World Stocks Surge as Hopes Grow for U.S. Stimulus. World shares pushed on from one-month highs, with Asian stocks closing in on two-and-a-half-year highs, as expectations grew of a Democratic victory in U.S. elections next month, reviving hopes for more U.S. stimulus. A widening lead for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and the possibility…
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Protesters Besiege Force Headquarters, Demand Scrapping of SARS. Protesters against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), yesterday, besieged headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abuja, demanding the scrapping of the unit. Leader of the #RevolutionNow campaign, Omoyele Sowore, joined the protesters, who disrupted vehicular movement along the Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja. They…
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APC, PDP, ZLP in Last-minute Rally in Ondo. The front runners in tomorrow’s governorship election in Ondo State, the ruling All Progressives Party (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) yesterday made last-minute rally for support as electioneering ended yesterday. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of the APC, PDP’s Eyitayo…
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WRONG ROMANCE. EPISODE 6. The next day, was on a Monday morning, I didn’t talk to Nancy, after class, she came to meet me and Perp, “Sandra I’m sorry, it was just a game, besides I thought you like clubbing,” Nancy said. “Of course I do but not with those rascals, I know Nick…
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Okonjo-Iweala Gets to Final Stage in Race for WTO DG. Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been selected as one of the two female candidates to proceed to the final stage in the race to lead the Geneva-based global trade body. Bloomberg…
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S&P Futures Rise, Treasuries Dip Amid Trump Tweets: Markets Wrap. U.S. equity futures rose after President Donald Trump called for a reduced group of stimulus measures. Euro-area bonds climbed before the region’s central bank president speaks. Food retailer Tesco Plc jumped when its earnings beat estimates. Ambu A/S surged after the maker of life-support…
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European Stocks Steady, Dow Futures Rise 160 Points On Hopes Stalled Stimulus Will Come Later. European stocks wobbled on Wednesday, while U.S. equity futures climbed as investors grappled with American politics and crucial stimulus talks that were called off by President Donald Trump. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.02% was flat, along with…
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Police Mobilise Monitoring Team for Compliance of SARS Ban. Nigeria’s police affairs minister Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi on Tuesday said a team has been mobilised to monitor and ensure compliance to the ban on routine patrol by personnel of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS). Inspector general of police Mohammed Adamu on Sunday banned the…
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Delivering Housing for Nigerians… House of Reps to Collaborate with FHA. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed the readiness of the lawmakers to partner with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) to deliver housing for Nigerians. Gbajabiamila said he believed Nigerians deserve the best in terms of housing, hence the House’s…
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Buhari Approves Special Salary Scale For Teachers, Increases Years Of Service. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers and has increased years of service for educators from 35 to 40. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announced this on Monday in a speech delivered on behalf of the President in…
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