The federal government has reversed its earlier announcement on school resumption. It also said no Nigerian school will participate in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations earlier scheduled for August 5 to September 5. This year’s examination, administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), was postponed indefinitely in …
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A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after selling two rough Tanzanite stones – the biggest ever find in the country. Saniniu Laizer earned £2.4m ($3.4m) from the country’s mining ministry for the gemstones, which had a combined weight of 15kg (33 lb). “There will be a …
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Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, the government says. Mr Nkurunziza was …
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Employees of Fidelity Bank, Ho branch, have made a donation of 1,000 cedis to the University of Health and Allied Sciences COVID-19 Testing Centre. Mr. Ken-Fred Czar, Relationship Manager of the branch’s Retail Network, presented the cheque to The Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Gyapong, at the UHAS Main Campus in …
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The donation includes funding for legal fees for Arbery and Taylor’s families, along with black-owned businesses in crisis in his native Chicago and other cities. West’s representative said he established a 529 education plan to fully cover college tuition for Gianna Floyd, the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd. West’s donation …
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The Electoral Commission is conducting a Pilot Exercise on Tuesday, 2nd June, 2020 in all sixteen regional capitals in the country. The essence of the exercise being conducted in all the regional offices of the Commission, is meant to identify problems associated with the new system, including its effect under …
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A UK-based Ghanaian technology company, NEX technologies is set to launch earbuds, AirPods, and smart fitness watch in Ghana come July 2020. The earbuds, AirPods, and smart fitness watch were produced by a Ghanaian, Austa Mireku Albright who is the founder and CEO of the company. “This is something Ghanaians …
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With a total of 2,376 cases and dozens of new infections each day, Ivory Coast has yet to contain the virus. But authorities are confident pupils can study together in safety after the introduction of extra hygiene measures. In Abidjan’s Adjame neighborhood, children in backpacks queued to wash their hands …
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Ghana has been selected among several other African countries to benefit from Facebook’s plan to build a 23,000mile-long cable to bring high-speed internet to the 1.3 billion people living on the continent. The project, dubbed 2Africa, is expected to be completed in 2024. When completed, it will more than triple …
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