Israel on Tuesday said the United States is effectively lifting a ban on U.S. funding of Israeli scientific research projects conducted in the West Bank and Golan Heights, areas Israel occupied in a 1967 war.
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A senior Chinese official accused the United States on Wednesday of deflecting blame and breaking its word when it comes to fighting climate change, as the simmering diplomatic row between the world’s two biggest economies shifts to the environment.
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Bloomberg news agency and the UK-based Financial Times newspaper are reported that Nigeria's former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has won the backing of the European Union in her bid to become the first African to lead the World Trade Organisation.
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South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has dismissed alarmist rumours on the country's possible return to stricter coronavirus regulations. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the country has recorded a surge in Covid-19 infections over the last week.
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The federal government on Tuesday launched a fresh campaign to regulate social media, especially in the wake of the #EndSARS protests that were largely driven by digital campaigns.
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday said the banking sector gave credit facilities amounting to N1.80 trillion totalling N2.32 trillion to 273,435 large companies, individuals and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) registered under the National Collateral Registry (NCR).
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The Federal Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for another five-year term.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 113 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 62224.
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The World Health Organization chief insisted Monday that it was still possible to rein in Covid-19 even in places with surging outbreaks, warning against giving up the fight.
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