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Kenya still at risk despite UN Plastics Nod: Greenpeace

In the lead up to the UN summit being held in Nairobi, UNEP (https://bit.ly/2ZIpPtG) has named Kenya as an emerging leader in the fight against plastic pollution and among the first countries in East Africa to sign the Clean Seas initiative (www.CleanSeas.org). Responding to these developments, Greenpeace Africa (www.Greenpeace.org/africa) senior Political Advisor Fredrick Njehu has

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Middle East: Oil demand remains low despite the ease in COVID-19 lockdown

Angola’s ANPG moves to make 2020 bid round more transparent

Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) now allows those interested in partaking in the ongoing 2020 licensing round for oil blocks in the onshore Kwanza and Lower Congo Basins to consult the available data packages before purchasing them. The ANPG hopes this will increase transparency in the process, as intended by the

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COVID-19: Confirmed cases rise to 165,370 in Nigeria

Coronavirus – Confirmed cases increase to 2,703 in Eritrea

Eighteen patients have been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 in tests carried out today at Quarantine Centers in Southern and Central Regions. Out of these, fifteen patients are from Quarantine Centers in Segeneiti (5), Senafe (4), Dibarwa (2), Mendefera (2), and, Adi Quala (2), in the Southern Region. The remaining three patients are from Quarantine Centers

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No Suspects of Boko Haram financiers released, your allegation spurious – Malami replies Sahara Reporters

We need information on N528b differential in NNPC Financial Statement, Senate orders AGF

The Senate has given the Accountant General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris, twenty four hours to provide information on the N528 billion differential in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC financial statement. Speaking during a Public hearing on 2016, 2017 and 2018 Auditor General’s report, Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Peoples

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The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS JOHN S. MCCAIN, Russian Navy destroyer ADMIRAL VINOGRADOV record rough confrontation in Japan Sea

Cargo ship collided with commercial fishing boat, 6 people injured in Japan

General cargo ship ASAHI MARU collided with commercial fishing boat at around midday LT Feb 23 off Chiba Prefecture coast, northeast Honshu, Japan, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Fishing boat bow was seriously damaged, but boat managed to return to port under own power. 6 people on board of fishing boat, including 4 anglers, were

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We need information on N528b differential in NNPC Financial Statement, Senate orders AGF

We need information on N528b differential in NNPC Financial Statement, Senate orders AGF The Senate has given the Accountant General of the Federation,  AGF, Ahmed Idris, twenty-four hours to provide information on the N528 billion differential in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC financial statement.    Speaking during a Public hearing on 2016, 2017, and 2018

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Livestock carriers with 2,400 cattle stranded since December

Livestock carriers with 2,400 cattle stranded since December   Anchored off Northern Cyprus since early December with 1,700 cattle onboard is the livestock carrier ELBEIK, according to FleetMon.   It stated: “Similarly, the livestock carrier KARIM ALLAH faces the same situation off the coast of Sardinia with some 700 cattle onboard. The plight of the

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NCC Showcases Indigenous Telecom Achievements at NTICE 2023 Expo

Telecoms Sector, others Take Nigeria out of Recession as Sector Boosts GDP by 12.45%

Telecoms Sector, others Take Nigeria out of Recession as Sector Boosts GDP by 12.45% Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, regulated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is one of the sectors whose performance lifted the country out of recession in the fourth quarter of 2020, contributing 12.45 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to the

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