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Bristol University in the United Kingdom is releasing £500,000 to help the best international students come to the University of Bristol, Think Big Undergraduate scholarships and Think Big Postgraduate scholarships are accessible for programs commencing in 2022.

A full-time Undergraduate program (exceptional of Medicine, Dentistry, and Veterinary Science), a full-time Postgraduate program offered at the University.

Scholarship significance

Numerous allowances prized at £5,000 and £10,000 are accessible to Undergraduate scholars for September 2022 admission. Scholarships will be rewarded for all years of undergraduate lecture.

Many grants esteemed at £5,000, £10,000, and £20,000 are vacant to Postgraduate learners for September 2022 entrance. Scholarships will be awarded for one year.

The prizes can only be used towards the cost of tuition fees.
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The Lagos State University (LASU) Second Batch Post UTME Form for 2021/2022 has just been concluded and the cut-off mark is 190.

Applicants are persuaded that are suitably qualified for the Lagos State University 2021/2022 Second Batch.

This online screening activity is a necessity for admission into the B.Sc./B.A. WITH CERTIFICATE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME of the Lagos State University, while the Tuition Fees for the Regular student with Comprehensive Entrepreneurship varies from One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N150,000.00) only per annual.

Eligible Applicants to Apply LASU Post-UTME.

Applicants who selected Lagos State University as their First Choice Institution in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), and scored at slight 190 imprints, are qualified to take an interest in the Online Admission Screening Exercise. In other words, Applicants must be 16 years old at the time of applying.
Applicants who partook in the First Round Online Admission Screening and have not been offered temporary affirmation can likewise apply by re-screening.
All Pre Degree Studies (PDS) understudies who have effectively finished their investigations and wish to be considered for induction into Lagos State University in the 2021/2022 Academic Session, who more likely than not picked Lagos State University as their First Choice organization in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), and have scored at least 190 imprints are qualified to partake in the Online Admission Screening Exercise.
Competitors of Lagos State Origin, for 100 level who have demonstrated their cases before the Independent Indigeneship Verification Committee (lIVC) set up by the Lagos State University, will have their cases consequently approved in the Online Admission Screening Exercise.
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On this page, Applicants dream of studying at the Canada University of Winnipeg. The Admission form is online for Canada Students and also International Students.

The University of Winnipeg offers a full scope of programs, including undergraduates and postgraduate degrees, applied and joint courses with different universities and colleges, English language projects, and post-graduate confirmations and authentications. We even have our secondary school.
The Admission is available for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students and even for international interesting students.
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Undergraduate Programmes
An applicant for undergraduate admission into NOUN is normally expected to have a minimum of 5 O-level credits including English Language and Mathematics.
Additional requirements might apply for some programmes and these can be viewed after selecting the Programme and entry level at the Faculty's admission page.
To apply for a programme, select the Faculty, choose the programme and entry level so that the View Requirement button is enabled. Clicking this button will reveal the corresponding entry requirement and enable the Apply button on the pre-payment application page.
Fill in all the remaining details on the page before submitting.
On successful submission of the pre-payment form, you are redirected to Remita to obtain an RRR invoice which should be used to effect payment for the application form.
An applicant who pays online using a payment card will automatically obtain the online form which must be filled before submission.
Applicants who pay through a bank branch must click on Continue after payment... and enter their Unique ID and RRR. They are also given the opportunity to change the Programme applied for.
Applicants who had paid using an RRR generated last semester or earlier must restart the application process upto the point when they are re-directed to remita. They should now use the newly generated UniqueID with the old RRR used for payment when they click Proceed after payment.
In all cases a successful payment will lead to the generation of an online application form which should be filled before submission online. The admission process is automated and the outcome is virtually instantaneous
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What's Called Blogging?
Blogging simply means a way of showing the world what you love doing through the internet.
There are many ways to blog online and earn money from it one is paid or premium while another one is free of charge.
To own a website you are to spend some amount of money either per month or per year.
while the other one is free of charge and it's own and managed by Google.

1. Blogger.com is a free site owned by Google that allows users to get a free and customized domain name, on this site you can create a free blog like emmanuel..com (.COM) will reflect on your chosen domain because it's free and managed by Google blogger and you earn your money from it through Google Adsense where Google will automatically place ads on your and you get paid for each ad click or impression, all you need is to publish unique content and apply for Google Adsense and your blog with getting approved within a short period of days that's for free blogging method.

2. Now let's dive into paid or premium one.

Purchasing of Domain Name
Hosting the Domain Name.

What's is called domain name is a specific name of a website to be recognized e.g www.google.com Google is the domain name for the website and it can be easily remembered.

Hosting of Domain Name is simply means for example you buy a house and you're yet to build anything on it. It's still a mere land not yet a house but if you've built something on the land, it's that time you called it a house. That goes for Hosting of Domain Name, if you don't host your domain name it's not yet called a website.
Hosting of Domain Name is very easy but one must be very careful of which Hosting Company to go for, I recommend you go for Bluehost Hosting Company.
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Mass Communication Applicants should click on their dashboard and select pre-admission payment to make screening payment before 11th February 2022.

This is to inform Candidates who are interested in pursuing Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication either Full-Time or Part-time that the Application for 2021/2022 has begun.

The application form is available on the school portal for interested candidates.
Applicants awaiting results will not be considered for admission.
All applications attract a fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) exclusive of bank and other charges.
All payments for application should be made through ‘College Pay’ using your Debit Card, Master Card, or Prepaid Card.
All applications close on September 19th, 2021.
Applicants sitting for the 2021 November/December Ordinary Level Examinations are not eligible for admission.

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The Chinese Government issued a new warning. The government this time has warned state-owned enterprises not to engage in cryptocurrency mining. According to BNN Bloomberg, the authorities threatened to impose more aggressive measures on companies involved in the Bitcoin (BTC) mining business.

A meeting was held last week to reinforce their latest announcement to ban cryptocurrency-related activities in the Asian country. However, Meng Wei, spokesperson for the nation’s economic planning chief, clarified that the measure extends to private companies as well.

Likewise, China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection recently expelled Xiao Yi, a former official in Jiangxi province, for various infractions such as supporting digital asset mining. The official was accused of abusing his power to engage in these activities that the Chinese government now considers “illegal activities.”

China has again cracked down on bitcoin miners this year, blaming them for the chaos in the energy sector as the government struggles to meet its carbon-neutral targets in the medium term.

Concerns about the country’s energy supply for the upcoming winter season were one of the reasons for the intensification of the crackdown on miners in September.

Chinese government officials have persecuted those who try to disguise themselves as data researchers and storage facilities to stay in the cryptocurrency business.

Meanwhile, a study by the UK’s Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance revealed that the United States is now a very strong country in the Bitcoin (BTC) mining industry, outperforming China. According to Reuters, the figures are not surprising, considering the recent Chinese government crackdown on the cryptocurrency sector.

The study confirms that miners are shifting their business to North America, as the United States accounted for 35.4% of the global production rate at the end of August, followed by Kazakhstan and Russia.

The next country in the ranking is Canada with 9.55%, followed by Ireland with 4.68%, Malaysia with 4.59%, Germany with 4.48% global hash share, Iran with 3, 11%, and Norway with 0.58%. However, the study highlighted that countries like Germany and Ireland are included in the list because miners often rely on the use of virtual private networks (VPNs).
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Lawan, Others In Kano For Sani Dangote’s Burial


The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan arrived in Kano Wednesday morning to attend the burial of Alhaji Sani Dangote who died on Sunday.

Lawan is being accompanied on the trip from Abuja by Senator Sani Musa, Senator Bello Mandiya, Senator Tokunbo Abiru and Alhaji Auwal Lawan(Sarkin Sudan Gombe).

Sani Dangote who until his death was the Vice President of the Dangote Group, was a younger brother of Alhaji Aliko Dangote who is the Founder/ Chairman of the Dangote Group.

In his condolence message on Monday, Lawan described Sani Dangote as a “great entrepreneur who brought his business acumen to impact positively on the Nigerian economy and Africa in general, particularly in the areas of manufacturing, agriculture and oil services.”

He said his death was “a great loss to Nigeria and Africa given the passion of the Dangote Group for the development of the country and continent.”

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Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has sent greetings to former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who turns 64 on November 17, 2021.

According to President Muhammadu Buhari, ex-President Jonathan deserves congratulation for serving the country, and working for the peace and advancement of democracy on the African continent.

The President also affirmed that Dr. Ebele Jonathan continues to expand the boundaries of leadership, teaching many in the country the power of focus, consistency and diligence, having served as Deputy Governor, Governor, Vice President, President, African Union Envoy and now, Chairman of the International Summit Council for Peace Africa (ISCP-Africa).

ISCP-Africa is an association of incumbent and former heads of state and their deputies, established in 2019 by the Universal Peace Federation, an organization in general consultative status with the United Nations (UN).
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Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a former chairman of now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, guilty to 61 years’ imprisonment but to run concurrently for eight years.

The court had found him guilty of inducing staff of Fidelity Bank to open bank accounts for him without conducting due diligence and money laundering.

Delivering the judgement, Justice Abang also found him guilty of concealing his true identity as signatory to accounts opened in UBA and Fidelity Bank by using the identity of his family members without their knowledge.

These accounts were said to have cash deposits of N300 million, N500 million and N1.5 billion.

The court held that Maina stole monies meant for pensioners as he could not prove where he got same from.

Justice Abang also held that through Maina’s service as a civil servant, his salary and emoluments would not amount to the monies in these accounts.
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Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has cautioned Nigerian youths against engaging in fraudulent activities, saying “what is the point of making money, yet you can’t sleep.”

Osinbajo said youths should not be distracted by gangs of fraudsters popularly called ‘yahoo boys’.

The Vice President stressed that Yahoo boys would be prosecuted and end up in jail.
Delivering the first convocation lecture of Kola Daisi University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Osinbajo said rather than allow Yahoo boys distract them, youths should try to access the various programmes set up by the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to support young entrepreneurs.
He disclosed that a lot of Nigerian youths have made it without fraudulent practices.

He said:”Don’t be distracted by the yahoo yahoo boys that are coming up one day with fancy cars. Their days are always numbered.

“They will go to jail one day. The point, of course, is that what is the point of making money when you can’t sleep well at night.
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First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced and introduced its fully automated branch, called the FirstBank Digital Experience Centre.

The Bank made this in a statement on Tuesday titled ‘FirstBank unveils a fully automated self-service branch, strengthens digital transformation in Nigeria’.

First Bank said the branch was established to put customers at an advantage in carrying out various activities on their own without interacting with anyone.

“The branch is a reinvention of digital banking solutions in the country as customers are exposed to a seamless world-class banking experience,”.

The Bank said the self-service branch was built with a wide range of phased modern banking facilities, including humanoid robots equipped with video banking and artificial intelligence.

The branch also took on the role of friendly branch staff, teller cash recyclers, self-service kiosks for non-financial transactions such as account update, fast-track (contactless) ATMs, interactive smart screen to ensure effective and comprehensive consultation with bank sales staff via remote video connection.
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Strange occurred in Osogbo, Osun State Capital on Tuesday when a middle aged woman allegedly threw her two daughters into the well.

The incident occurred at Koledowo, Ibuaje Area of Osogbo.

Though details of the incident were sketchy as at the time of this report, sources from the community said the middle-aged woman reported claimed she can no longer take care of the two children.

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                   The well

The woman according to the sources, dropped her first daughter, aged 7 years, and her younger sister, aged 5 years into the well in the Community at about 2:00 pm.

The body of the girls were yet to be recovered from the well as at the time of filling this report

Speaking in an incoherent manner , the mother of children said, she was living abroad before she was later deported.

She added that she also discovered that they have used the glory of her daughters when she was away from home and decided to throw them into the well .

She said she was frustrated.

As at filling this report, police officers had been invited to the scene of the incident with efforts being made to remove the deceased from the well.
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Nigerian billionaire, Ned Nwoko and his Moroccan wife, Laila Charani got divorced.

Laila who is the fifth wife of the businessman announced the end of their marriage on the social media platform, Instagram.

Speaking on her Instagram account, Laila stated that everyone who followed her social media account because of Ned Nwoko should unfollow her. She also threatened to block trolls who might want to leave negative comments on her page.

“Hello, guys I want to say that no one has the right to talk about my marriage, please. Stop talking about people’s lives and I have divorced and already and nothing between him and me,” she wrote during the early hours of Tuesday, November 2.

“And anybody follow me because of him, you can unfollow me please.”
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Cryptocurrency never fails to disappoint fans of volatility. This week, Bitcoin and Ethereum reached prices never seen before, then promptly pulled back while prices of altcoins like SHIB soared.

Ethereum (ETH) recorded a new all-time high on Friday. Transactions came so thick and fast that the network burned more tokens than it minted, thanks in part to solid performances and activity in Shiba Inu (SHIB). At the recorded all-time high of $4,416 on CoinGecko, ETH is up about 45% in the past month. Bitcoin is up 40% in the past month.

On Wednesday morning, the top two coins took a turn for the worse. Bitcoin experienced a sudden pullback in its price, dropping 4.3 % from $60,825 to $58,208, and Ethereum opened with $4,132 and closed with $3,930 on the same day.

Although such price swings are common in volatile crypto markets, downturns present buying opportunities for seasoned institutional and retail investors, and for El Salvador, its government.  On Wednesday, President Bukele tweeted that the nation "bought the dip," adding another 420 Bitcoin ($25.6 million) to the country’s national reserves.

Reuters estimates that El Salvador now holds 1,120 Bitcoin. Bukele tweeted that the company has a trust that is funded by both USD and Bitcoin. When Bitcoin rises in value, “we are able to withdraw some USD and leave the trust with the same total,” he tweeted.

Aside from Bitcoin and Ethereum, the crypto market gave way to memes this week. The platform behind the self-proclaimed Dogecoin killer, Shiba Inu, continued its surge through CoinMarketCap's rankings to gain a top ten position.

The altcoin rallied a staggering 800% over the past month, hitting a record high of $0.00007 on Wednesday. According to Defi Llama, the total value locked in ShibaSwap, a decentralized exchange that allows users to stake SHIB, has doubled to $512 million this month.

With a market capitalization valued at an estimated $40 billion, the meme coin has grown larger than international conglomerates and firms like TD Ameritrade, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Kelloggs. That said, SHIB’s rise to the top is not a reflection of success in trading, seafaring holidays or cereals, but in memes.

Amid the price rises, the so-called “Shib Army” has lobbied for Robinhood to list the coin. A petition on change.org has more than 400,000 signatures, but Robinhood said that it’s not ready to list the coin just yet.

So how about that Ethereum all-time high of $4,416 on Friday? The rally followed Altair, a significant update to the Ethereum network that went live on Wednesday.

Altair is likely the final upgrade before Ethereum 2.0, which will transition the blockchain away from energy-intensive mining and toward greener proof-of-stake validation. Altair is also the first upgrade to the Ethereum Beacon Chain, the first step toward Ethereum 2.0 that launched last December.

Wednesday’s successful launch shows that a full transition to proof-of-take is possible. The upgrade also lets lower-powered devices, like mobile phones, verify transactions, and made life difficult for inactive or offline validators.

Lastly, regulation might be on the horizon. According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Treasury Department and several other agencies will release a report specifying how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “has significant authority over" stablecoins such as Tether, USD Coin and Binance USD.

Bloomberg said that the report's conclusions are the result of aggressive lobbying by SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who argued that his agency "has existing powers to oversee tokens when they're involved in investment transactions." It will also "reaffirm" how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees stablecoins.

Considering the growing opposition from central bankers, regulators, finance ministries, and politicians toward dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies like Diem, it’s likely that Web3 communities will learn the art of the compromise if they want to continue innovating in the United States.
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Crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta and Oyo States, forcing prominent leaders in the two chapters to constitute parallel executive committees.

While the new parallel executive committee in Delta State accused the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of attempt to hijack the party, four of the seven members in the committee in Oyo State opted out of the assignment and hurriedly returned to Abuja.

Unlike the case of Delta State, a former Commissioner for Lands and Housing in Oyo State, Mr. Ajiboye Omodewu controversially emerged the Chairman of Oyo APC after the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) deferred it by a fortnight.

A new executive committee emerged in Asaba, Delta State Friday due to factional leaders ascribed to attempt to hijack the party in the state by the Deputy Senate President Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.

It's revealed that the parallel executive committee emerged to pilot the party following the decision of its key leaders to distance themselves from the October 16 state congress of the APC held in Asaba.

The October 16th congress produced a former chieftain of People Democratic Party (PDP), Omeni Sobotie as the Chairman of Delta APC alongside other officers chosen by voice affirmation.

Deputy Senate President Omo-Agege, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi and founding leader of Delta APC, Olorigun O’tega Emerhor spearheaded the exercise, which further complicated crisis in the party chapter.

However, a reconciliation committee of the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun Committee initiated by the national leadership of the APC Friday announced what it termed “authentic harmonised executive members at the ward, local government and state levels to run the affairs of the party in the state.

The council said in a statement that Delta APC executive officers include a lawyer, Mr Silas Buowe as Chairman; Mr Elvis O. Ayomanor, (Deputy Chairman); and Comrade Chidi Okonji as Soon.

The statement was signed by Chairman of the Leaders’ Council and Minister of State (Labour), Chief Festus Keyamo (SAN), Dr. Alex Ideh, Co-Chairman; Dr Cairo Ojougboh, Secretary and former executive director, NDDC; 2019 APC Governorship Candidate, Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru as well as former Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Victor Ochei, who is currently Executive Director, NIMASA; and, Dr. (Mrs) Mariam Ali, foremost national woman leader of the APC.

Other signatories to the document are Mr George Timinimi (Leader, Ijaw Nation); Chief Richard Odibo, Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission; retired AVM Terry Okorodudu

(Leader Delta South); Dr. Eugene Okolocha (Leader, Ndokwa Nation); and, Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, Leader Isoko Nation, former Isoko APC House of Representatives Candidate.

In line with the Constitution of the APC and guidelines for the 2021 congresses stipulated consensus amongst party stakeholders, the statement said: “The Delta APC Council of Leaders resolved to release a harmonised list of state executive members who shall be recognised by all APC faithful in the State and will run the affairs of the Party henceforth.”

According to the statement, came to be having met severally to consider the various and diverse interests within the party and after consulting widely with other stakeholders adding that the new state executive would work with the existing local government and ward executives already in place.

The council members hinted that they were not unaware of a few leaders who refused to join the arrangement of the council put together by the Congress and Extraordinary Conversation Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party and who decided to be part of a one-man-show.

In a veiled reference to the members of the Omo-Agege faction, the council said their positions and spaces within the Council of Leaders “are still open anytime they are done with their solo runs.”

The new executive committee is coming on the heels a blanket rejection of different congresses of the APC in Delta State held under the leadership of Senator Omo-Agege.

In Oyo State yesterday, Omodewu emerged at the congress held at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Oke Ado, Ibadan. However, some prominent members of the party chapter boycotted.

The emergence of Omodewu and other members of the state executive was sequel to a motion for the affirmation of their names moved by a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dokun Odebunmi and seconded by a former Majority Leader in the state House of Assembly, Mr. Kehinde Subair.

The congress was supervised by the Secretary of the State Congress Committee, Abdullahi Bello and had the presence of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

However, major stakeholders of APC in the state boycotted the congress while calling for its suspension.

A former Senator, Senator Ayo Adeseun, while addressing journalists on behalf of other stakeholders, alleged forgery of wards and delegates lists.

Other party chieftains who felt aggrieved include Chief Adebayo Adelabu; Hon. Tolu Akande-Sadipe; Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare; Prof. Azeez Adeduntan; NCC Chairman, Prof. Adeolu Akande and former ALGON Chairman in the state, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye.

Adeseun decried the insensitive manner at which the delegates’ list was manipulated despite what was sent to Abuja by the state executive after the ward and local government congresses, noting that those behind the manipulation do not have the true interest of the party at heart.

He insisted that the list sent from Abuja for the state congress was in complete variance from what was sent from the state.

He said there “is a limit to what the party membership could condone while appealing to the national leadership of the party to take up the matter seriously and if need be limit the list of delegates from the state to the statutory number according to the party’s constitution.

“We received information that the list sent in from Abuja had been tampered with by a serving senator and a former Governor of the State. In order to safeguard the integrity of the process, we appeal to our National Chairman to suspend the state congress until all of this is sorted out as Oyo is a sensitive state.

“Oyo APC is ready to take over only if we are sincere with our hard earned democracy. The so-called state congress has been postponed. We have committed too much to the party than for anyone to make a fool of us.”
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Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Friday commissioned the Anambra International Passenger and Cargo Airport, Umueri, for commercial use amidst fanfare by indigenes of the state.

This came as the aviation regulatory authority, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), failed to approve the take-off of two commercial flights that were billed to land at the airport from Lagos and Abuja respectively.

Governor Obiano said: “I thank President Muhammadu Buhari for approving this Airport, also Sidika for the oversight activities he did here, and also Nuhu of NCAA.

“This airport has been certified and has met all needs for commercial purposes. Unfortunately, the flights that were fully booked for today, both from Abuja and Lagos could not come because the regulatory authorities said the commercial airlines that will operate here will need to have counters here before operations will start.

“The airlines that will operate in this airport include Air Peace, Ibom Air, Dana Air, United Nigeria Air and Anab Jets. They will have to set up their counter before flights will commence.

“The dreams we have nurtured for 30 years have come true today. We fought many battles to be here today, including COVID lockdowns. I have been assured by aviation experts that this is going to be the most viable airport in Nigeria.
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The Nigerian Army has commissioned 60 new VP 1 Type Tracked Armoured Personnel Carriers from China to tackle the country’s insecurity challenges.

The new equipment boosts the Army’s efforts in the war against Boko Haram and bandits in the North East and North West.

At the inauguration of the armoured vehicles at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna, Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, said that the steps the Nigeria Army is taking steps to ensure the safety of the country and its citizens.

The COAS Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya represented by the Commandant of Infantry Corps, Major General Victor Ezugwu, the COAS said the equipment will help to neutralise and annihilate the insurgents and return the country to normalcy.

He said, “It is an effort which is in line with the Federal Government’s cardinal objectives of tackling the totality of the security challenges facing our dear country Nigeria.

“These platforms we commission here today is in addition to other equipment brought in for the purpose and this underscores the strategic resolve to ensure that a state of normalcy is achieved across the length and breadth of Nigeria,” he added.
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The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Thursday confirmed that he is not aware of the request to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.

The Inspector General of Police stated this while addressing newsmen at the Ministerial briefing, organized by the Presidential Communication Team, at the Senate House, Abuja.

There had been reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation requested for DCP Abba Kyari to be extradited following an allegation of bribery involving confessed fraudster, Hushpuppi.

But the Inspector General of Police Baba Usman Alkali stated that he has not got a formal extradition request from the Federal Bureau Investigation and has only seen reports about the issue on social media.

The IGP further stated that his office had received legal advice from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation.

In his words, “We are working on what to do next in terms of asking the officer to account for what we have gathered in the investigation and what we will do next.

“But as for extradition order, I have not received any, I’ve not heard of any. I’ve not heard about it formally but I have read on social media that there was an extradition request. I’ve not seen it, I’ve not heard it formally. That is one.
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President Muhammadu Buhari and his entourage escaped an alleged plane crash after the Presidential Jet marked 5N-FGT they were travelling in developed fault.

It was gathered that the incident occurred when President Muhammadu Buhari and his delegation were returning to Nigeria from the United States.

Recall that President Buhari and his delegation had on Sunday September 19, 2021, travelled to New York to participate at the 76th United Nations General Assembly.

According to Sahara Reporters, the plane, a Boeing Business Jet (Boeing 737-800), developed a fault while President Muhammadu Buhari and his aides were returning to Abuja on Saturday, September 25.

The aircraft reportedly left the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York at 12:08 pm, landed at Sable Island Airport around 5:24 pm and had a 3-hour stopover.

The Nigeria Air Force 1 then departed the airport for Santa Maria, California where it landed around 9:10 pm. From Santa Maria, it flew to Nigeria and landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday, September 26 at 5:01 am.
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Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins.

The couple confirmed the news via Instagram, saying: "Delighted to announce we are expecting twins. Our hearts are full of love - we can’t wait to meet you."

Georgina shares daughter Alana, three, with Ronaldo, who is also father to Cristiano Jnr, 11, and twins Eva and Mateo, four.

Thursday's Instagram post had generated more than 16.7million likes just three hours after going live.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored six goals in nine appearances in all competitions since joining The Red Devil for the second time, arriving from Juventus at the end of the recent transfer window.

However, Manchester United's overall form has suffered in recent weeks, the Red Devils winning just three and losing five of their past nine games.

Last Sunday's humiliating 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer heads into the next match against Tottenham knowing another loss could spell the end of his time in charge.
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The Social Media Giant, Facebook on Thursday announced it has changed its company name from Facebook to ‘Meta’.

Facebook who disclosed this in a statement issued on its official social media pages during its annual developer conference said the new name would better “encompass” what it does now.

The company Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mark Zuckerberg said that the parent company’s name is being changed to “Meta” to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network, adding that new name won’t affect how the company uses or shares data and the corporate structure isn’t changing.

According to him, the firm has made clear its future goal to create an online world, called ‘Metaverse’, where people can work, game and communicate in a virtual environment, using VR headsets.

Speaking during the conference, he said, “We’ve learned a lot from struggling with social issues and living under closed platforms, and now it is time to take everything that we’ve learned and help build the next chapter.

“The metaverse is the next evolution of social connection. It’s a collective project that will be created by people all over the world, and open to everyone. You’ll be able to socialize, learn, collaborate and play in ways that go beyond what’s possible today.

“Whether you’re imagining feeling closer to your long-distance family members or dancing with your friends wherever they are, share your vision for the future in the comments below. The best way to understand the metaverse is to experience it yourself.”

The company said its stock will start trading under a new ticker, MVRS, on Dec. 1, 2021.

The new holding company Meta will encompass Facebook, its largest subsidiary, as well as apps such as Instagram, WhatsApp and the virtual reality brand Oculus.

“Over time, I hope that we are seen as a metaverse company and I want to anchor our work and our identity on what we’re building towards”.

“We’re now looking at and reporting on our business as two different segments, one for our family of apps, and one for our work on future platforms.
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At the National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, former Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and his supporters on Thursday joined the Peoples Democratic Party.

Dumping of the ZLP by the former Governor was announced in a communique issued by the member of the party after a stakeholder meeting in the aftermath of the visit of four PDP Governor's to the former Ondo Governor.

Earlier, four serving Governor's of PDP which include Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia as well as other political leaders of the opposition party held a closed-door meeting with Mimiko and other stakeholders of the ZLP.

Speaking after the less than 45 minutes closed-door meeting, the leader of PDP Governors Forum. Tambuwal said the meeting with Mimiko was part of the steps towards the party’s mission to rescue Nigeria saying it becomes necessary to woo Mimiko into the PDP fold to join hands with the progressives towards building a new Nigeria.

Tambuwal said, “we are here in Ondo town, the resident of our leader, Olusegun Mimiko to re-invite him back to his political family, PDP and as you can see we have Governor's from Rivers, Oyo and Abia states and we have had a robust engagement with him.

We are very hopeful that we are going to have a positive response from him soonest. Our message is simple, let us come back together to reposition the PDP towards rescuing Nigeria now.

On the 2023 general elections, Tambuwal said, “we are to reposition the country and to ensure that PDP is back to power in 2023.”

Addressing the ZLP stakeholders, Governor Wike also urged the Zenith Labour Party member to support Mimiko to return to the PDP.
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Following the launch of the eNaira, the application for the digital currency introduced by the CBN has become available for download, with more than 5000 downloads within hours of the launch.

This is as the apex bank released regulatory guidelines which stipulate that charges for transactions that originate from the eNaira platform will be free in the first 90 days commencing from October 25.

After this period, applicable charges as outlined in the guide to charges by banks, other financial and non-bank financial institutions will become effective.

The eNaira speedwallet app meant for individuals had as at 4:00 p.m., seen more than 5000 downloads while the eNaira speed merchant wallet had seen close to 1,000 downloads.

According to the regulatory and issuance guidelines, banks will automatically be onboarded by the CBN while merchants will be onboarded once they download the app and individuals will have to onboard by themselves.

The guideline revealed that there would be different wallets for different stakeholders.

“The eNaira stock wallet belongs solely to the CBN and it shall warehouse all minted eNaira” the guideline stated.

It said that financial institutions were expected to maintain one treasury eNaira wallet to warehouse eNaira received from the CBN eNaira stock wallet.

“Financial Institutions (FI) may create eNaira sub-treasury wallets for branches tied to it and fund them from its single eNaira treasury wallet with the CBN and FI may create eNaira branch sub-wallets for its branches.

“The eNaira branch subwallet shall be funded from the treasury eNaira wallet.

“eNaira Merchant speed wallets shall be used solely for receiving and making eNaira payments for goods and services. eNaira speed wallets shall be available for end-users to transact on the eNaira platform,” the guide stated.

To ensure the security of funds, the eNaira is expected to have two-factor authentication and other measures.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) digital currency the eNaira, is expected to go live today with the official launch by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja. Already, the website www.enaira.com has gone live and banks have added it on their various electronic banking platforms.

The eNaira is a type of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) which over 80 per cent of central banks across the world are currently exploring. CBDC’s are new variants of central bank money that are different from physical cash and reserves/settlement accounts.

It is a digital representation of sovereign currency that’s issued by a jurisdiction’s monetary authority and a direct liability of the central bank that issued it. Contrary to some beliefs, CBDCs are not meant to replace cash and bank deposits but to coexist as additional form of Central Bank issued Money.

CBDCs are also not to be confused with cryptoassets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and the likes which are privately issued tokens based on cryptographic techniques and denominated in their own unit of account. Cryptoassets are thus fundamentally different from other kinds of digital money such as the CBDC which basically utilises technology to represent a country’s official currency in digital form.

The eNaira, while the website says the app can be downloaded, a search on Google playstore reveals that the app is yet to be loaded and scanning the quick response (QR) code takes one back to the website. Meanwhile, some commercial banks have started calling on their customers to register to get an invitation to join the eNaira community.
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday set out for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organized by the Future Investment Initiative Institute.

The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja.

According to the presidential aide, the President will be joined at the 5th edition of the flagship investment event by business executives from Nigeria, bankers, captains of industry, and energy experts to discuss issues on the future of investments across the globe.

He said, “The three-day event, with the theme: INVESTMENT IN HUMANITY, which will host global executives and asset managers, will deliberate on progress and prosperity with energy; true final frontiers in investments; science in action; and impact of climate change on communities among others”.

He also announced that the president would perform the lesser Hajj in Madina & Makka before returning to the country on Friday.

He said the president would be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva.

Others to be on the trip are National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen Babagana Monguno, Director-General of National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Managing Director of Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, Uche Orji and Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

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The Economist is accurate to state that they have come to a head under President Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. Yet they do so, because for so long, under previous administrations, whether military or democratic, tough decisions have been ducked, and challenges never fully met with the effect of abetting these dangers and allowing them all to fester and grow. Today, all four threats are being fought concurrently and it is only this President’s administration which has finally had the will and determination to confront them.

The Buhari administration has sought to push back terrorism which has been a threat for more than two decades since the first emergence of Boko Haram. It is only the Buhari administration that has now sought to intervene against the kidnapping and banditry that has been a simmering threat for far longer. It is only this President’s Government which has taken on IPOB, the violent terrorist group which bombs police stations and offices of security agencies, while also threatening those who break their Monday-sit-ins whilst claiming the mantle of forebears who half a century ago fought a civil war. And it is only the Buhari leadership which has sought ever, in over one hundred years to identify the root causes of the herder farmer clashes and find durable solutions.
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Military forces in Sudan have detained a number of senior government figures, officials said, as leading politicians called on people to take to the streets to counter an apparent military coup.

Sudan’s information ministry said the internet had been cut off and military forces had closed bridges, while the country’s state news channel played patriotic traditional music and scenes of the Nile river.

The Umma Party, the country’s largest political party, described the arrests as an attempted coup, and called on people to take to the streets in resistance.

Earlier, the Sudanese Professionals’ Association, a group leading demands for a transition to democracy, issued a similar call.

A possible takeover by the military would be a major setback for Sudan, which has grappled with a transition to democracy since long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir was toppled by mass protests.

Weeks of rising tensions
The arrests comes after weeks of rising tensions between Sudan’s civilian and military leaders.

A failed coup attempt in September fractured the country along old lines, pitting more conservative Islamists who want a military government against those who toppled Mr al-Bashir in mass protests.

In recent days, both camps have taken to the street in demonstrations.

The officials said the detained include industry minister Ibrahim al-Sheikh, information minister Hamza Baloul, Mohammed al-Fiky Suliman, member of the ruling Sovereign Council, and Faisal Mohammed Saleh, a media adviser to prime minister Abdalla Hamdok.

The whereabouts of Mr Hamdok are not immediately clear, amid media reports that security forces were stationed outside his home in Khartoum. Photos circulating online showed men in uniform standing in the dark, allegedly near his home.

Ayman Khalid, governor of the state containing the capital, Khartoum, was also arrested, according to the official Facebook page of his office.

Under Mr Hamdok and the transitional council, Sudan has slowly emerged from years of international pariah status under Mr al-Bashir. The country was removed from the United States’ state supporter of terror list in 2020, opening the door for badly needed international loans and investment.

The country’s economy has also struggled with the shock of a number economic reforms called for by international lending institutions.

There have been previous military coups in Sudan since it gained its independence from Britain and Egypt in 1956. Mr al-Bashir came to power in a 1989 military coup that removed the country’s last elected government.
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