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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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19 children, 2 teachers killed in Texas elementary school shooting
At least 19 children and two teachers were killed Tuesday when a gunman opened fire in a Texas elementary school, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The suspected shooter, who might have had a handgun and a rifle, was also killed when law enforcement confronted him at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 83 miles west of San Antonio,…
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APC’s search for consensus, By Wahab Adamu
The ruling All Progressives Congress leadership’s quest for consensus as the mode of selection of its presidential candidate for the 2023 general election may have become unfeasible given the determination of many of the 28 aspirants to assert their right to be rated by the party’s delegates that are expected to converge on Abuja next week. Incidentally, the indication that…
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UK government approves Boehly’s £4.25bn Chelsea takeover
The government has approved the £4.25bn Todd Boehly-led consortium takeover of Chelsea. After months of negotiations, the deal has finally been approved after the government received legal guarantees that Roman Abramovich – who has had his UK assets frozen – will not benefit from the sale. Russian-Israeli billionaire Abramovich put Chelsea, which he purchased in 2003, up for sale on…
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An alternative to Oyetola is suicidal to the future of our state, says Osun monarchs
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Traditional rulers in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State, led by Owa of Otan-Ayegbaju, Oba Lukman Fadipe and Oluresi of Iresi, Oba Sikiru Adeseun, have said that the modest achievements of Governor Gboyega Oyetola had earned him a second term in office. The royal fathers who said this while the governor took his campaign team…
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Osinbajo: Senator Sola Adeyeye’s inconsistency as a sign of dishonesty, By Ajibola Basiru
“There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.”Proverbs 6:16 Cultural and moral principles differ…
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EFCC chairman, Bawa, expresses concern over corruption cases lost on technical grounds
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has expressed concerns about corruption cases being lost to technicalities at various levels of court in the country, stressing that such a development may serve as a disincentive to the fight against economic and financial crimes. He stated this on Monday in Abuja while giving his opening remark…
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Police PROs in three-day strategic communication training
The Nigeria Police have partnered with the United National Development Programme (UNDP) for a 3-day training in strategic communications for Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs) of the Nigeria Police Force. The programme, organized by the CLEEN Foundation, was declared open on Monday in Lagos. The training is the first part of a series targeted at developing strategies for better police-citizen…
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Forge closer collaboration to tackle economic challenges in West Africa, Buhari urges bank executives
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday called on executives of banking institutions in West Africa to forge a closer collaboration to tackle economic challenges confronting the sub-region. Receiving a delegation from the West African Bankers Association (WABA), led by its President, Thierno Seydou Nourou Sy, the President noted that the sub-region must find a common understanding and ground to address low access…
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