
Nigeria news today headlines : Thursday 12th December 2019
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China’s Bitcoin Miners Scoop Up Greater Production Power
China’s bitcoin miners now control two-thirds of the crypto network’s processing power, research showed on Wednesday, a growing share that is likely to benefit the country’s miners. Miners in China control 66% of global “hash rate”, a measure of the power of computers hooked up to the bitcoin network that dictates their ability to produce
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Turkey Says It Will Reciprocate If U.S. Imposes Sanctions Over S-400s
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavuoglu warned on Wednesday that Ankara will retaliate against possible U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian missile defence systems. Cavusoglu suggested that Ankara denying U.S. access to two military bases in Turkey would be among the options, NAN reports. “Incirlik will come, Kurecik will too come (onto the agenda), everything
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More Than Half Of First-Time Mothers In Germany Are 30 Or Older
Federal Statistics Office on Wednesday reported that more than half the women in Germany giving birth to their first child in 2018 were aged 30 or older. According to the office, over the course of 2018, 48 per cent of first-time mothers were aged between 30 and 39, NAN reports. A further three per cent
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Sudan Resumes Peace Talks With Opposition In Juba
Sudan’s Transitional Government on Wednesday resumed peace talks in Juba, South Sudan capital, with various armed opposition groups that fought against the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir. The Deputy Head, Sudan Transitional Council, Mohamed Hamdan-Daqlu, said they aimed to reach a comprehensive peace agreement with the opposition groups under the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF),
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World Bank Says Forest Fires Cost Indonesia $5.2bn
World Bank on Wednesday said in a report that forest fires that ravaged parts of Indonesia in 2019 cost the country 5.2 billion dollars. The World Bank said that the total damage and economic losses as a result of the worst forest fires since 2015 were equal to about 0.5 per cent of Indonesia’s gross
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San Francisco Mayor Urges Residents To Hand In Guns For Cash
San Francisco Mayor, London Breed, on Wednesday encouraged local residents to turn in their guns in a move aimed at stemming gun violence. Breed gave the encouragement at a news conference held to announce an upcoming semi-annual gun buyback event later in December, NAN reports via Xinhua. She called on San Franciscans to hand over
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Turkey Court Keeps U.S Consulate Worker In Jail
An Istanbul court ruled on Wednesday that a Turkish employee of the U.S consulate, Metin Topuz, will remain in prison over alleged ties to the failed 2016 coup. Topuz has been jailed since October 2017 over alleged ties to U.S-based Turkish Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for the failed putsch by a faction
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Audition For ‘A Call To Service’, Pro-NYSC Scheme Movie Debuts In FCT
Audition for ‘ A call to Service’, an advocacy movie geared towards promoting core values, Acts and Bye-Laws of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC), on Saturday holds in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT). As gathered, youths, including and corps members, seeking acting opportunities, in large number, took part in the audition for the new movie, which
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Bargain Hunting Pushes Nigerian Bourse By 0.19%
Lagos – The Nigerian equities market on Wednesday rebounded by 0.19 percent amid renewed bargain hunting activities in high capitalized stocks. The All Share Index rose by 49.79 points or 0.19 per cent to 26,434.00 points with investors also gaining N24 billion in value as market capitalization went up to N12.758 trillion to close at
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FCT To Set Aside Funds To Acquire 600 Abandoned Buildings
After several attempts at halting the mushrooming cases of abandoned buildings in the midst of housing deficiencies, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, says it will raise funds with a view to acquiring abandoned buildings to be later sold to its workers under its housing scheme. By the arrangement, DAILY INDEPENDENT gathered that no fewer
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