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Canada Donates Covid 19 Vaccines to Nigeria

Canadian government has donated 2,649,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, stated that the donation was critical to helping Nigeria ramp up the vaccination rollout process. Shuaib revealed that 40,700,979 of the eligible population have received the first dose while 28,659,698 persons have been fully vaccinated as of August 18. The Director added that 2,666,830 […]

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World

14 Die in Rocket Attack in Syria

At least 14 civilians have been killed and dozens of others wounded when a rocket attack hit the town of al-Bab in northern Syria. The opposition’s Syrian Civil Defence, said five children were among those killed and that the number of those wounded was 30. The attack came days after an air attack killed Syrian troops and United States-backed Kurdish fighters in Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said […]

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News

NBC Revokes License of 52 Media Houses

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has revoked the broadcast licenses of fifty-two media houses over failure to renew their licenses. Director-General of the NBC, Balarabe Ilelah, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday. The statement noted that the broadcast regulator had published lists of stations yet to renew their licenses three months ago. It, however, directed its state offices to liaise with security agencies to ensure […]

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Local News

Osun Governor Declares Monday as Public Holiday

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has approved Monday, August 22, 2022, as a public holiday in commemoration of this year’s “Isese Day”. A statement signed by the State Commissioner for Special Duties, Olalekan Badmus, stated that the holiday is in recognition of the month of August which is set aside by the traditional religion worshippers. The statement congratulated the traditional religion worshippers and appealed to them to be peaceful and […]

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Local News

Abia Government to Establish Gender Based Violence Courts

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has said it will establish Family and Gender-Based Violence courts in the state. Ikpeazu, who was represented by the state Attorney-General, Uche Ihediwa, disclosed this at the ‘End Gender Based Violence Summit’ in the State’. He noted that in no distant time these courts would be created as soon as the courts resume, adding that some Magistrate Courts would be designated to handle GBV matters. […]

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Sports News

Manchester United to Unveil Casemiro

Manchester United will unveil Brazilian midfielder, Casemiro on Monday before their Premier League clash against Liverpool. According to reports, the Red Devils will complete the £60million signing of Casemero before the unveiling. The report added that the Real Madrid midfielder has accepted the personal terms on offer from Manchester United and the two clubs are in advanced talks.

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Business

Customs’ Tax Waivers Rise to N2.3trillion

The Nigerian Customs Service has granted the sum of N2.29trillion as Customs’ tax exemptions in 2021. According to reports, this represents a 194.65 per cent increase from the N779.74billion waivers granted in 2020. The report revealed that the highest jump in aggregate Customs’ exemptions was in the Common External Tariff levy, which jumped from N223.99billion in 2020 to N1.42trillion in 2021.  

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World

Chinese-Canadian Billionaire Sentenced to Prison

A Shanghai Court has sentenced Chinese-Canadian Billionaire Xiao Jianhua to 13 years in prison. According to the Shanghai First Intermediate Court, Xiao and his Tomorrow Holdings were charged with illegally absorbing public deposits, betraying the use of entrusted property, and the illegal use of funds and bribery. The Court, however, fined Xiao $954,655 for the crimes.

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