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HILLARY ESSIEN

Hillary Essien is a reporter with Peoples Gazette focusing on special reports and critical national news. She is a lawyer with 2 years of writing and reporting. Prior to working with The Gazette, Hillary served as an administrative assistant at a non-profit organisation focused on food security for children of low income households.She is on Twitter @Hillary_essien
November 26, 2021

Crypto: Etoro places restrictions on Cardano, Tron trading

Etoro, an Israel-based cryptocurrency trading platform, has placed trading limitations on assets Cardano and Tron in the United States.

cryptocurrency
November 26, 2021

Court grants FG request to designate bandits as terrorists

The court’s declaration ended Mr Buhari regime’s reluctance to declare the extremist groups as terrorists despite mounting pressure from political players.

Bandits and President Muhammadu Buhari
November 26, 2021

UK, Israel place South Africa on red list over COVID-19 mutant variant

The UK and Israel have placed a temporary ban on flights from South Africa and five other African countries over worries about a newly identified COVID-19 variant.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett/COVID-19
November 25, 2021

EIB, TDB enter €81.5 million deal to support African communities

The partnership, set to run for 12 years, is targeted at people and communities affected by COVID-19, climate change, and social exclusion.

European Investment Bank and Trade and Development Bank
November 25, 2021

FG lied, no provision for N5000 transport stipend in 2022 budget: Senate

The lawmakers said the disclosure by the executive was suspicious since the 2022 budget proposal already made provisions for fuel subsidy.

President Muhammadu Buhari, Ahmad Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila
November 24, 2021

Air Nigeria to begin service April 2022: Aviation Minister

Air Nigeria will be run by a company in which the Nigerian government holds a five per cent stake, aviation minister Hadi Sirika announced.

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and Air Nigeria
November 24, 2021

German coalition parties announce Angela Merkel’s replacement

Mr Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats defeated Ms Merkel’s conservative party in a close call election in September.

Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz
November 24, 2021

Africans need to stop reproducing to save wildlife: Prince William

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has warned that the increasing human population in Africa is affecting the continent’s wildlife.

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge
November 24, 2021

Bitcoin, Ethereum fall as India moves to ban cryptos

Cryptocurrency assets, Bitcoin and Ethereum, saw a fall in value in India as the country plans to ban transactions of several private cryptocurrencies.

November 23, 2021

64th Grammy Awards: WizKid, Femi, Made Kuti nominated for Best Global Music Album

The ‘Legacy +’ album by Femi Kuti and Made Kuti was another Nigerian album nominated in the same category.

Wizkid, Femi Kuti, Made Kuti