Irobiko Chimezie
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BP’s hiking of fossil fuel production in the face of overwhelming evidence it will worsen the rapidly changing climate was done for one reason – to increase shareholder value. After the announcement, however, its share price was down 1% at points, making it one of the worst performers among the most valuable London Stock Exchange listed…
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Wizz Air is launching the UK’s only non-stop flights to the Saudi Arabian city of Medina. The budget airline announced it will begin daily return flights between Gatwick Airport and Medina from 1 August, with single fares are available from £233.99. Medina, which only opened to non-Muslim travellers in 2023, is one of the oldest…
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Nigerian artist Naira Marley has addressed the public following his exoneration from any connection to the death of fellow musician Mohbad. In a statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Marley disclosed that he and Mohbad had mended their relationship prior to his untimely demise, despite previous conflicts. Marley voiced his dissatisfaction with…
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The Senate Ad-hoc Committee Investigating Ways and Means has slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for frustrating its investigation into the N30 trillion facility provided to the last administration from 2015 to 2023. The chairman of the ad-hoc committee, Senator Jibrin Isah Echoch, made the accusation after receiving an interim report from consultants commissioned…
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The Scottish Government is offering £110,000 for its next chief scientific adviser. The top scientist will work as the “strategic and cross-cutting lead for science advice” within the Scottish Government. They will lead a network of chief scientific advisers in Scotland, including CSAs for environment, natural resources and agriculture; health; and marine science. They will…
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The Cabinet Office has launched a special unit to oversee the new procurement regime, which has come into force today. The Procurement Act 2023, introduced to reform how public procurement is carried out in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, was given royal assent on 26 October 2023. It aims to make the UK’s public procurement regime…
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Prior to his role at the Welsh Government, Moss was chief exec at the Intellectual Property Office. The Department for Transport said Moss’s time at the Welsh Government and IPO have given him “extensive experience” managing functions including HR, finance and digital and data. It said he has also had oversight of several independent inspectorates…
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NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard has announced she will stand down from her post at the end of the current financial year, as health service leaders stressed the need for a “new relationship” with the Department of Health and Social Care. Pritchard became NHS England chief in the summer of 2021 after serving as…
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They think it’s all Mo-ver. It probably is now. To the surprise of nobody, Mohamed Salah was yet again the catalyst for another big Liverpool win as Arne Slot’s side put Manchester City to the sword in their own backyard. That 2-0 triumph means they are now 11 points clear of Arsenal at the Premier League summit and the red-hot favourites to clinch a 20th…
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Liverpool took a big step to winning the Premier League, crushing an uninspiring Manchester City in a showdown on Sunday. Mohamed Salah stole the show, scoring one and providing an assist to send Liverpool 11 points clear at the top of the table although they have played a game more. The Egyptian opened the scoring…
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A Thai lady, Pattaphi Wimonnat, has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with illicit drugs. 24-year-old Wimonnat was nabbed on Thursday, February 20 by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who thwarted her attempts to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60…
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New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a Justice Department official said Saturday. Patel could be sworn in next week, the official said, putting Patel in charge of two of the Justice Department’s largest agencies in an unusual arrangement that…
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The State Department told employees not to answer it. Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were told: Definitely reply. And in some parts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, staffers received instructions to draft a response but not send it yet. After Elon Musk led a move to email all 2.3 million…
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Specific companies are already feeling the effects of cost cutting by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), with the first wave of publicly available data showing a number of government consultants facing hundreds of millions of dollars in canceled or renegotiated contracts. They include some prominent names, such as Deloitte. The ended contracts for that multinational…
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Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this is a “significant moment” for European security amid the continued fallout between the Ukrainian leader and Donald Trump. In a phone call this morning, the prime minister reiterated the UK’s “ironclad support” for Ukraine and said he would discuss safeguarding Kyiv’s sovereignty with the US president. Sir Keir also spoke with…
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It may be a wiser choice for international students in Canada who are unable to meet the requirements for permanent residency, to relocate back to their home countries. This is because Canada’s immigration policies aim to limit the number of temporary residents in the coming years, as there is a high number of temporary residents…
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