Fatma Samoura
11 May 2024
Revolving around the theme “Future for All: Collaborate for Growth. Solve Inequity. Act on Climate”, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the 2024 edition of its Conference and Awards scheduled
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Google said Friday it had paid Can$100 million to Canadian news outlets to use their content on its platform, as part of a deal with the government to offset loss of advertising revenues. Canada passed the Online News Act in 2023, joining Australia and a few countries in Europe in establishing policies to force tech…
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Mohamed Salah says he is motivated to do "something special" in what he believes will be his last year at Liverpool. The 32-year-old, whose contract expires at the end of the season, has been in scintillating form, propelling Arne Slot's team into a commanding six-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Egypt…
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No fewer than 13 political parties have been cleared by the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, ahead of the forthcoming local council election in the state. The state electoral body unveiled the list of political parties in its office in the state's Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area. With the election fixed for…
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The Czech Republic, whose embassy has represented the United States in Syria since 2012, has reopened its mission after closing it last month following the rebellion that toppled Bashar al-Assad. The Czech foreign ministry said Friday it had appointed career diplomat Vitezslav Pivonka to lead the embassy as the charge d'affaires. Prague has represented the…
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Germany has commenced online visa applications for Nigerians and nationalities of countries with its visa offices. The visa applications portal is available on a new digital platform for people seeking employment, study, or joining family in Germany. Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, in a statement, said the portal is "a real administrative revolution." Baerbock described…
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Former presidential candidate Peter Obi on Friday visited lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi following his earlier meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Farotimi, who recently returned from the Ekiti correctional center, has been an outspoken advocate for justice, human rights, and good governance. During the visit, Obi expressed his delight at finding Farotimi in high…
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has confirmed receiving a high profile human trafficking suspect from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The confirmation is contained in a statement on Friday in Abuja by a Press Officer in NAPTIP, Mr Vincent Adekoye. Adekoye said the suspect, Uadiale-Christiana Jacob, popularly known as…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the ongoing reforms initiated by the administration will create employment opportunities for the youth population and provide greater opportunities in the various sectors of the economy. Shettima underscored the inevitability of skills acquisition among the young demographic in Nigeria, noting that the nation can no longer afford to keep…
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Friday inaugurated the Parakin-Obalufe road in Ile-Ife as part of his urban renewal programme in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the 0.25 kilometre road project was funded by Mr Ebenezer Fashogbon, an indigene of Ile-Ife. Speaking during the inauguration in Ile-Ife, Adeleke reiterated his administration’s…
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Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has revealed she was raped five times in the past and has never met British-Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley. The 47-year-old actress revealed this during a conversation with Biola Bayo on her talk show, Talk to B. The interview, released today, January 3, 2025, shed light on the actress's…