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BREAKING: Gov Fintiri wins Adamawa PDP guber primaries
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in the state. Fintiri who is seeking reelection, polled 663 votes out of a possible 668, while the remaining five votes were declared void. Details later…
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Zulum’s aide confirms killing of 32, says victims not farmers
…14 bodies recovered, search ongoing Thirty-two persons were killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists around Mudu village, Borno State last weekend. This was disclosed on Wednesday by spokesman to Governor Babagana Zulum, Malam Isa Gusau in a statement in Maiduguri. Mudu is about 45 kilometers from Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge Local Government Area of the state. The statement said the victims…
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NCC joins Google to celebrate African month
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has joined Google to celebrate May as the African month with series of activities. Part of the activities put in place by Google include celebration of African Voices, to spotlight African artists and creatives driving the growth of Afrobeats and African music industry, which was held on Tuesday with a concert at Landmark Event Centre,…
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ADB to serve as advisor for development of 1500 MW hydropower project in Mozambique
The African Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with Gabinete de Implementação do Projecto Hidroeléctrico de Mphanda Nkuwa, an implementing entity, to provide advisory services for the development of the $4.5 billion 1,500 MW Mphanda Nkuwa Hydro Power Project in Mozambique. The agreement was signed Tuesday on the side-lines of the Bank’s Annual Meetings, which are taking place in Accra from 23-27…
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Don’t react hastily to suspected IPOB/ESN killings, Presidency warns
The Presidency has cautioned Nigerians against any knee-jerk reactions, the creation of panic, disruption of lives and livelihoods, or even retaliatory violence to the viral videos of the alleged killings of non-indigenes by the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and its mother terrorist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba…
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World Health Assembly agrees historic decision to sustainably finance WHO
At the 75th World Health Assembly on Wednesday, member states agreed to adopt a landmark decision to improve the World Health Organization’s financing model. The decision adopted, in full, the recommendations of a Sustainable Financing Working Group made up of WHO’s member states, which was set up in January 2021 and chaired by Björn Kümmel, from Germany. In one of…
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World Health Assembly re-elects Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to second term as WHO Director-General
WHO member states have re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. Dr Tedros was first elected in 2017. His re-election was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva on Wednesday. He was the sole candidate. “I am humbled by the opportunity provided by member states to…
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In north-east Nigeria, bed nets help stop malaria
For Zainab Yakubu, a pregnant mother of two living in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria, each day starts with tending to her children and household chores. But worries of how to protect her family from mosquitoes that lurk at night are not far from her mind. “I used to depend on coils to keep mosquitoes away, but they have their downsides. The…
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Global carbon pricing generates record $84 billion in revenue
Global carbon pricing revenue in 2021 increased by almost 60 percent from 2020 levels, to around $84 billion, providing an important source of funds to help support a sustainable economic recovery, finance broader fiscal reforms, or invest in communities as part of the low-carbon transition future, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of Carbon Pricing” report released…
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Oby Ezekwesili shares stage with Hillary Clinton at Vital Voices event in Washington
Former Minister of Education and World Bank Vice President, Africa Region, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili in Washington DC on Wednesday shared stage with former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton at a global event hosted by Vital Voices. The event was global unveiling of portraits of women in the world who are female activists and global influencers adding their Voices…
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