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[Premium Times] Suspected bandits have attacked Greenfield University, a private university in Kaduna State, and kidnapped many students.
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Africa: A World Without Hunger Is Also About Protecting Food
[IPS] Rome -- Concern about food loss and waste has become an increasingly important focus of attention when discussing ways to eliminate hunger which, according to the latest FAO report, already exceeds 690 million people.
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Nigeria: Interview - Cost of Nigeria's Oil Production Unsustainable - Sylva
At my inauguration in August 2019, our ministry was given eight mandate areas - to curb crude oil theft and products smuggling; completion of the gas flares commercialisation programme; increasing crude oil production to three million barrels per day; reducing the cost of crude oil production by
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Nigeria: ICPC Set for Trial of UI Lecturers Accused of Financial Misappropriation
[Premium Times] A former head of department wrote the ICPC to commence investigation into the utilisation of funds meant for a conference.
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Nigeria: Updated - It's Official: APC Floors PDP, Others in Lagos East Senatorial Election
[Premium Times] The final result of the election was announced at the INEC collation centre Sunday morning.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: PDP NEC Meets On Zoning, National Convention Thursday
[Premium Times] At its last meeting, NEC constituted two committees;national convention organising committee and zoning committee.
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Zambia to address ballooning public debts [Business Africa] | Africanews
In 2020, Zambia was the only African country to default on its debt. But this era seems to be on the verge of disappearing, thanks in particular to the international confidence enjoyed by President Hichilema and the strengthening of the Kwacha, the local currency.
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Nigeria: Ladoja Replies Obasanjo, Insists 'Third-Term Bid' Caused His Impeachment
[Premium Times] "...Obasanjo can be forgiven because he is an old man who may not recollect the past accurately, anymore..."
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Source: allAfrica.com
Edward L. Cooper, Sr.
In 1933 Edward L. Cooper, Sr., was the first African-American to be hired to manage a major food chain in Boston, the First National Store on Shawmut Avenue. From 1942-48 he was Deputy Secretary of the Urban League and served as Executive Secretary from 1948-54. From 1954-62 he served as the first
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Jamaica poised to return to research excellence – Green
Jamaica’s agriculture sector is to undergo a major reset which will see the country’s research stations reclaiming their pride of place as global centres of excellence, starting with the Bodles Research Station in St Catherine. Minister of...
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Cuba changes leadership: Looking to a future without Castro | New York Carib News
After six decades in the hands of the brothers Castro, the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) opened a four-day congress Friday to begin the transfer of power that is a surprisingly historic move for Cuba.
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Nigeria: Insurgency Has Killed 'Almost 350,000 in North-East' - UNDP
[Premium Times] The report estimates that through the end of 2020, the conflict in the North-east will have resulted in nearly 350,000 deaths, with 314,000 of those from indirect causes.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Angola: Eccas Council of Ministers Meets in Videoconference
Luanda — The 9th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) takes place on the 3rd and the 4th of June, in videoconference, with the participation of the Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Téte
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Nigeria: Bill to Make Nigeria Industrial Nation Underway
Chairman of the Senate committee on Local Content, Senator Teslim Folarin, told newsmen at the weekend that the bill entitled "A bill for an Act to enact the Nigerian Local Content Act to provide for the Development, Regulation, and Enforcement of Nigerian content in all sectors of the Nigerian
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Nigeria: Major Controversies That Rocked Nigeria's National Assembly in 2020
[Premium Times] Despite the compulsory holidays and reduced number of work hours and activities forced by Covid-19, the National Assembly was full of drama in 2020.
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Nigeria: Buhari Launches Farming Programme for Nigerian Youth
[Premium Times] "Our focus is to engage 1,000 farmers from each of the 774 Local Government Areas, thereby creating 774,000, direct employment annually," he added.
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Kenya: Diamond Is Now Providing for His Son - Tanasha
[Nairobi News] Kenyan singer and former radio presenter Tanasha Donna has revealed that her baby daddy, Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz, is now providing for their son Naseeb Junior.
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Uhuru targets DP’s Mt Kenya allies in fresh purge
As Jubilee Party MPs await their parliamentary group meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta, the onslaught against Deputy President William Ruto’s men in the Senate continues with a shake-up of committees expected
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Nigeria: #EndSARS: Five Months After, Is the Nigerian Govt Meeting Protesters' Demands
[Premium Times] Premium Times examines how far the Nigerian government has gone in meeting the demands of the protesters, five months after the #ENDSARS protests.
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Nigeria: Several Drivers Boycott As Uber, Bolt Operators Begin Strike in Lagos
[Premium Times] The drivers are asking for an increment in taxi fares amongst other demands.
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Nigeria: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Nigerians React As Fela Loses to Tina Turner, Jay-Z
[Premium Times] The news comes as a surprise for Fela's fans because he placed second in the fan vote category on the last day of voting.
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Masisi to visit Ramaphosa as AfriForum appointed to prosecute case in Botswana | News24
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Times of unprecedented crisis present unique opportunities for unprecedented action – Op-ed
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Nigeria: Buhari Appoints New Heads for Education Agencies
[Premium Times] "The appointments were in continuation of the government's sustained efforts to further strengthen effective service delivery in the education sector..."
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Nigeria: Maina, Who Allegedly Stole Billions of Pension Funds, Collapses in Court
[Premium Times] Mr Maina is being tried by the anti-graft agency, EFCC, which closed its case on Wednesday after calling nine witnesses.
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