcement comes after South Africa’s leader said any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin would be a declaration of war against Russia. If Mr Putin had left Russian soil, he would have been subject to an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. South…
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Tony Blair was urged to back Ukraine’s EU dream in face of Russia threats – records
Tony Blair was urged to back Ukraine’s dream to join the EU to form a barrier against Russian threats, newly released records from his time as PM show. His special Europe adviser told him Kyiv wanted a “special relationship… if only we would show more interest,” the National Archives reveal. Ukraine’s then-president, Leonid Kuchma, also wrote to Mr Blair appealing…
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Akpabio, Abbas, Nweke, for public presentation of Omoniyi Ibietan’s book on cyber politics
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; a former Minister of Information and Communication, Frank Nweke Jr., are among the dignitaries expected at the Tuesday, July 25 public presentation of a book written by Omoniyi Ibietan, the head of media relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). While Mr Akpabio will…
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FCCPC set to clamp down on POS transaction charge hike
Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde Irukera said the commission is set to issue an order against the planned hike in transaction charges by Point of Sale agents. Speaking with The PUNCH on Wednesday, Irukera said the commission will clamp down on any POS agent who goes against the order. According to him,…
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Customs acting DG initiates reforms to boost trade, combat smuggling
The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi has approved the dissolution of CGC’s Strike Force Teams. This was contained in a statement by the National Public Relations Officer of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada Maiwada said the dissolution which is with immediate effect is to promote best practices and enhance trade facilitation. He also added that the acting CG directed the…
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ECOWAS groups donate medical equipment to Bula Hospital in Guinea-Bissau
The ECOWAS Stabilization Mission in Guinea Bissau (ESSMGB) in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission Amazons has donated medical equipment to Bula Hospital in Guinea-Bissau. The donation was part of the ESSMGB Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) activities toward enhancing healthcare services delivery to the host community. Among the items donated includes some range of cutting-edge maternity medical equipment, advanced diagnostic tools,…
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First lady renames Women Development Centre after Maryam Babangida
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has hailed one of her predecessors in office, Maryam Babaginda for impacting the lives of women while she was in office. Mrs Tinubu said this when she renamed the Women Development Center to Maryam Babangida National Center forWomen Development after the late wife of former Military President Ibrahim Babangida. According to the first lady, the…
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APC denies alleged phone conversation between Tinubu, CJN
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied a reported telephone conversation between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola over the ongoing Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The denial comes in response to a misleading tweet by Jackson Ude, which alleged that the CJN advised President Tinubu and the APC to prepare for a…
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Tobi Amusan charged with ‘whereabouts’ violation
Tobi Amusan, the 100m hurdles world record holder, said on Wednesday she has been charged with missing three doping tests but has denied taking performance enhancing substances and expects to be cleared to compete at the world championships. “I am a clean athlete, and I am regularly, (maybe more than the usual) tested by the AIU (Athletics Integrity Unit) –…
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So much ado about N8000! By Jesutega Onokpasa
In the wake of the announcement that the President Bola Tinubu administration will be paying 12 million Nigerians N8,000 a month for succour against rising cost of living, all manner of rather quite ill-informed commentators have been spewing forth all manner of patently ill-advised criticism of what is actually a most commendable initiative. For instance, a certain Ezekiel Nya-Etok, a…
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