Africa
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Boko Haram fighters trained in my country – Somalia President
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia, Sunday, said that fighters of the Boko Haram sect were being trained in his…
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N51bn Cabotage Fund intact, says NIMASA DG
Amidst insinuations that the money in the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF) had been spent or diverted to private pockets,…
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Obama signs Electrify Africa Act into law
United States President Barack Obama has signed into law an initiative aimed at bringing electricity to 50 million people in…
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Africa has had enough of power failures – Tony Elumelu
Keynote address at the 2nd Annual Powering Africa Summit by Tony O. Elumelu, CON My name is Tony Elumelu, Chairman…
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Obama set to electrify Nigeria, others by 2020; signs Africa electricity plan into law
United States President, Barack Obama, has formally signed into law an initiative aimed at bringing electricity to 50 million people…
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Nigeria to host Africa Senior Athletics Meet in 2018
Nigeria will host the 22nd edition of the Africa Senior Athletics Championships in Lagos, in 2018. An agreement to this…
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WCF set to gather world’s largest communicators in Davos, Switzerland
All is set for the World’s biggest Communications Forum in Davos Switzerland from 8-9 March, 2016. Communication professionals, CEOs, representatives…
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Australia allocates $3m to IDPs in Nigeria, others
Australia has donated the sum $3 million to the rehabilitation and upkeep of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria, Niger,…
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Lagos City Marathon has come to stay – Ambode …Says govt will make Tournament best in the world IAAF Chief, Minister, athletes laud organisers, says event well planned …Kenyan Star, Kipton wins race in 2hrs/16mins
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the 2016 Lagos City Marathon has come to stay, just as…
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Lagos ready to host marathon – Ayorinde …Int’l athletes arrive for tournament; Govt assures on security, medical arrangement for participants
The Lagos State Government has affirmed its readiness to host over 20,000 Local and International Marathoners in the forth coming…
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(For the records) We want to put Nigeria on the world’s science map – Omotowa, NLNG MD
SPEECH BY BABS OMOTOWA, MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIGERIA LNG LIMITED, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEWLY CONSTITUTED ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE…
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NLNG offers FG N60 billion for Bonny-Bodo Road
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Tuesday called on the Federal Government and relevant agencies, including the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…
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War on terror: Buhari receives Italian Prime Minister in Abuja; Goes to France, Britain
President Muhammadu Buhari, who hosted the Prime Minister of Italy in Abuja, Monday, February I, 2016 and was in Ogun…
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(Opinion) MTN’s belated penitence By Bolanle Bolawole
I have an MTN line (0803 251 0193); therefore, I appreciate MTN’s contributions to the development of the telecoms sector.…
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Folorunso Alakija, world’s richest Black woman, appointed Chancellor, Osun varsity
The Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has appointed the third richest woman of African descent in…
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Dana Air rewards travellers on Lagos-Accra route
ANTHONY OMOH Nigerian carrier, Dana Air has initiated a reward program that will enable passengers flying on the Accra route…
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NCC fine: Drop your lawsuit to facilitate settlement, FG tells MTN
Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu had told telecommunications operator, MTN to drop its legal action over a $3.9 billion fine…
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UN Refugees agency seeks US$545 million for Nigeria and CAR crises
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, and its partners on Monday called on donor nations for more than…
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CHAN: Eagles set to soar over Guinea into quarter finals; Chukwueze gets World Cup bronze boot
The Super Eagles are battle –ready to pick all three points off Guinea’s Syli Nationale on Tuesday in order to…
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Winter storm forces Arik Air to postpone New York flight
Following weather advice just received from JFK International Airport New York, Arik Air has cancelled its Lagos – New York…
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Tony Elumelu advances Africapitalism at the World Economic Forum
One of Africa’s most influential business leaders and Chairman, Heirs Holdings, United Bank for Africa and Transcorp Plc, Tony Onyemaechi…
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