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Africa: Naira Among Worst-Performing Currencies in Africa, Depreciates By 43% – World Bank

[ad_1] The Nigerian naira has been listed as one of the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, according to the World Bank's latest Africa's Pulse report. As of August 2024, the naira had depreciated by approximately 43% year-to-date, ranking it among the weakest currencies alongside the Ethiopian birr and the South Sudanese pound. The decline is attributed to surging demand for U.S. dollars in Nigeria's parallel market, limited dollar inflows, and slow foreign exchange disbursements by the central bank. […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Inside the underground lab in China tasked with solving a physics mystery

[ad_1] KAIPING, China – A giant sphere 700 meters (2,300 feet) underground with thousands of light-detecting tubes will be sealed in a 12-story cylindrical pool of water in coming months for an experiment that will shine new light on elusive subatomic particles known as neutrinos.After years of construction, the $300 million Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) in China's southern Guangdong province will soon start gathering data on neutrinos, a product […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Nigeria/Libya: Afcon Qualifiers – Nigeria’s Super Eagles Stay Top Despite Libya Controversy

[ad_1] Nigeria's Super Eagles remain in pole position in Group D with seven points from three games Despite not playing their matchday 4 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Libya's Mediterranean Knights, the Super Eagles of Nigeria remain top in Group D with seven points from three games. Also in the group, Rwanda secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Benin in their match, played at the Stade Amahoro on Tuesday. The home side dominated the match, controlling possession and […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Speed Darlington Speaks On Police Detention, Burna Boy’s Alleged Role

[ad_1] Darlington was arrested over allegations of defamation and cyberstalking related to Burna Boy. Outspoken Nigerian singer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, says he has no feud with the Afrobeats star Burna Boy but alleged that the latter facilitated his arrest by the police. He also said he was treated unfairly by the Nigerian police. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the singer, also known as Akpi, was arrested on 4 October, following the release of a contentious video in […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Africa: Stigmatization Is the Entry Door for Repression and Violence

[ad_1] Bogota, Colombia — Information manipulation and misinformation are not new phenomena, but they have taken on exaggerated importance, especially with the massive use of social media. Hostile and stigmatizing narratives against civil society and civic activism, whether intentional or not, especially when propagated by authorities, create undue restrictions and hinder the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association globally, and is contributing to the growing authoritarianism and the closing of civic space. Different types […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Nigeria/Libya: Nigerian Parliament Moves to Investigate the Ill-Treatment of Its National Football Team in Libya

[ad_1] The Super Eagles were left stranded at Al Abraq Airport for 12 hours after landing in Libya. Nigeria's parliament, the House of Representatives, has resolved to investigate the "inhumane and despicable treatment" of its national team, the Super Eagles, by the Libyans during the now-boycotted Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. The lawmakers decided to conduct the probe following a motion of urgent public importance moved by Kabiru Ahmadu on Tuesday during the plenary session. Background The Super Eagles […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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South Africa: Minister Denies Olympic Joyride Claims – South African News Briefs – October 16, 2024

[ad_1]   Minister Denies Olympic Joyride Claims Sport, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has expressed frustration over media reports claiming he took an extravagant trip to the Paris Olympics, costing taxpayers R800,000, reports EWN. The expense was disclosed in a parliamentary response from his department. McKenzie clarified that the trip, which also included eight officials at a total cost of R1.8 million, was for official meetings to benefit South Africa. He said that he attended six meetings in Paris, visited […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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Hajime Moriyasu frustrated after Australia end Japan’s winning run

[ad_1] Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu was left frustrated after his team's winning run in World Cup qualifying was ended by a 1-1 draw with Australia on Tuesday, but he believes the result will serve as a reminder to his players of the challenges that lie ahead.Japan had won all nine of their preliminaries for the 2026 tournament without conceding a goal until Shogo Taniguchi sliced the ball into his own […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Bobrisky Saga – Court Orders Verydarkman to Delete Defamatory Videos, Comments Against Falana

[ad_1] The judge issued the order on Monday in a ruling on Mr Falana's preliminary application for pre-emptive actions to restrain VeryDarkMan from further defaming him and his son. The Lagos State High Court has ordered social media influencer Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to delete defamatory comments and videos he made in September about human rights lawyer Femi Falana and his son, singer Falz. The judge issued the order on Monday in a ruling on Mr Falana's […]

todayOctober 16, 2024

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