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Nigeria
There won’t be fuel queues in December – NNPC
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The country will not experience fuel queues this end of year festive season, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has assured the citizens. It said on Tuesday that the Petroleum Products Marketing Company had been directed to sustain steady petrol supply during and beyond the Christmas and New ...
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Nigeria
Digital finance, tool for financial inclusion, says CIBN
Oyetunji Abioye The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria has described digital finance as a vital tool for financial inclusion, saying it will help to penetrate both the unbanked and under banked in the country. The CIBN President, Prof. Segun Ajibola, spoke during his welcome address at the institute’s 5th ...
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Nigeria
‘Govt, private sector must partner for development’
Sesan Olufowobi Government at all levels has been urged to partner the private sector to fast-track socio-economic development of the country. A former Ogun State Commissioner for Information, Culture, Sports and Community Development and the pioneer President of Oliver Circle of Nigeria, Chief Fassy Yusuf, gave the advice on Tuesday ...
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Nigeria
Controversy over extension of NDDC board’s tenure
Controversy is trailing the extension of tenure of the managing director and the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by the Federal Government. It was learnt at the weekend that the board members had received the letters extending their tenure till 2020 contrary to the extant law which ...
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Slovacchia
Kontaktné centrum portálu slovensko.sk vybavilo 68 700 žiadostí
O elektronické vybavovanie sa najviac občania zaujímali na jeseň. V medziročnom porovnaní ide o nárast o 50 960 žiadostí.
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USA Myanmar
Israel's explanation for arming Myanmar during ethnic cleansing campaign: 'Both sides committing war crimes'
Israel’s deputy consul general in New York voices statement amid concerns that sales aiding genocide against Rohingya
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Yemen
Closure of Yemen's borders to aid deliveries puts millions at risk
Source: UN Department of Public Information Country: YemenAid operations are currently blocked and humanitarian flights to and from Yemen have been halted. The blockade could worsen the "catastrophic" situation, UN agencies warned.excerpt Yemen Jens Laerke, for the United Nations Office of the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that there had been ...
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USA Giappone Regno Unito
IOM rolls out comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in South Sudan displacement sites
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: South SudanThousands now have access to HIV/AIDS counselling, testing, and treatment since IOM completed the roll out of comprehensive services at the Bentiu, Malakal and Wau sites.Juba – Thousands now have access to HIV/AIDS counselling, testing, and treatment in South Sudan since the International Organization for ...
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Paraguay
El Chaco paraguayo, en estado de emergencia por la sequía que castiga a unas 20.000 personas, recibe cooperación de la OPS/OMS
Source: Pan American Health Organization Country: ParaguaySe estima que el cien por ciento de cerca de 20 mil personas de 17 comunidades indígenas en el Distrito de Teniente Irala Fernández consume agua no segura como consecuencia de la sequía que afecta a esta zona.El Distrito de Teniente Irala Fernández, Departamento de ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Nieuw-Zeeland rouwt om dood 'First Cat'
Inwoners van Nieuw-Zeeland hebben verslagen gereageerd op het overlijden van het beroemdste huisdier van het land, de poes Paddles. Het huisdier van premier Jacinda Ardern en haar partner stierf volgens de krant The New Zealand Herald na een aanrijding met een auto.