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Day: July 18, 2024

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FIFA ranking: Cameroon falls back to 51st position

The Indomitable Lions have lost two places in the July 2024 FIFA ranking, regressing to the 51st position which they occupied in the June classification.

Cameroon’s 4-1 victory and 1-1 draw in the World Cup qualifiers played in early June against Cap…

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U.S. President Biden tests positive for COVID-19

U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.

Biden is ‘vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,’ White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.

A…

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FG leveraging new climate finance, de-risking opportunities- Envoy

Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, said he was leveraging new opportunities for climate finance and de-risking platforms.

Ngelale said that this was aimed at boosting renewable energy technology manufacturing in Nigeri…

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Lagos records N918m sales in Mushin food hub

The Lagos State Government said it recorded N918 million sales within 40 market days of its premier food hub at the Mushin area.

The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Ms Abisola Olusanya, disclosed this at a news conference on Wedn…

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Nigeria records 22 building collapse, 33 deaths in 7 months – COREN

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the regulatory body governing the practice of engineering, has said that Nigeria recorded 22 building collapses between January and July 2024.

The President of COREN, Prof. Sadiq Abuba…

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COREN establishes surveillance whistle blowers to tackle building collapse

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), has approved the establishment of surveillance whistle blowers to monitor buildings to tackle building collapse.

COREN’s President, Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, stated this in Abuja, during a…

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Minimum wage to be reviewed every 3 years – Tinubu

The new N70,000 minimum wage adopted by the Federal Government after consultation with the Organised Labour on Thursday will be reviewed after three years.

Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while addre…

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LCCI advocates comprehensive industrial strategy to advance mining sector

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to develop a comprehensive industrial strategy to attract mineral exploration investments and accelerate new mineral discoveries.

LCCI President, Mr Gabriel Idahosa, m…