June 2023
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Good morning from Meziesblog! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Oil marketers have projected that the pump price of petrol could rise above N700 per litre in Northern Nigeria starting from July. The National Controller Operations, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mike Osatuyi, said on Wednesday that prices could rise to above N700…
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The unveiling of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ministerial list is unarguably one of the most keenly awaited developments in the country, not only by Nigerians at home, but in the diaspora. There are indications that the ministerial list would be unveiled after the holiday on Thursday. The ministerial list, which will contain the names of…
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There was a young man in Kansas City who realised that he had the natural talent for cartooning. He sent many application letters to many media houses but none of them was willing to employ him. Fortunately for him a church decided to employ him to run their adverts for them. He did not have…
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In 2001, at 22 years old, I moved out of my mom’s basement in Atlanta and into a sublet in the housing projects of Manhattan. I got a job as a technical support operator making $45,000 a year. When I told my friends and family that I was going to get rich off real estate…
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The World Bank Group has approved a loan of $500m to help Nigeria drive women’s empowerment, MEZIESBLOG learnt. This became the second loan approved by the World Bank under the new President, Bola Tinubu. It is a scale-up financing for Nigeria for Women Programme, which was initially approved on June 27, 2018, with $100m financing.…
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A new study has put forward a 9-year ideal time period. When it comes to the best age for having children, there is a nine-year Goldilocks zone for women. That’s the conclusion of a study of more than 31,000 births, which showed that women aged 23 to 32 had the lowest risk of birth defects.…
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The escalating chip war against China from the U.S. could cause “enormous damage” to the American tech industry, said semiconductor giant Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang in an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday. Noting that China made up roughly one-third of the U.S. tech industry’s market, Huang said there is no substitution for…
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday reiterated the country’s support for free trade and rejection of protectionism during a meeting with World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in Tianjin. China has always upheld the multilateral trading regime with the WTO at its core and fulfilled its WTO accession commitments, having itself developed and benefiting…
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General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Force Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday urged those who are able to carry arms to join the fight against the paramilitary forces. “We ask all the youth of my country and whoever can defend not to hesitate or delay in playing this patriotic role in the place of his…
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Nearly half of respondents in Seattle, in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington, identified drug use as their biggest public safety concern, while 33 percent were most concerned about gun violence, according to a poll published on Monday. The poll by Seattle Times and Suffolk University also finds that less than 8 percent of respondents…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the recent actions of the Wagner group in a televised address on Monday night, saying that the members of the Wagner private military group could either continue their service by entering into a contract with the Russian defense ministry or go to Belarus. The majority of the fighters and commanders…
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Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng on Tuesday held a phone conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, calling for efforts to gradually bring China-U.S. relations back onto the right track. Xie thanked the U.S. side for its support and assistance in performing his duties, adding that a sound and stable…
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The extreme heat wave that has baked much of southern United States continues to spread to other regions of the country this week, with over 55 million people now under heat alerts. The heat wave scorched Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico among other southern parts over the past week, setting or challenging all-time records. The…
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Former Premier League star, Rio Ferdinand has slammed the media for criticising Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to the Saudi Pro League, SPL. The former Manchester United defender is of the opinion that Ronaldo’s transfer to SPL is similar to when the likes of David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and a host of other…
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Real Madrid are leaving their No. 9 shirt free for Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, ESPN reports. Mbappe has been heavily linked with the Spanish giants for some time, with at least two offers knocked down in the past. Another big-money approach could be on the cards this summer, with Real willing to pay up to…
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