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Oil prices sustaining gains ahead of supply cut deal
Oil prices climbed positively yesterday extending strong gains from the previous day ahead of expected Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)-led supply cuts and a mandated reduction in Canadian output.
Canada shooter charged with four counts of homicide
The man behind a fatal shooting in an eastern Canada city has been charged with four counts of first degree murder, police said Saturday.
Valentine’s Day: Las Vegas sets up quickie marriage centre at airport
The Las Vegas airport has given new meaning to rushing to make a connection, offering quickie wedding licenses for lovebirds desperate to get hitched on Valentine’s Day.
Five men arrested for ‘pornographic dancing’
Five British men are being held in Cambodia for what officials have called “pornographic dancing.”
Scammers dupe Canadian varsity of $9.5m
A Canadian university said Friday it was swindled out of nearly Can$12 million (US$9.5m) in an online phishing scam that fooled staff into transferring funds into the wrong bank accounts.
The pursuit of ‘fiscal’ federalism
What is fiscal federalism? In economics, it is a subfield of public finance that studies the financial relations — revenue and expenditure — between the different levels of government in a federation.
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Federal government to auction N70 billion bonds
The Debt Management Office says the Federal Government is to auction by subscription bonds worth N70 billion on December 19.
Borussia Dortmund hope to avoid Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in last 16
Borussia Dortmund is hoping to avoid ex-coach Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool when the last 16 of the Champions League is drawn on Monday.
CIA chief Gina Haspel to brief US House leadership on Jamal Khashoggi case
CIA Director Gina Haspel is set to give a classified briefing to leaders of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday on the what the intelligence agency knows about the murder of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Bayelsa government declares balance surplus of N18.564 billion for October
Gboribiogha Jonah, the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, has disclosed that the state government recorded a balance surplus of N18.564billion as at October 31, 2018.
LASPOTECH shuns ASUP strike
The academic staff of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, have defiled the ongoing nationwide strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic on Wednesday.
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ now most-streamed 20th century song
They said it would never sell, with its six-minute playing time, operatic passages and lyrics about Galileo and Scaramouche, but the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody” on Monday became the most streamed song from the 20th century.
JAMB to commence 2019/2020 UTME registration in January
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed it will commence registration for the 2019/ 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in January.
Muhammadu Buhari schedules special FEC meeting on Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday preside over a Special Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting to deliberate solely on 2019 draft budget proposal.
17 civilians killed in DR Congo attacks
Seventeen people have been killed in two attacks by the ADF militant group in the troubled Benin region of eastern DR Congo, a local mayor said Friday.
LIRS: No case of multiple taxation in Nigeria
Lagos Inland Revenue Service (LIRS) director Shade Coker says contrary to widely-spread belief, there are no cases of multiple taxation in Nigeria