Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 21st November 2019
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South Africa’s Eskom Needs $12bn To Comply With New Emissions Laws
South Africa’s power utility Eskom needs around 187 billion rand (12.60 billion dollars) to comply fully with existing legislation curbing harmful emissions, a government presentation to parliament showed on Wednesday. Eskom, which uses mainly coal-fired power plants to generate electricity, was one of 37 top domestic polluters, including Sasol, granted a five-year reprieve by government
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Mine Workers Demanded More Protection Before Deadly Burkina Faso Attack
Five months before an ambush killed 39 colleagues, local workers at a Canadian-owned gold mine in Burkina Faso pleaded with managers to fly them to the site rather than go by a road that was prone to attacks, two people present at the meeting said. The employees wanted the same protections as expatriate staff who
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US Military Mourns
Two United States service members were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the U.S. military said in a statement. “The cause of the crash is under investigation, however, preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire,’’ the statement said. The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for downing the helicopter, which
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Mali Army Says 24 Soldiers, 17 Militants Killed In Attack On Northern Patrol
Twenty-four Malian soldiers were killed and 29 wounded in an attack on an army patrol in northern Mali on Monday in which 17 militants were also killed, a spokesman for the army said. The West African country is still reeling from an attack on an army post that killed 54 in early November – one
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UNICEF Pledges Support For Niger Govt.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated its commitment to continue to give support to Niger government in the five focal sector of its intervention in the state. Dr Zakari Adam, Chief Field Office, UNICEF Kaduna, in charge of Niger, Kwara, Nasarawa and Kaduna states, said this during the 2019 End of Year Review
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Turkey Deports 15 Foreign Terrorist Fighters In A Week
State news agency Anadolu on Wednesday reported that Turkey has deported a total of 15 foreign terrorist fighters over the course of a week, including 10 sent back to Germany. The suspects deported between Nov. 11 and Nov. 19 also include one Danish, one British, one U.S. and two Dutch citizens, NAN reports. Some of the
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DPR Laments Increase In Begging, Hawking At Filling Stations
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has cautioned owners of filling stations against the increase in hawking and begging activities at the filling stations in Zamfara. The controller inchage of Gusau, DPR field office, Alhaji Ango Haruna, gave this warning during a surveillance patrol of filling stations and gas stations in Gusau on Wednesday, NAN
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Kudos, Knocks Trail Kogi, Bayelsa Elections
The November 16 elections in both Kogi and Bayelsa States have attracted both accolades and condemnations from well-meaning Nigerians. As many applaud the conduct of the elections, others have also described it as the worst ever conducted in the state. The latest is the Kogi East Christian Elders Forum, which has condemned in the strongest
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12 Dead In The Northern Afghan Province
Officials on Wednesday said taliban militants killed at least 12 soldiers in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz. Councillors Mawlawi Abdullah and Safiullah Amiri said four others were also wounded in the overnight attack on a national army checkpoint in the Imam Sahib district of the province, NAN reports. According to the officials the Taliban has
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The Bulls Maintain Dominance As NSE Index Up 0.14%
Lagos – The Nigerian equities market yesterday sustained the previous day gain, as the market performance indicators grew by 0.14 per cent, following price appreciation on United Bank for Africa (UBA) and 23 other stocks. The All Share Index rose by 36.71 basis points or 0.14 per cent to 26,776.15 points. Accordingly, investors gained N18
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