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China to build 4 world class varsities in Africa

….Nigeria, others to benefit Kingsley Okeke   The Chinese Government is set to build four world-class universities in Africa in the coming months. Mr. Cao Baogang, Executive President, Overseas Operation.

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World Bank to Support Africa’s Top Tech Entrepreneurs

The World Bank Group has recently launched the XL Africa Program, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital startups from Sub-Saharan Africa. Startups will.

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NIGERIA: FG, WHO Approves Sentinel Sites for Lab Testing/Surveillance of Rotavirus Disease

  The Federal Government in collaboration with World Health organization (WHO) has approved University Teaching Hospital Enugu and the University Teaching Hospital Ilorin as special sentinel sites for surveillance of.

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New Zealand Calls for Donations to Assist Drought-Stricken Kenya

ChildFund New Zealand and Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand are calling for urgent donations to provide emergency food and water aid to children and their families in drought-stricken Turkana, Kenya, following.

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Nigeria: Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja Airport Re-opens

    By Chris Agabi Abuja & Abdullateef Aliyu   Airlines will resume operations today, one day ahead of the deadline, after completion of repair works on the runway of.

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NNPC Says No Plans to Increase Petrol Price, Warns against Hoarding, Panic Buying

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC says that the recent increase in bridging allowance to transporters from N6.20 to N7.20 per litre will not lead to an increase in.

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More than 170 million people in Africa now access Facebook each month

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 5, 2017/ — Facebook (www.Facebook.com) has moved its Johannesburg offices into new premises, creating a new home for the company to work with its partners.

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African Disabilities Forum to Build Headquarters in Addis Ababa

African Disabilities Forum (ADF) has concluded an agreement that would enable it to build its headquarters in Addis Ababa. The agreement was signed here yesterday.   The forum, which was.

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UN says Half the People in Central African Republic Need Aid 

The United Nations says half of the population in Central African Republic is in need of humanitarian assistance after an increase in violence since September has displaced more than 400,000.

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Malawi to Pull Out of International Football Competitions

By Lameck Masina   Malawi’s football governing body, the Football Association of Malawi, or FAM, says it is pulling out of the 2018 African Nations Championship, as well as the.

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