Tag: 2020
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Bidding year 2020 goodbye while keeping its bag of lessons -Ozioma Onyenweaku
By Ozioma Onyenweaku The Year 2020 was embraced with a lot of enthusiasm. We looked up to it with great hopes and aspiration. Then news started filtering in of a certain virus and illness from one country. No problem; we are used to the diseases springing up here and now. Alas! This turned out to…
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TNG Special Report: 7 controversies that rocked social media in 2020
2020 has undoubtedly been an eventful year in the Nigerian entertainment industry and social media space. Apart from the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the usually boisterous sector, some Nigerian celebrities hugged the headlines for the wrong reasons. In no particular order, TheNewsGuru takes a look at the controversies that rocked social media 2020 BurnaBoy and…
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I couldn’t find a romantic partner in 2020-Diane Russet
Reality Tv star and actress, Diane Russet has lamented over not being able to find a romantic partner in 2020 A concerned fan on Twitter had asked her about the man in her life and reasons she’s not showing him off yet. She said:”Omo i couldn’t find him. We try again next year” TheNewsGuru recalls…
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Africans top global list of dead migrants in 2020 — Report
A recent report from the Missing Migrant Project of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has revealed that more Africans died due to irregular migration in 2020 than any other people. The report noted that the deaths were recorded across six regions of the world between January 1 and December 16, 2020. According to the…
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BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala wins Forbes’ Africa Person of the Year 2020
Former Minster of Finance, Okonjo-Iweala and a leading candidate for the office of the Director-General. World Trade Organisation has been voted Africa Person of the Year by Forbes magazine. Among other prominent Nigerians who have won this prestigious award include, former governor of the central bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido; President of the African Development…
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Erling Haaland wins 2020 Golden Boy award
Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland has been rewarded for his stunning exploits, named the 2020 Golden Boy recipient. The prize, presented by Italian newspaper Tuttosport and won by Joao Felix last year, is given to the best player aged 21 or under from a top-tier league in Europe. And Norway international Haaland – the leading…
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Nobel laureates to receive more prize money in 2020
Winners of the 2020 Nobel awards will receive more money than they received in 2019, the foundation that manages the prizes said on Thursday, ahead of the upcoming award announcements. “Each prize will be worth 10 million kronor (1.1 million dollars) this year, compared to 9 million kronor in recent years. “It feels especially important…
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Real Famine Imminent in 2020 and early 2021, By Dele Sobowale
“0803-577-0940 Good day Uncle Dele. We’re back to the stark realities of one of your forecasts. We’ld embark once more into maize importation. Since the farmers cannot farm again because of Fulani herdsmen, here we are back to the dark ages.,,” The message arrived on September 4, 2020. I kept it till now because…
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JAMB relaxes ban on services to cover pre-2020 candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has lifted the ban placed on some processes on its platforms to accommodate more requests from candidates who took the UTME prior to 2020. The Public Relations Officer of the exam board, Dr Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen. He said…
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COVID-19: Lagos rakes in N432.6bn revenue in troubled half of 2020
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it generated N432.6 billion in the first half of 2020 despite raging COVID-19. This represents 81 percent budget performance in the first six month of 2020, said Sam Egube, Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning at the 2019/2020 Annual Press Conference Week Lecture, of the Lagos State Governor’s…