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Trepidation As Higher School Fees Hit UK Schools Over Energy

September 3, 2022 8:58 pm

Some of the publicly funded schools in England have started expressing their fears while sounding the alarm as some of the soaring energy prices had hit their already tightly constrained budgets.

This new development is also coming as some of the schools have expressed their willingness to openly expand some of their activities after the pandemic curbs.

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Some of the households and businesses in the United Kingdom have also openly declared that they are also facing some severe financial hits from energy bills that have soared in the post-pandemic era, …

Keep Your Social Distance From Corruption’ – ICPC Warns

We Won’t Honor Politically Motivated Petitions – ICPC Declares

September 3, 2022 5:49 pm

In lieu of the upcoming 2023 general elections, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has come out to openly warned all Nigerian politicians against the frivolous corruption petitions against some of their opponents.

Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye who is also the ICPC Chairman had openly given the warning on Friday in Abuja while he had been hosting the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) at the Commission’s Headquarters.

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Owasanoye had revealed that the ICPC will not work on politically motivated petitions.

“Usually when the season for …

Lagos Shuts 99 Health Facilities For Being Substandard

Lagos Govt Orders All Schools To Resume By September 5

September 3, 2022 5:19 pm

The Governor Sanwo-Olu led Government of Lagos State has finally given out a directive that openly mandated all the schools in the State to resume the 2022/2023 academic year on the 5th of September, 2022.

This directive had been confirmed in a statement on Saturday which had also been issued by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance of the state, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni.

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According to Seriki-Ayeni, the date for their resumption had also been approved by the Commissioner for Education in the state, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo.

“All schools below …

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns To Sri Lanka After Protest

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns To Sri Lanka After Protest

September 3, 2022 4:22 am
According to reports reaching Africa Daily News, New York the ex-president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has returned to the country after earlier fleeing following massive demonstrations in July.
Mr. Rajapaksa traveled back home through Singapore after spending some time in Thailand on a temporary visa. He reportedly met a few Sri Lankan ministers at the airport as he returned.
Sri Lankans blame their government for the island’s worst economic crisis in history. A collapse in foreign currency led to dire shortages of food and fuel.
The Harshest economic disaster in the history of the Sri Lankans has been
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Russia Reverses Move On Gas Pipeline Reopening

Russia Reverses Move On Gas Pipeline Reopening

September 3, 2022 4:19 am

Following claims that it had discovered problems with the Nord Stream 1 pipeline during maintenance, Russia rescheduled a Saturday deadline for resuming operations via a crucial gas supply channel to Germany, making it much more difficult for Europe to secure fuel for the winter.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the three-day maintenance break for Nord Stream 1, which flows beneath the Baltic Sea, was intended to end at 00:01 GMT on Saturday.

However, Gazprom (GAZP.MM), the state-controlled company with a stranglehold on pipeline exports of Russian gas, declared on Friday that supplies wouldn’t recommence safely until an oil …

Energy Transition Nigeria Offers Debt-For-Climate Swap Deal

Energy Transition: Nigeria Offers Debt-For-Climate Swap Deal

September 3, 2022 4:03 am

Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria has proposed a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal to the United States in order to ensure a principle energy transition for African nations.

The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo presented the proposal in the United States while leading the Energy Transition Implementation Working Group (ETWG),

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the VP and other government officials are seeking global partnerships and support for Nigeria’s recently launched Energy Transition Plan.

Osinbajo delivered a lecture at the Center for Global Development in Washington D.C. on the DFC concept on an equitable energy transition …

₦6.3bn Fraud: EFCC Expresses Displeasure, Appeals Jang’s Acquittal

₦6.3bn Fraud: EFCC Expresses Displeasure, Appeals Jang’s Acquittal

September 2, 2022 7:30 pm

In lieu of the recent ruling by the Plateau High court, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally gotten to react to Friday’s judgement, which had discharged and acquitted Senator Jonah Jang.

Justice Christy L. Dabup of the Plateau State High Court in Jos had finally discharged and acquitted the ex-governor after some months of  perusing through the case. She had also also cleared a former cashier in the Secretary to the State Government’s office, Yusuf Pam.

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Both had been facing some 17-count charges which had been …

'Reopen Abuja-Kaduna Train Service' - MURIC Tasks FG

‘Reopen Abuja-Kaduna Train Service’ – MURIC Tasks FG

September 2, 2022 7:19 pm

In a new directive, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has come out to openly appeal to all the families of victims of train attack on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line to allow the the Federal Government of Nigeria to allow the train service on the route to resume.

Prof. Ishaq Akintola who is the MURIC Director had made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

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“Bandits attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, killing eight, injuring 26 and kidnapping about 300 passengers. The bandits have …

Russian President, Putin To Skip Gorbachev's Funeral

Russian President, Putin To Miss Gorbachev’s Funeral

September 2, 2022 6:54 am

Reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has it that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be present at the Soviet Union’s last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral – this has been confirmed by Kremlin.

According to Dmitry Peskov, Mr. Putin’s spokesman, due to his responsibilities, he would be unable to participate in the funeral ceremony on Saturday.

Gorbachev passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91, following the said incident Putin’s spokesman claimed that the Russian president had paid his homage to the Soviet Union’s last leader at a hospital in Moscow.

While Mr. Putin has …

1st-Ever Africa-Caribbean Trade Forum Begins In Barbados

1st-Ever Africa-Caribbean Trade Forum Begins In Barbados

September 2, 2022 6:21 am

The inaugural Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum kicked off in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday Africa Daily News, New York can confirm.

The forum is organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Export Barbados (BIDC), and Invest Barbados.

The organisers hope the forum will lead to increased business and strategic relationship between the Caribbean and African countries.

The Global Head, Client Relations, AfreximBank, Rene Awambeng and the Chief Executive Officer of Invest Barbados, Kaye-Anne Grennidge said they were optimistic about the impact the forum would exert on participants.

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Argentine Vice-president Escapes 'Assassination Attempt'

Argentine Vice-President Escapes ‘Assassination Attempt’

September 2, 2022 6:06 am

A yet-to-be-identified man has been apprehended following his assassination attempt on ex-Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Fernandez was welcomed by supporters outside her residence when a guy brandished a pistol at her – he was quickly overpowered by security personnel and taken into custody.

A video which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York shows a man in a throng of people pointing a gun at the vice president’s face from close range, however, the politician was lucky – the gun didn’t fire.

Following the event outside her Buenos Aires residence, Ms. de Kirchner was unharmed.

The …

We Are Not In The Business Of TerroriSing Nigerians - DSS

We Are Not In The Business Of Terrorising Nigerians – DSS

September 1, 2022 5:31 am

According to the Department of State Services (DSS), after rounds of rumors have been circulating that the agency does not kidnap or terrorise Nigerians but is rather looking for ways to keep them safe at all times.

The group was replying to a claim made in a statement by Amnesty International reported that the DSS of the current administration was abducting innocent Nigerian citizens.

However, Dr. Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesman, cleared the organization of any role in the kidnapping in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday.

The statement partly reads: ‘The attention of the Department of State Services …

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