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The Punch 

Ebonyi gov okays N70,000 minimum wage for workers

 The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has approved the payment of N70,000 minimum wage to civil servants under the employ of the state. Nwifuru announced this on Saturday at the grand finale of the Ojiji Izhi New Yam Festival. “I have directed relevant government authorities to draft out modalities for the payment of the new

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The Toledo Blade 

Photo Gallery: Third Annual Ohio’s Best Boxers Event

Gloved-up contenders from across the region met on Saturday on North 12th Street in Toledo, where a boxing ring was installed in the middle of the street. Click the image above to view the full gallery.

TJ Slideways.com 

Brayden Fox Wins at Putnamville

Brayden Fox won the non-wing sprint car feature Saturday night at Lincoln Park Speedway. [...]

The Punch 

FG irrigated 24,000 hectares of farmland in 2023 – REA

The Rural Electrification Agency irrigated over 24,000 hectares of farmland in 2023, according to the just released 2023 REA Capital Project Report. Last year, the Federal Government announced plans to cultivate 500,000 hectares of irrigable land for dry-season farming, aiming to bolster food security in Nigeria. This initiative was reiterated by the Minister of Water

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The Punch 

Lawmakers laud Dangote for industrialisation drive

Representatives in the House Committee on Solid Minerals have hailed Dangote Group’s industrialisation drive in the country.   Members of the House of Representatives, who visited Dangote Cement Plc in Obajana, Kogi State, recently, noted the economic impact the company had made in Nigeria’s cement sector.   The Chairman of the House Committee on Solid

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«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

Something’s poisoning America’s farms. Scientists fear ‘forever chemicals.’

For decades, farmers across America have been encouraged by the federal government to spread municipal sewage on millions of acres of farmland as fertilizer. But a growing body of research shows that this black sludge made from sewage can contain heavy concentrations of chemicals thought to increase the risk of certain types of cancer.

The Punch 

NANTA to meet with Emirates over dollar airfare dispute

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies is set to meet with representatives of Emirates to deliberate on the airline’s decision to sell tickets in dollars to Nigerians. The former President of NANTA, Susan Akpdoriaye, expressed frustration over the situation, saying, “Emirates cannot come out in the open and say they want to sell in

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The Punch 

Shippers’ Council, FRSC engage ONSA to tackle truck vandalism

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council and the Federal Road Safety Corps have concluded plans to engage the Office of the National Security Adviser to address the security threats to the haulage industry and transport infrastructure.  The agencies disclosed this on Wednesday in Apapa, Lagos, during a one-day sensitization programme, themed “Safe-to-load on Nigeri an roads,” organised

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Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

Former Leeds and Cardiff defender Sol Bamba dies aged 39 - The Guardian

  1. Former Leeds and Cardiff defender Sol Bamba dies aged 39  The Guardian
  2. Sol Bamba: Ex-Cardiff, Leeds, Hibernian and Middlesbrough defender dies  BBC.com
  3. Sol Bamba: Former Cardiff and Leeds defender dies aged 39  Sky Sports
  4. Sol Bamba dead aged 39: Ex-Leeds United, Leicester City and Cardiff City star has died as former club pays...  The Sun
  5. Former Premier League defender Sol Bamba dies aged 39  Sky News

The Hindu 

When homes turn hell

Domestic violence takes a psychological, emotional, financial and physical toll

The Punch 

I love playing naive characters — Sonia Uche

Background I am the first of four girls. I grew up in Igbuzo, a small town in Oshimili North in Delta State, but I am partially from Abia State. Education I attended Anioboshi Demonstration Primary School and St Augustine’s College. Afterwards, I stayed with my grandma in Abia State. I studied Agricultural Economics at Michael

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The Punch 

Bisi Akande asks UI to pay allowances to students

The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Governing Council, Adebisi Akande, has instructed the institution to allocate allowances due to him to students studying science courses. In a letter to the UI Registrar, Ganiyu Oke, Akande stated that he does not wish to receive any remuneration, requesting that his allowances be converted into scholarships for

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Top Stories (us) - Google News (com) 

Jennifer Lopez 'unbothered' and 'at peace' amid Ben Affleck divorce, recaps her summer with series of photos - Fox News

  1. Jennifer Lopez 'unbothered' and 'at peace' amid Ben Affleck divorce, recaps her summer with series of photos  Fox News
  2. Jennifer Lopez Photographed for First Time Since Filing for Divorce from Ben Affleck  PEOPLE
  3. Is there a winner in Bennifer’s divorce PR battle?  Vox.com
  4. Jennifer Lopez Breaks Silence After Filing for Divorce From Ben Affleck: ’It Was a Summer’  Us Weekly

United Press International (UPI.com) 

FDA approves Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine

A third COVID-19 vaccine will be available shortly as Novavax joins Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna in targeting variants that are now circulating.