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Liverpool took a huge step towards a first Premier League title in 30 years by beating defending champions Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield on Sunday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the table. Two goals in the first 13 minutes from Fabinho and Mohamed Salah gave the European champions a dream start before Sadio Mane’s diving header early in the second half sealed City’s fate. Bernardo Silva pulled a late goal back but a third defeat in eight league games leaves City down in fourth, nine points behind Liverpool, and with a mountain to climb if…

In a reaction to the judgment of Appeal Court in Calabar, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has described the judgment as victory for democracy. The Court had on Saturday nullified the election of Senator Chris Ekpenyong, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in favour of Godswill Akpabio, a former Senate Minority leader. Akpabio of All Progressives Congress, APC, had lost to Ekpenyong on February 23, 2019, National Assembly election in Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District. The minister, therefore, approached the Appellate Court, asking it to upturn the pronouncement of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Delivering judgment,…

The Nigeria Police Force has promoted 13 commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. Consequently, the forcew has redeployed the AIGs to various commands and zones on the order of the Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu. Adamu charged them to bring their vast experiences and professionalism to bear in advancing the fortunes of the Force. He directed the officers to ensure adequate supervision of their formations and commands to enhance the drive at repositioning the Force for improved service delivery. Names Of Senior Police Officers Out AIG Dan Bature,fdc – AIG DFA FHQ AIG Hyelasinda Kimo Musa…

By Akanimo Sampson More than 100 policy-makers, civil society, trade unions, business associations, and knowledge and research institutes from 34 countries, together with United Nations practitioners converged in Italy in search of environmentally viable and socially inclusive economies. It was rhe third edition of the Global Academy on the Green Economy which took place in Turin, Italy last October 14-18 2019. The Global Academy on the Green Economy is organised every two years by the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE). PAGE which was launched in 2013 as a response to the call at Rio+20 to support those countries wishing…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given approval to OPay, a provider of payment, ride-hailing, food delivery and loan services to commence international money transfer. With the approval, OPay will start facilitating remittance B2B, B2P and P2P remittance services into Nigeria. This is coming on the heels of the earlier announced $50 million fundraised from major venture capitalist some months ago. “The plan is to distort the remittance space and ensure that international money transfer into Nigeria is safer, faster and more affordable,” according to Kunle Olamuyiwa, Director, Remittances Services at OPay. With OPay’s infrastructure in Nigeria, it will…

By Akanimo Sampson The Statistics Department of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a new statistics portal that makes it easy to access data about a wide range of labour-related topics, by country or by subject, in English, French and Spanish. It is a one-stop shop to obtain labour data and learn about labour statistics. ILOSTA Tprovides bulk downloads for those who need large datasets and detailed cross-tabulations. It is also an invaluable tool for data producers, who can find data collection guidance and other resources. What is the unemployment rate in your country? What proportion of children are…

Chelsea continued their fine form so far this season, Frank Lampard’s exciting young side beating Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace 2-0 Saturday at Stamford Bridge. Today’s London Derby took on all an altogether predictable pattern right from the off, with Chelsea starting brightly and dominating possession, but Palace’s well-drilled defensive set up making it extremely difficult to create clear cut chances. Chelsea would have to wait until the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time to create their best chance, only to see their former captain Gary Cahill brilliantly block down Willian’s close-range effort. However, it was always going to be tough…

By Akanimo Sampson Conversations at the 2019 Green Economy Academy have contributed to spread greater understanding of innovative policies, strategies and tools, and more importantly, on the different ways in which they are being shaped, adopted and implemented. Insiders say the event which took place in Turin, Italy from October 14-18, was very successful in delivering individual and institutional capacity development for Inclusive Green Economies. Among the series of side events, the 2019 academy featured a knowledge fair. In this space, the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) country partners, PAGE agencies, development cooperation agencies, civil society organisations and…

By Akanimo Sampson Some strategic trade and development agencies of the United Nations are currently locked in a project aimed at supporting developing countries in realising economic benefits from the sustainable use of marine resources. To this end, more than 50 government representatives, key fisheries actors and other development partners were brought together in the last two days of October by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to discuss and validate a strategy during a workshop held in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. With UNCTAD at the event was the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law…

The Court of Appeal in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Saturday, ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Senator Chris Ekpenyong. Ekpenyong of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared winner of the February 23, 2019 National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, against Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The INEC had declared that Ekpenyong scored 118,215, while Akpabio garnered 83,158 votes. Results from the other nine local government, excluding Essien Udim local government area show that Senator Chris Ekpenyong led with 114,973 votes…