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UPDATE: Departing ministers to be replaced without delay – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will replace the ministers who have resigned to contest for the 2023 general elections without delay. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, President Buhari said this in the valedictory session he had with the appointees on Friday. The president further said he was sure…
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COP15: Global GDP could gain $140tn a year, if objectives of the UN Convention to combat desertification is achieved
The global economy could increase by more than $140 trillion a year[1], or 1.5 times the annual global GDP, if the objectives of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are achieved, participants heard during a side-event at the 15th summit of the UNCCD. Camilla Nordheim-Larsen, Senior Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Coordinator at the UN Convention, noted that action…
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Remittances to reach $630bn in 2022 with record flows into Ukraine
Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are expected to increase by 4.2 percent this year to reach $630 billion. This follows an almost record recovery of 8.6 percent in 2021, according to the World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief released today. Remittances to Ukraine, which is the largest recipient in Europe and Central Asia, are…
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Elon Musk says Twitter takeover deal ‘temporarily on hold’
Billionaire Elon Musk has said his Twitter deal is “temporarily on hold” over the company’s spam and fake user accounts. Mr Musk, who last week secured $7bn from new investors for his $44bn takeover, tweeted: “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users.” Shares of the social media…
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Buhari hosts 9 outgoing ministers in valedictory cabinet session
President Muhammadu Buhari has hosted nine ministers who resigned to contest for various elective offices in the 2023 general elections. The ministers resigned following a directive from the president at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed briefed State House reporters after a valedictory session held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. Mohammed…
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BREAKING: UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies
United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said on Friday. He was also ruler of Abu Dhabi emirate. “The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourns to the UAE people, Arab and Islamic nations and the world the death of President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who passed away…
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African Development Fund helps women, children in Burkina Faso overcome food insecurity
Despite its tremendous agricultural potential, Burkina Faso has long grappled with the thorny problem of food and nutrition security. Poor water usage, environmental degradation, vulnerability to climate change and lack of access to finance and to nutrition information are just some of the causes of food insecurity, which is widespread in the Sahel region. And in a country, where 82%…
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Russia threatens to retaliate over Finland NATO membership move
Russia has said it will be forced to take “retaliatory steps” over its neighbour Finland’s move to join NATO. A foreign ministry statement said the move would seriously damage bilateral relations, as well as security and stability in northern Europe. Earlier, Finland’s president and PM called for the country to apply for Nato membership “without delay”. It comes amid a…
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Has Kaduna decided the contest so early? By Aliyu Audu
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been in the news the last few hours and many wonder why but the answer is simply because Mallam Nasir el-Rufai in his trademark style has set a new standard of receiving the presidential aspirant in states. We have seen many aspirants visit states and attribute what was never said to influential individuals in the…
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Stop shaming my body, Adunni Ade calls out Nollywood colleagues
Nollywood crossover female actor, Adunni Ade has called out her colleagues in the movie industry to stop making demeaning comments about her body. The Nollywood movie star made this known via her Instagram page where she reprimanded her colleagues for body-shaming her. “In 2022, we see people still body shaming folks out here? I look damn good at my age!…
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