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US Unveils Partial Ban On Flavored e-Cigarettes

January 3, 2020 2:50 pm

The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to curb the rising tide of youth vaping, but under industry pressure it stopped short of the full ban promised in September by the White House.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said cartridge-based e-cigarettes in flavors other than tobacco or menthol would be illegal unless specifically authorized by the government.

The change will take effect in early February, outlawing cartridges with fruit, mint and candy flavors, which are particularly popular with young people.

Juul, the e-cigarette industry leader, had anticipated the decision and withdrew those …

Ugwuanyi Unveils Health Insurance Scheme For Enugu

December 13, 2019 9:58 am

Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has launched the Universal Health Coverage scheme to ease the burden of medical expenses of residents through a standard healthcare system.

Speaking during the event, yesterday, Governor Ugwuanyi said his government had provided N200million for the take off of the program. He also said 50 new doctors and other health professionals had been hired to ensure the success of the project.

Ugwuanyi, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof, Simon Otuanya, said that the health sector had remained a key focus of the  administration as reflected in the huge …

FG Unveils 270 Mining Licences, 56 Oil Firms’ Owners

December 13, 2019 5:20 am

There is no more hiding place for the real owners of crude oil and gas and mining assets in Nigeria as the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has finally begun unveiling the extractive sector Beneficial Ownership Register for Nigeria on Thursday.

The disclosure began with the unveiling of the real owners of 270 licences in the mining sector, the owners of 61 assets and 56 companies in the oil and gas sector.

Speaking at the launch of the extractive sector Beneficial Ownership Register for Nigeria, the Executive Secretary of NEITI, Mr. Waziri Adio, said the register was a way …

Iran Unveils Budget Of ‘Resistance’ Against US Sanctions

December 9, 2019 2:42 pm

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday presented to parliament what he called a “budget of resistance” against crippling sanctions imposed by arch-enemy the United States.

“Next year, similar to the current year, our budget is a budget of resistance and perseverance against sanctions,” Rouhani told parliament in remarks broadcast on state radio.

“This budget announces to the world that despite sanctions we will manage the country, especially in terms of oil,” he added.

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The budget for the financial year starting late March 2020 comes after fuel price hikes that …

25-Year-Old Unveils First Nigerian Made Carbon Fiber Car

November 29, 2019 3:02 pm

Fabrication engineer and chief executive officer of Bennie Technologies LTD, Jerry Mallo, has unveiled the first made in Nigeria carbon fiber sports car.

The carbon fiber car named Bennie Purrie was exhibited on Thursday at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.

“ Africa is a good market for luxury vehicles,” Mallo said on ChannelsTV Sunrise Daily on Friday.

“I got that exposure when I was in the UK in Europe, we learnt that making the car is just half of the challenge, and selling it is the other half.”

“Africa is usually is the target place to sell these vehicles, so I …

Johnson Unveils Manifesto For Brexit Britain

November 24, 2019 2:16 pm

Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Sunday to take Britain out of the EU by January 31 then set about reinvigorating public services, as he launched his Conservative Party’s general election manifesto.

Having taken over a minority administration in July and been unable to speed his EU divorce deal through parliament, Johnson is seeking a majority at the December 12 snap election — called in a bid to break the Brexit logjam.

Johnson said his “sensible, moderate, tax-cutting” agenda would help reunite Britain after three years of acrimony following the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union.

“We’re now, as …

Tokyo 2020 Unveils 15,000-Seat Olympic Aquatics Centre

November 21, 2019 3:05 pm

Tokyo 2020 organisers on Thursday unveiled the $523 million venue for swimming, diving and artistic swimming that will seat 15,000 fans for the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year.

Construction is 90 percent complete at the four-storey Aquatics Centre and is due to be finished on schedule by the end of February, officials said.

“We are aiming to construct a swimming venue to the world’s highest standards equipped with the latest facilities,” Tokyo 2020 venue official Daishuu Tone told reporters.

The main pool features a movable wall allowing the 50m facility to be converted into two 25m pools. The depth …

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Kanu Unveils Fresh Biafra Battle Plans In Radio Broadcast

November 16, 2019 7:27 am

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced what it called upcoming  special broadcast by its leader,  Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Radio Biafra, London at 7 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2019.

As part of the broadcast, the group said Kanu would educate and enlighten listeners on the diplomatic steps being taken by IPOB to bring about Biafra restoration and collaborative efforts with other ethnic nationalities to bring about “the peaceful dissolution of Nigeria as the only viable means of stopping the perpetual reign of terrorism, feudal conquest and enthronement of Almajiri reign of mediocrity, primitive repression and mindless government …

AGF Unveils New Guidelines For Anti-corruption Strategy

November 10, 2019 4:53 am

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has unveiled new guidelines for the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2017-2021.

The new guidelines which came into effect on October 24, 2019 stated that all ministries, departments or agencies and committees seeking to conduct, organize or host programs on the fight against corruption must seek and obtain clearance of the justice minister.
Similarly, all ministries, departments and agencies and committees must seek and obtain clearance of the minister on donor assisted project.

The Minister of Justice is empowered under Paragraph 5.0 of the National Anti-com1ption …

Egypt Unveils Trove Of Ancient Coffins Excavated In Luxor

Egypt Unveils Trove Of Ancient Coffins Excavated In Luxor

October 19, 2019 8:55 am

Egypt revealed on Saturday a rare trove of 30 ancient wooden coffins that have been well-preserved over millennia in the archaeologically rich Valley of the Kings in Luxor.

The antiquities ministry officially unveiled the discovery made at Asasif, a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile River, at a press conference against the backdrop of the Hatshepsut Temple.

“This is the first discovery in Asasif by dedicated Egyptian hands, comprised of archaeologists, conservationists and workers,” head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa al-Waziri, told reporters.

The 30 ornately decorated coffins of men, women and children were found only …

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Kanu unveils latest strategy for the restoration of Biafra

July 28, 2019 10:30 am

The Supreme Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has just declared his latest master strategy as regards the restoration of the sovereign state of Biafra, and to prevent what he described as, “Fulani terror invasion” in Biafra land. This latest approach, Africa Daily News, New York gathered was developed not quite long when Kanu was visiting virtually all the states in the United States to further seek international support for Biafra’s restoration.

It is on record that the Fulani herdsmen have been looking for an avenue to infiltrate the South-East zone, which is regarded as the …

UNN unveils first five-seater electric car

UNN unveils first five-seater electric car

July 9, 2019 1:42 am

It was excitement galore at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) yesterday as the institution’s Engineering Faculty successfully unveiled its first five-seater electric car.Christened Lion Ozumba 551, the car, made with 80 per cent locally-sourced materials, could undertake a 30-kilometer distance when fully charged.

Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Charles Igwe, said the car was part of the drive to accord innovation and technology the highest attention to reposition the institution for greater heights.He commended the immediate past Vice Chancellor, Professor Benjamin Ozumba, who he said laid the foundation for innovation and technology upon which the car dream …

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