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Monthly Archives: January, 2021

UN appoints Dieye of Senegal as special coordinator for development in Sahel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Thursday, January 7, 2021 appointed Abdoulaye Dieye of Senegal as the Special Coordinator for development in the Sahel. Dieye is...

Malaysia’s floods worsen as numbers of dead, displaced rise

The number of people displaced by deadly seasonal flooding in Malaysia has climbed by around 11,000 over the past day to reach almost 50,000. The Department of Social...

Nigeria and the world in a pandemic year

Nigeria became a beautiful bride of sort in a year of pandemic as the international community came to her aid in the fight against...

Africa’s COVID-19 cases near 3m as death toll hits 69,000

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 2.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African...

AfDB approves five-year gender strategy to boost inclusive growth

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new Gender Strategy for 2021 to 2025 tagged “Investing in Africa’s women to accelerate inclusive...

Gas pipeline explosion rocks Rivers community

There was panic in Oduoha community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, following an early morning pipeline explosion on Wednesday, January 6,...

Czech Republic establishes nine nature reserves in six years

In January 2015, when a herd of wild horses ran into a large ungulate reserve in the former Milovice military area near the Czech...

Germany updates waste prevention programme

Germany has decided to update its waste prevention programme, which bundles the social efforts and goals of environmental policy to avoid waste in the...

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Worry as Dangote Refinery, oil marketers in face-off over pricing, market control

A fresh wave of confrontation appears to be brewing in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, as the Dangote Refinery, a...
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Olubolade: Ekiti has lost a great son – Gov Oyebanji

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed condolences on the death of a former Military Administrator of Bayelsa...

Lagos delivers nearly 10,000 homes, targets 14,000

The Lagos State Government says it has delivered 9,970 homes in the past six years as part of ongoing...

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Worry as Dangote Refinery, oil marketers in face-off over pricing, market control

A fresh wave of confrontation appears to be brewing...

Olubolade: Ekiti has lost a great son – Gov Oyebanji

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed condolences...
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