The European Commission is to propose a long-awaited overhaul of the European Union’s migration and asylum system on Wednesday. This is likely to set off an explosive debate over what is one of the bloc’s most politically sensitive issues. The EU’s migration system has come under increasing pressure in recent years, with bottlenecks forming at […]
By Foster Obi Victims of recent fire outbreak in Abaomege area of Ebonyi State could not hold their happiness as the State government through the Emergency Management Agency sent relief to them. The fire outbreak which left in its trail tears and sorrow sacked homes and destroyed property. The victims who were highly excited at […]
… Sensitizes traders to maximize opportunity on literacy day Ebonyi State government on Tuesday Sept 8, 2020, commemorated the International Literacy Day in Abakaliki while using the opportunity to create awareness on the establishment of Tehila Adult Education School, located within Saint Margret International Market. The institution comprises primary and post primary schools. The event […]
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF’s Executive Board. The Senegalese economy is expected to contract this year as a result […]
Financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbe called for reduction of lending rates by banks to encourage investment. As CBN holds its 275th quarterly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, a financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu called for reduction of lending rates by banks to encourage investment. Unegbu, who is a Past President of Chattered Institute […]
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso is notoriously hard to please but he dished out rare praise on Sunday when describing new Nigerian signing Victor Osimhen as a “young lad with the head of a 40-year-old”. Osimhen, who became Napoli’s record signing when he joined from Lille in the summer for a reported 70 million euros, was […]
Nigerian health workers who went on strike in mid-September for a hazard allowance for treating coronavirus patients returned to work on Monday, their union said, without their demands being met. The Joint Health Service Unions (JOHESU), representing nurses, midwives, radiologists and others, had called for life insurance, full access to protective equipment and the hazard […]
More than 240 asylum seekers at a new temporary camp on the Greek island of Lesbos are infected with the novel coronavirus, the public health agency said Monday. “243 new infections have been discovered” among 7,000 asylum seekers tested, the Eody agency said in a statement. It added that another tests on 120 police and […]
Protesters called on European Union states to allow in migrants stuck in Greek camps at a demonstration in Berlin on Sunday before the EU sets out proposals this week on how to help after a fire in one of the camps left 12,000 people without shelter. The emergency has highlighted Europe’s patchy response to a […]
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