Day: September 1, 2017

Substandard Phones Cause Cancer – NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday warned Nigerians against use of substandard phones, saying this was responsible for some cancer ailments. An official of the commission, Kunle Olorundare, gave the warning at a stakeholders’ workshop organised by the Ibadan zonal office of NCC at the popular Fayose GSM Market in Ado Ekiti. Olorundare lamented that fake phones had taken over the country’s phone market, adding that they have had negative implications on the health of users. The NCC official also identified unapproved phones as a major cause of network…

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UK’s oil comes through Nigerian water – Secretary

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The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, Mr Boris Johnson, on Thursday in Lagos said that a lot of the UK’s oil came through the Nigerian Waters. The Foreign Secretary made the disclosure when he visited the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Unity at Naval Dockyard Limited in Victoria Island, Lagos. “I congratulate the Nigerian Navy for what it is doing to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. “We in the U.K are very proud to offer assistance to the navy to become even better in tackling piracy. “A lot of…

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Chelsea sign Drinkwater, Zappacosta

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Premier League champions Chelsea completed a challenging transfer window on Friday by bringing in England midfielder Danny Drinkwater from Leicester City and Italy right-back Davide Zappacosta from Torino. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte saw moves for several targets fail to come off over the course of the transfer window, but has managed to boost his squad ahead of his side’s Champions League campaign. Drinkwater, 27, has signed a five-year contract in a deal reported to have cost Chelsea £35 million, which was announced two and a half hours after Thursday’s transfer deadline passed. “I’m delighted to be…

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Ijaw youths shut Nigerian Content Board

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Angry members of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have locked down the headquarters of Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Yenagoa. The youths occupied the office and pulled down a section of the fence of the building because NCDMB had opened new offices in Lagos and Abuja contrary to the provisions of the Local Content Act. The Bayelsa Police Command has the youths to be calm. The youths stormed the office located along Isaac Boro Expressway at about 9:45 am on Thursday and forced their way into the premises…

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U.S. gives Russia 48 hours to close missions

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The U.S. government has given Russia 48 hours to close three of its missions located in San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York in a retaliatory move. The U.S. Department of State, in a statement by Heather Nauert, Spokesperson for the Department on Thursday, said the move was to achieve parity in diplomatic missions. Moscow had asked Washington to reduce its Missions’ officials in Russia. “The United States has fully implemented the decision by the Government of the Russian Federation to reduce the size of our mission in Russia. “We…

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Kylian Mbappe joins Paris Saint-Germain from Monaco

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Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of Kylian Mbappe from Monaco. The 18-year-old striker joins on an initial season-long loan deal and will sign a permanent four-year contract next July, when PSG have an option to make the transfer permanent for a fee understood to be worth £166m. The structuring of the deal, more expensive than any bar the Qatari-owned club’s world-record purchase of Neymar earlier this month, has been agreed with an eye on UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules. Mbappe has been pursued by most of Europe’s top clubs…

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Nigeria works with UK to attract more investment

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The federal government would work with government of the United Kingdom to stimulate more direct private sector investments into Nigeria. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma, said this in Abuja at a meeting with a delegation from the British government led by the Secretary of State for International Development, Mrs Priti Patel. He told the delegation that Nigerian Government was intensifying efforts at ensuring the ease of doing business in the country and would welcome more foreign investments. Patel and her team are in Nigeria…

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