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Appeal for ‘Fresh Start’ as Nile Dam Talks Kick-off in DR Congo
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have kicked off negotiations in Kinshasa over Addis Ababa’s contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, officials said. Foreign ministers from the countries on Sunday made the
Nigeria: Ebonyi Governor Umahi Indicts Herders Over Recent Attacks, Says Youths May Fight Back
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has indicted herders in the state over recent attacks by gunmen in some communities, warning that the federal government may be unable to hold back the youths of
Nigeria Activates $587m AfDB Facility for Technology, Creative Sectors
The Buhari administration has commenced the process that will pump the technology, entertainment and creative sectors with over N240 billion in financing and investment set to take off by the
Nigeria Lifted $33bn Crude, Condensates in One Year, NNPC Says
A cumulative volume of 734 million barrels of crude oil and condensates were lifted by all parties, including oil multinationals and the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) between October 2019
Nigeria: Central Bank Chief, Comms Minister Settle Banks, MTN’s Dispute over Commission
Emma Okonji Four days after commercial banks disconnected customers of MTN Nigeria from the use of the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code for airtime vending, the banks on Sunday
Taiwan Transport Minister to Step Down after Deadly Train Crash
Taiwan’s transport minister said on Sunday he would step down after he and the manager of a construction site whose truck slid onto rail tracks causing a catastrophic train crash
South Korea’s LG Pulls Out of Smartphone Business Globally Following Mounting Losses
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer, a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone
Consultants Overwhelmed as Nigeria Resident Doctors’ Strike Persists
Consultants have taken over the provision of skeletal services to patients following the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which enters the fifth day on Monday.
Nigeria’s Presidency Attacks Bishop Kukah Over Critical Easter Message
The Nigerian presidency has hit out at Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese over his Easter’s message, saying “he did not speak like a man of God” and describing the sermon which was critical
Twice-weekly Covid Tests to Be Offered to All in England
Everyone in England is to be given access to two rapid coronavirus tests a week from Friday, under an extension of the government’s testing programme. The lateral flow kits, which
