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World Bank Lied In Their Doing Business Index (DBI) Report

World Bank Lied In Their Doing Business Index (DBI) Report

October 25, 2019 3:36 am

Stakeholders yesterday disagreed over the higher ranking of Nigeria by the World Bank in its 2020 Doing Business Index (DBI).

The global bank, in its report which was released yesterday, ranked Nigeria 131 out of 190 countries, up 15 places from 146th position last year. The report also named Nigeria as one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world for the second time in three years.

Nigeria is one of only two African countries to make this highly prestigious list. With this year’s leap, the country has improved an aggregate of 39 places in the World Bank …

Twitter Tumbles As ‘Bugs’ Hit Their Revenue Growth

Twitter Tumbles As ‘Bugs’ Hit Their Revenue Growth

October 24, 2019 11:05 am
Twitter shares plunged Thursday after reporting glitches that impacted its ad-targeting ability, pulling down revenue growth in the past quarter.Profit for the third quarter was $37 million, a sharp drop from last year when the online messaging platform was helped by a large tax benefit.

Revenue rose nine percent from a year earlier to $824 million, well below analyst forecasts, impacted by what the company called “revenue product issues.”

Shares in Twitter slid as much as 20 percent in pre-market trade on the disappointing results.

Twitter said revenue was hit by “bugs” which made it harder to deliver targeted

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USAID Restates Their Commitment On Potable Water Supply

USAID Restates Their Commitment On Potable Water Supply

October 13, 2019 2:31 pm

The United State Agency For International Development (USAID) has restated commitment towards sustaining its support on potable water supply to Sokoto.

This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Sokoto by Mr Sama’ila Umar, Acting General Manager, Sokoto State Water Board.

The statement said that Mr Craig Wolf, General Councillor, USAID General Council office, Washington DC made the commitment when he visited the water board headquarters in Sokoto.

The statement quoted Wolf as saying that USAID was committed to ensuring adequate supply of safe drinking water to the people.

According to the statement, USAID will continue to fulfill …

South Africa Begs As Exit Of Nigerians Hurts Their Economy

South Africa Begs As Exit Of Nigerians Hurts Their Economy

October 12, 2019 7:45 am

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday apologised to Nigeria for the xenophobic attacks on its citizens.

The apology was tendered to President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House, Abuja, by the two special envoys the South African leader dispatched to Nigeria yesterday.

Addressing State House correspondents shortly after a closed-door meeting with the Nigerian president, Ramaphosa’s special envoy, Jeff Radebe said: “Those incidents do not represent what we stand for as a constitutional democracy in South Africa and the president has apologised for these incidents.”

Radebe, who blamed the untoward incidents on the prevailing scourge of unemployment, poverty, …

Liverpool Beats Leicester 2 -1 To Maintain Their Record

Liverpool Beats Leicester 2 -1 To Maintain Their Record

October 6, 2019 2:14 am

James Milner scored a 95th-minute penalty to keep up the winning pace already initiated by Liverpool in extraordinary fashion with a 2-1 win over Leicester.

Milner stepped up to send Kasper Schmeichel the wrong way from the spot after Sadio Mane was fouled in the Leicester area by Marc Albrighton. The victory extended Liverpool’s winning run to 17 Premier League games.

The hosts had not been firing on all cylinders all afternoon and owed a lot to Milner’s brilliant assist to hold a half-time lead, with the veteran’s wonderful 50-yard ball outside of Jonny Evans reaching Mane, who then …

3 Out Of 10 Nigerian Men Are Not The Fathers Of Their Kids

3 Out Of 10 Nigerian Men Are Not The Fathers Of Their Kids

October 3, 2019 12:43 pm

A DNA expert has shared some knowledgeable findings as it relates to the paternity of children, especially in Nigeria. According to him, it is high time people took this DNA testing seriously, as an alarming 3 out of every 10 Nigerian men are not the true and biological fathers of their children.

Is paternity testing becoming an issue in Nigeria?

We have seen that there is serious need for it because in many homes things are happening that are scary both to the lives of children and their parents. And for the general statistics that are now available, it …

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Indian in-laws stab man for marrying their daughter

June 14, 2019 8:40 am

Four Indian in-laws were arrested in Hyderabad on Sunday, June 9, 2019, after they allegedly stabbed a man for marrying their daughter.

The victim was identified as 21-year-old Imtiaz and he got married to Fatima, aged 19.

The in-laws allegedly attacked the man after he got married to Fatima without informing her relatives before. The reason for the attack was also due to Imtiaz “maligning” their family name.

Imtiaz, Fatima and his family were returning home on June 7, 2019, when the incident took place.

Police officers explained that the couple had got married on June 5 after the woman …

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