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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 10, 2021

Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Ressa to address world-leading human rights forum

The two-day conference, hosted online by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, is to discuss post-COVID pathways for inclusive growth and the protection of free media and civil liberties.

Maria Ressa
November 10, 2021

U.S. Ambassador hails growing U.S. – Nigeria cultural ties during film festival

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has reiterated the U.S. Mission’s support of Nigeria’s growing creative sector and cultural ties with America.

Mary Beth Leonard
November 10, 2021

Binance now most popular crypto exchange platform with 170 million visitors in October

“Binance recorded the highest web traffic among digital currency exchanges in October this year at 171 million,” Finbold said.

Binance
November 10, 2021

Dangote’s $500 million cement refinery in Ethiopia endangered as rebel forces close in

The Dangote cement plant, which was commissioned in May 2015 is now endangered as rebel forces advance on Ethiopia’s capital.

November 10, 2021

AnambraDecides2021: The road to Charles Soludo’s victory

But unlike Mr Obiano, who benefitted from ex-Governor Peter Obi’s prudence, Mr Soludo will have an ebbing pocket and the mutating IPOB threat to contend with.

Chukwuma Soludo
November 9, 2021

Twitter announces Blue subscription service in U.S., New Zealand

The service, which has been testing in Australia and Canada since June, costs $3 per month.

Jack Dorsey and Twitter logo
November 9, 2021

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala marries at home in Britain

Ms Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for girls’ education and became the world’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate at age 17.

November 9, 2021

Crypto Ban: FCMB begins treating customers aged 18-30 as fraud suspects

A spokesman for the CBN Osita Nwanisobi said banks were not asked to enforce the ban on cryptocurrencies on the basis of age or other forms of discrimination.

November 9, 2021

£20/£50 Note: First Bank joins WEMA in January 2022 deadline

The Bank of England is withdrawing its £20 and £50 old paper notes in place of new polymer design.

November 8, 2021

Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to walk in space

A former Air Force pilot, though she’s the first Chinese woman to walk in space, Ms Yaping had travelled to space back in 2013 to the Tiangong-1.

Wang Yaping