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Nigeria
Sexual Assault: Victim Testifies Against Baba Ijesha
The 14-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted by embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James Omiyinka, popularly known as ‘Baba Ijesa yesterday testified before the Lagos State Special Offences Court. The alleged victim (name withheld), however, gave her testimony behind closed doors because of the law protecting minors from undue public exposure. Before ...
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Nigeria
IMF Revises Nigeria’s 2022 Growth Upwards To 2.6%
The International Monetary Fund has revised Nigeria’s growth for 2022 to 2.6 per cent from the April 2021 projection of 2.3 per cent as it projected a 4.9 per cent global growth leaving the 2021 growth projections unchanged in its July 2021 World Economic Outlook (WEO). The global economy is ...
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Nigeria
First Bank Partners Lagos To Build Health Centre
The Lagos State government in partnership with First Bank of Nigeria for the construction of a primary health centre in Ijeododo Community in the state. The primary health center (PHC) is being built under the First Bank’s start performing acts of random kindness (SPARK) initiative and the Lagos State’s one ...
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USA Nigeria
ECOWAS@46: Commission Seeks Trade Partnership With OPS To Stem Poverty
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said that partnerships with the organised private sector (OPS) will deepen intra-African trade and lift millions out of poverty. Mr Jean-Claude Brou, President, ECOWAS Commission made this known at a webinar organised in collaboration with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and ...
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USA
Pfizer increases sales forecast for Covid vaccine by nearly a third to $33bn
US drugmaker expects to deliver 2.1bn doses of the shot in 2021
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USA
US law firms offer bonuses of up to $250,000 in battle for staff
Deals to retain and recruit lawyers hit new highs as M&A fuels demand for services
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Serbia Albania Macedonia
Balkan trio push ‘mini-Schengen’ as they hit out at EU membership delay
Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia to launch own border-free travel and business zone amid frustration with Brussels
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Cuba
La OEA debatirá sobre Cuba mientras La Habana busca evitar condena en Derechos Humanos
La OEA se reunirá este miércoles para tratar la situación en Cuba, sacudida por históricas manifestaciones, mientras La Habana busca evitar una condena internacional en materia de derechos humanos impulsada por Estados Unidos.
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Argentina Nigeria
A la economía argentina le entra agua por todos lados
El editorial de José Del Rio en Mesa Chica, por LN+
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Turchia
Restaurants want to stay open for the vaccinated
Another lockdown will be a huge blow to Turkey’s eatery industry and restaurants, a business group has warned, calling for stricter measures that will help keep businesses open in the coming months.