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  1. FG warns sick Nigerians over Ethiopia trips after 16 deaths Punch ·

    The Federal Government has warned Nigerians with pre-existing medical conditions to take precautions when travelling through Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following 16 deaths involving Nigerians transiting… Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-warns-sick-nigerians-over-ethiopia-trips-after-16-deaths/

  2. Oyo begins verification for circular road compensation Punch ·

    The Oyo State Government will on Monday begin verifying property owners affected by the Ibadan Circular Road project ahead of compensation payments. Read More: https://punchng.com/oyo-begins-verification-for-circular-road-compensation/

  3. How Nigerians can earn electricity bill credits from solar power Punch ·

    Nigerians with solar power can earn credits on their electricity bills by supplying excess power to the national grid under NERC’s Net Billing Scheme. Read More: https://punchng.com/how-nigerians-can-earn-electricity-bill-credits-from-solar-power/

  4. Ogun ASUP seeks negotiation as strike enters third day Punch ·

    The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics’ strike in Ogun State enters its third day as the union urges the government to negotiate outstanding allowances. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-asup-seeks-negotiation-as-strike-enters-third-day/

  5. 'Wasl': The Arabic word that connects people, places and ideas The National ·

    The Arabic language is built around roots that connect words and ideas, often revealing shared meanings between seemingly different expressions. Our latest Arabic word of the week, wasl, which means connection, is an example of this linguistic richness. Derived from the three-letter root wow, saad…

  6. Timeframe: When Judy Heumann joined a UAE-backed disability rights event at the UN The National ·

    In June 2016, disability rights advocates joined government representatives at the UN in New York to discuss the challenges facing young women and girls with disabilities. Among them was Judy Heumann, an American activist whose campaigns had helped change the law in her home country. A decade later…

  7. As GTA VI arrives, how 40 years of gaming helped me navigate love, fatherhood and loss The National ·

    I had just named my planet Bragi when I got the call. It was Lewisham Hospital in south London. They suggested I come quickly. I paused my game and looked at my wife. “It’s Mum,” I said. It was four days before Christmas in 2018 and outside south London was suffering a torrential downpour. I…

  8. Iraq's first Jewish Museum opens a door to the past – and a contentious debate on the present The National ·

    Inside the Shamash Jewish Museum in Baghdad, the elegant glass-fronted wooden display cases hold a paper trail to a vanished Iraq . Some of the neatly arranged documents are originals, yellowed and fraying at the edges, while others are carefully reproduced copies. Together, they reconstruct the…

  9. A truly multilingual society should not come at the cost of Arabic The National ·

    Writing about the UAE often emphasises its exceptionalism: usually in terms of the booming economy, first-rate infrastructure and embrace of innovative technology. Less discussed among these idiosyncrasies is that the country's lingua franca, English, is not its official language, which is Arabic .…

  10. Review: Inside Siro Porto Montenegro, the brand's second berth after its debut in Dubai The National ·

    It may be worlds away from Dubai, but there is something fitting about Siro choosing Porto Montenegro for its second hotel, following the debut of Siro One Za'abeel in the UAE. Siro is part of Kerzner International, the Dubai-based hospitality group behind Atlantis and One&Only Resorts. Porto…

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