Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 19th June 2020
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Duda, Trump To Discuss Nuclear Energy
Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday that he would discuss cooperation with the United States on nuclear energy in talks with President Donald Trump in Washington next week. The visit, unexpectedly announced by the White House on Wednesday, takes place four days before Poland’s presidential election on June 28. Duda, an ally of Poland’s …
Jennifer Lawrence Joins To Advocate Justice For Breonna Taylor
Jennifer Lawrence has joined Twitter for the right cause. The Oscar-winning actress, 29, has gone public on her own verified Twitter account with the handle @JLawrence_RepUs to speak out against racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s killing last month. In her first tweet, shared on Tuesday, Lawrence retweeted a video from the organization RepresentUs — which the actress …
Gaughan Named National President Of CSNA
Mayo retailer Peter Gaughan has been named as the new national president of the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA). Peter served as vice-president during 2019/20, working closely with outgoing national president Joe Mannion. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, the CSNA was unable to host its traditional handover ceremony at the National Conference and Gala Dinner …
Swedish Pension Fund Hands Private Contracts To SPP
Sweden’s pension fund for the trade sector SH Pension has announced it is transferring its members’ private pension savings to commercial provider SPP, having become obliged to relinquish the business as part of its conversion to an occupational pension company under country’s new IORP II regime. Staffan Hansén, chief executive officer of SPP – the …
Yorkshire Hotel To Shut Down Permanently
A Yorkshire hotel has announced that it will not be reopening its doors after lockdown restrictions are lifted. Best Western Willerby Manor Hotel closed earlier this year when the government imposed lockdown across the UK to help safeguard people against coronavirus. After three months, the company has now said that it will permanently close as …
Rory O’Connor Fined €70,000 By Irish Central Bank
The Central Bank has fined and reprimanded Mr Rory O’Connor, the former Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of RSA Ireland Insurance (RSAII). Mr O’ Connor was disqualified from being ‘a person concerned in the management of a regulated financial service provider’ for a period 8 years and four months. The enforcement action taken by …
Carnival Suffers US$4.4bn Loss In Second Quarter
Carnival PLC (LON:CCL) shares sank on Thursday as the embattled cruise operator revealed that its had tumbled to a US$4.4bn loss in its second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic forced it to press pause on its operations. For the three months ended May 31, the firm reported a net loss of US$4.4bn, which included a …
IFPI Opens Sub-Saharan Africa Office In Kenya
IFPI, the global trade body for the recorded music industry, has opened its first regional office in Sub-Saharan Africa (S-SA). Based in Nairobi, Kenya, the office will be headed by the newly appointed Regional Director, Angela Ndambuki. Ndambuki will work across the region’s 46 countries to promote the value of recorded music, campaign for the rights …
Court Rules Against Mastercard, Visa On Interchange Fees
The UK’s Supreme Court has decided to unanimously uphold an earlier Court of Appeal ruling, which stated that the Multilateral Interchange Fees (MIFs) set by US card issuing giants Mastercard and Visa are in fact anti-competitive. Yesterday, major UK supermarkets Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons breathed a sigh of relief as they learnt potentially billions in …
Coronavirus Death Toll In Sweden Tops 5,000
Sweden’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has now passed the 5,000 mark. According to figures released by the country’s Public Health Agency, a total of 5,041 deaths linked to Covid-19 have been reported from 54,562 confirmed cases. Sweden’s death toll has far surpassed the tolls in neighbouring Nordic countries, which have all imposed more restrictive containment measures. …
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