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Friday, 03 February 2023 05:59

Biden offered Putin 20 percent of Ukraine to end war - Report

A CIA official told Newsweek that claims in the report from Swiss-German newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) that Burns took a secret trip to Moscow in January and that there was a peace proposal put forward by the director on behalf of the White House were "completely false." Last month, Burns traveled in secret to meet and brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, The Washington Post reported. Burns is said to have submitted the plan in mid-January to put an end to the war, which began on February 24, 2022. The story was reported by NZZ on Thursday, citing…

Friday, 03 February 2023 05:57

What to know after Day 339 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE EU-Ukraine wartime summit to deliver on some issues, disappoint on others European Union leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday, bringing the promise of new sanctions against Russia but disappointing Ukraine's hope for swift membership to the EU. The head of the group's executive commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kyiv by train on Thursday, a symbolic journey to demonstrate support for Ukraine as the first anniversary of Russia's Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of its neighbour approaches. Senior members of the EU's executive met their counterparts in the Ukrainian government, and von der…

Thursday, 02 February 2023 05:48

What to know after Day 338 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Putin emphasizes need to prevent Ukrainian forces from shelling Russian border regions Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a priority to make sure that Ukrainian forces don’t have an opportunity to bombard Russian border regions. "Of course, the priority is to eliminate the possibility of bombardments, but that’s up to the defense ministry," he said in his opening remarks at a meeting dedicated to rebuilding the housing infrastructure in the country’s border regions that had been ruined in emergencies. He said the meeting will focus on "supporting the residents of Crimea, the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions, whose…

Wednesday, 01 February 2023 05:50

Nigeria gets worst corruption rating under Buhari - Report

Nigeria has fallen four places on the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) ranking released by Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday. Although the country maintained its previous year’s score of 24 out of 100 points, it fell from 150th to 154th position out of 180 countries assessed in the 2022 ranking. The CPI is TI’s tool for measuring the levels of corruption in the systems of various countries around the world. The maximum points a country can score is 100 points, and the least is zero. Zero signifies the worst-performing country and 100, is the best-ranked. The latest ranking may be…

Wednesday, 01 February 2023 05:48

CBN will accept old naira notes after deadline - Emefiele

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the bank will continue to accept old naira notes after the stipulated deadline. Emefiele spoke on Tuesday when he appeared at an interactive session with theHouse of Representatives ad hoc committee on the currency redesign and naira swap policy. He said the CBN will also accept the old naira from banks after the February 10 deadline. Emefiele made reference to the CBN act which mandates the apex bank to continue to accept old notes after its expiration. However, the CBN governor did not mention a duration when the banks will…

Wednesday, 01 February 2023 05:45

Elon Musk’s SpaceX makes formal announcement of Starlink’s operation in Nigeria

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, SpaceX, on Monday announced that it has commenced the operation of Starlink services in Nigeria, the first African country to receive such. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX launched in 2019. It provides satellite internet access coverage to about 46 countries, which is also targeting the global mobile phone service after 2023. “Starlink is now available in Nigeria – the first African country to receive service!” a tweet posted on the official page of the satellite firm read. SpaceX is an American spacecraft manufacturer, launcher, and a satellite communications corporation headquartered in California.…

Wednesday, 01 February 2023 05:44

What to know after Day 337 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE U.S. readies $2 billion-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons The United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine that is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons, two U.S. officials briefed on the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The aid is expected to be announced as soon as this week, the officials said. It is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions and Javelin anti-tank weapons, they added. One of the officials said a portion of…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:41

Angry youths stone Buhari’s helicopter, motorcade as president commissions projects in Kano

Some youths on Monday pelted the aircraft and advance motorcade of President Muhammadu Buhari with stones during the president’s visit to Kano state on Monday. The president had arrived in Kano around 10am to put an end to a back and forth between the Kano state government and the presidency on whether or not the president would keep to his scheduled visit to Kano following reports of protest against his visit to Katsina state last week as a result of the perceived maladministration of the government he heads. But despite their action, the president commissioned numerous projects such as the…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:39

NRC announces resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train service, gives new schedules

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it would resume train services on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor on Tuesday (today). This is coming a few days after NRC suspended operations on the route following the derailment of a train. Niyi Alli, director of operations, NRC, announced the resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna train services in a statement on Monday. “The board and management of Nigerian Railway Corporation are pleased to announce the recommencement of the Abuja-Kaduna train service,” the statement reads. “The service was suspended on January 27, due to the derailment that occurred at Kubwa station on the same date. “Subsequently, the…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:38

NUC approved 19 varsities in 2022. Here’s the ownership breakdown among Federal, states and private entities

Data from the National Universities Commission revealed that no fewer than 19 federal, state and private universities were approved for operations between January and December 2022. A breakdown of the 19 approved universities shows that only one federal university, King David Umahi University of Medical Sciences, in Uburu, Ebonyi State, was approved in 2022. Further analysis revealed that a total of six state universities were approved in 2022. Lagos University of Education, Ijanikin; Lagos University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu; Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto; Enugu State University of Medicine and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno; and Emmanuel Alayande University of…

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Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:35

Black people in UK 'living in fear' over racism, say UN experts

Black people in the UK are "living in fear" due to structural, institutional and systemic racism, according to a United Nations working group. The experts, who spent 10 days travelling across the UK, warned that people of African descent continue to encounter racial discrimination and erosion of their fundamental rights. It also highlighted "trauma" felt by people who are suffering racial discrimination, particularly in the criminal justice system. Dominique Day, a human rights expert for the group, said: "What we found overwhelmingly was a culture of fear, a culture of denial, where the conversation about racism usually involves gaslighting and…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:33

Pro-Kremlin activists in Germany give money for Russian army communication equipment

A group of pro-Russian activists in Germany donated funds to a Russian army division fighting in Ukraine, and the money was used to purchase walkie-talkie radios, headphones and telephones, according to an officer in the division and messages from the group's organisers seen by Reuters. The couple at the centre of the group, Elena Kolbasnikova and Max Schlund, handed the 500 euros ($540) to the officer in person late last year. Their messages show they knew the money paid for telecommunications equipment – despite European Union sanctions which restrict the supply of such gear to Russia's military. A Jan. 3…

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 05:32

What to know after Day 336 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Biden says no F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims gains The United States will not provide the F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has sought in its fight against Russia, President Joe Biden said on Monday, as Russian forces claimed a series of incremental gains in the country's east. Ukraine planned to push for Western fourth-generation fighter jets such as the F-16 after securing supplies of main battle tanks last week, an adviser to Ukraine's defence minister said on Friday. A Ukrainian air force spokesman said it would take its pilots about half a year to train on such…

Monday, 30 January 2023 06:03

Now, you can come to Kano, Ganduje tells Buhari after old Naira deadline shift

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, says the state is “very ready” to receive President Muhammadu Buhari. He said this on Sunday while speaking to journalists after a meeting with Buhari in Daura, Katsina. “We are very much ready to receive him and we have a lot for him to commission, including federal government projects and state government projects. They are state-of-the-art projects,” Ganduje said. Hours earlier, the state had written to the president seeking a postponement of the visit over the “suffering” caused by the deadline for the old naira notes. However, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has now…

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