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Reasons Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality is One of The Highest In The World
According to global news, Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with the country accounting for about 20 per cent of global maternal deaths. Daily Trust, in this report, examines some of the factors responsible for this ugly trend. Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in several low-and-middle-income countries is alarming, with about 34% of global maternal deaths occurring in Nigeria and India alone. According to the World Health…
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FG Warns Public Against Using Lagos Airport Road Flyover
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Friday advised the public to stay off Airport Road Flyover in Lagos dangerously burnt by fire, pending the determination of its structural safety. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bridge which runs over Toyota Bus Stop on the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonshoki Expressway being reconstructed, was engulfed by fire when a petrol tanker burst into flames on Thursday. The federal and Lagos State…
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PDP Tells Buhari and APC To Learn From US Riots
The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the All Progressives Congress to learn from the invasion of the United States Capitol Hill by rioters during the certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. The party said this in a statement, on Friday, by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, titled, ‘Triumph of US election is a lesson to APC’. The party urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to take a cue from the events…
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NNPC Shops For $1bn Loan To Revamp Port Harcourt Refinery
Afreximbank backs financing deal The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is in talks to raise about $1 billion in a prepayment with trading firms to refurbish its largest refining complex at Port Harcourt. The Port Harcourt complex consists of two plants with a combined capacity of 210,000 bpd. In 2019, the Port Harcourt plants including other refineries lost some N167 billion ($439.47 million). Reuters, which reported this yesterday, quoted seven sources familiar with the discussions,…
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Miyetti Allah, Coalition Dismiss Expulsion of Herdsmen from Ebonyi
The Ebonyi leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), yesterday, disassociated itself from the controversial video and audio purporting that herdsmen had been attacked and chased out of the state, describing the tape as untrue. Also, Governor David Umahi has directed the immediate arrest and prosecution of those circulating the malicious message that Fulani herders were under attack in Ebonyi. He gave the order while speaking with journalists shortly after an emergency…
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We are Relocating from Ebonyi for the following reasons – Herders
Reports reaching our news desk says some groups of Fulani herders have alleged that they are being persecuted and killed by some communities in Ebonyi State and the government remains reluctant and adamant despite repeated complaints. Some of the herders, who are now relocating, confided in BBC Hausa service on Wednesday, saying that in 2020, at least 21 of their members were killed and their residences burnt and the police and the government are not…
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World News
Facebook, Instagram Extend Donald Trump’s Ban Indefinitely
The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden. His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world. We removed these statements yesterday because we…
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Tech News
FG Directs Reversal Of Electricity Tariff Adjustment
The Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to inform all Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to revert to tariffs that were applicable in December 2020. Mr Aaron Artimas, Senior Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja, on Thursday. He said that the reversal to the old tariff was to promote a constructive conclusion of the dialogue with…
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U.S Education Secretary, Betsy Devos Resigns Over Capitol Invasion
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has submitted her resignation, saying President Donald Trump’s role in spurring the mob that breached the US Capitol on Wednesday was “the inflection point,” making her the second Cabinet member to resign over the incident. In her resignation letter to Trump dated Thursday, which CNN obtained a copy of, DeVos called the rioters’ behavior “unconscionable” and wrote, “There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it…
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Africans Mocks Trump: Who is Ass-hole Now?
Africans are astonished at the disarray around the US seat of power — especially those Africans familiar with the playbooks of leaders who refuse to concede defeat, who carry out coups or who incite political violence. The continent’s leaders have so far stayed mute on Wednesday’s events in Washington, which saw Trump supporters storm the Capitol building. But former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who famously made a phone call to concede his defeat and congratulate…
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