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Subsidy: Firm digitalises FCT, other road transport systems
A private sector-driven organisation Nairaxi has said that it is set to digitalise the transport sector in the Federal Capital Territory in partnership with the FCT authorities and other state governments that are willing to partner with it to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of
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Bayern sign Guerreiro from Dortmund
Bayern Munich have signed Borussia Dortmund left-back Raphael Guerreiro on a free transfer, the Bavarian club announced on Friday. Guerreiro, 29, joins Bayern after seven seasons at Dortmund, where the Portuguese international won two German Cups. His deal with the German champions is set to run until 2026. A Euro 2016 winner with Portugal, Guerreiro
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Obi lauds Nigerian duo for academic achievement
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has reacted to the achievements attained by Nigerian student, Ifeoma Amuche, who recently emerged as the best Graduating Student at South West University, China, and that of Aminat Yusuf, who emerged as the best-graduating student at the Lagos State University with a CGPA
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OceanGate CEO was aware of ocean danger, says co-founder
The former business partner of Titanic submersible pilot Stockton Rush said Friday that they put safety first when they co-founded their deep-sea exploration company. “Titanic” movie director James Cameron has accused OceanGate Expeditions of ignoring safety warnings, after Rush and four other people were lost in a catastrophic implosion while descending to the shipwreck. Guillermo
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Erosion destroys buildings, displaces occupants in Anambra
No fewer than 30 buildings are said to have been destroyed and over 50,000 people displaced in the gully erosion ravaging communities in Onitsha Inland, Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the erosion, which began in 2019, has so far damaged areas at Obeleagu and Nkisi-Aroli streets, thereby causing
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Millions arrive in Saudi for hajj amid heat
Enormous crowds of worshippers thronged Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Friday for the biggest hajj pilgrimage in years, with more than two million expected to brave the scorching Saudi Arabian heat. Pilgrims in white robes and sandals packed the ancient city, now dotted with luxury hotels and air-conditioned shopping malls, after flooding in on planes,
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Diabetes cases to double to 1.3 billion by 2050 – Report
The number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide will more than double to 1.3 billion by 2050 driven by structural racism and gaping inequality between countries, new research predicted on Friday. Every country on the globe will see an increase in the number of patients with chronic disease, according to the most comprehensive analysis of
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Student killed in titanic submarine implosion joined crew to please father — Aunt
Azmeh Dawood, the aunt to the British university student, Suleman, who was killed in the tragic Titanic submarine ‘implosion,’ has revealed he was ‘terrified’ about the trip. Suleman, 19, and his dad, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood, were two of the five passengers on the OceanGate submersible, that suffered a ‘catastrophic implosion’ just 1,600ft from the
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Crew of missing Titanic sub died after vessel imploded — US Coast Guard
The US Coast Guard authorities have revealed that the debris found during the search for the submersible that went missing during a tourist expedition was “consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel”. Authorities made this known during a press briefing on Thursday. According to OceanGate, the vessel’s operator, its pilot, and chief executive Stockton
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Fund infrastructure development with fuel subsidy savings, Soludo urges FG
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, has urged the Federal Government to deploy a huge percentage of funds saved from fuel subsidy withdrawal to infrastructure and social development. Speaking at the Nigerian Academy of Engineering Annual Lecture with the theme: “Financing Engineering Infrastructure,” held Thursday at the University of Lagos state, Akoka, the former Central
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