Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 21st February 2020
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Man Commits Suicide By Jumping From 24th Floor
An Asian man has committed suicide by jumping off from the 24th floor of a building in Silicon Oasis, Dubai. An official statement was issued by Dubai Police, stating that the building’s security guard called Al Rashidiya Police Station to report that a man has fallen to his death. Brigadier Saeed Hamad Bin Sulaiman Al-Malik,
Two dead As Train Derails In Australia
Two people have died after a train derailed in a town 35 miles north of Melbourne, police have said. Emergency services were called at 7.45 pm local time to the incident in Wallan, Victoria. One person was airlifted to the hospital and the driver is understood to have been injured, according to a passenger who
Lenovo Attains High Quarterly Earnings
Chinese Technology Company, Lenovo, has recorded high revenue and pre-tax profit in the third quarter of 2019 and 2020 fiscal year as its smart devices and services further gained ground. According to the company’s financial statement released on Thursday, it gathered 99.3 billion yuan (about 14.09 billion dollars) in the fiscal quarter ending December 31,
Import Of Electronic Cigarettes Banned In Mexico
Mexico, on Thursday, said it would ban the import of electronic cigarettes by presidential decree. The Mexican Health Ministry disclosed this in a statement in Mexico.According to the statement, the ban was part of actions taken by the government to protect the health of Mexicans as well as to protect the population, especially young people,
Stolen 18th century Crown Returned From Netherlands To Ethiopia
A religious crown dating back to the 18th century was returned to Ethiopia on Thursday, after having been kept hidden in the Netherlands for more than two decades. The crown was looted from an Orthodox church in the northern Ethiopian village of Cheleqot 25 years ago, Culture Minister Hirut Kassaw said. A man of Ethiopian origin living in the
Pakistan Judge Orders Fresh Probe Into Blasphemy Case
A judge in Pakistan, on Thursday, ordered a fresh probe into the dubious evidence that was used to sentence a Christian couple to death on blasphemy charges, a defense lawyer said. Lawyer Saiful Malook said Shafqat Maseeh and his wife Shagufta Maseeh, were convicted in 2014 for sending blasphemous text messages to their Muslim colleagues.
China To Intensify Efforts To Ensure Steady Power Supply
The State Grid Corp of China has been shoring up efforts to ensure power security for the national fight against the coronavirus outbreak. The power supplier for more than 1.1 billion people in China has vowed to continuously advance the construction of power supply facilities at 17 hospitals in Hubei province, the epicenter of the
KWASU’s Digital Newsroom Will Prepare Students For 21st Century Challenges–HOD
Dr. Isiaka Aliagan, the Acting Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, says the institution’s newly created digital newsroom will enable students of mass communication to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. Aliagan, who told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin that the world had
China’s Foreign Trade City Yiwu Welcomes Global Merchants After Business Suspension
After 20-plus days of suspension amid the COVID-19 outbreak, two zones of Yiwu International Trade City located in Yiwu, a wind vane of China’s foreign trade resumed operation on Feb. 18. The Yiwu international trade city resumed operation under targeted and intelligent control measures against the epidemic. More than 10,000 merchants who have passed health examination opened their
Airbus To Cut Thousands Of Jobs Worldwide
The space and defence arm of Airbus is to cut thousands of jobs worldwide before the end of 2021. The firm said that 357 of those roles would be in the UK, out of nearly 4,000 staff. Airbus said a flat space market and postponed defence contracts were behind the cuts. Airbus Defence and Space,
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