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Fashola: States, LGs Owe Larger Chunk of N90bn MDAs Debt to Discos

Edit This Day 26 Sep 2017
He then urged the states and local governments to meet up with the Discos and work out a debt repayment plan, as against threats issued to the Discos ... “Furthermore, I urge state governments to set up small teams with audit capacity to verify debts owed by them and their local governments, ascertain the quantum and develop a payment plan which can then be budgeted for....

Anthony Joshua will be an easier opponent for Joseph Parker than Hughie Fury: Kevin Barry

Edit Stuff 26 Sep 2017
Barry made the eyebrow-raising call after Parker struggled to put away Fury, winning a majority decision in Manchester to retain his WBO heavyweight belt. "One thing is for sure," Barry told The Guardian, "we won't have to go looking for Joshua. He's going to be right there in our face." ... The big Brit's problem was his total lack of threat on offence, which Barry said, caused Parker to go away from their gameplan....

Ramsey: Arsenal must make Emirates a fortress

Edit Sporting News 26 Sep 2017
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey wants the Gunners to make the Emirates Stadium "a fortress" to give them a good shot at the Premier League title ... Ramsey was delighted to see his side match the result of the title favourites and has urged them to keep up winning ways at home ... It's just a case of being patient and alert to the counter-attack....

Health dept given till end of next week to ensure supply of medicines at public hospitals

Edit The News International 26 Sep 2017
The chief minister directed him to initiate a legal procedure and complete the purchase of the medicine ... The chief minister said he had installed boards in all hospitals urging patients to get medicines from the hospital store without paying any money ... After talking to the DHO in Dadu, the health secretary told the CM that the building had been constructed but it remained under the occupation of police....

Oil prices: OPEC urged to focus on boosting refining not more cuts

Edit Business Day Online 26 Sep 2017
Against the backdrop of OPEC meeting last week to explore further cuts to members’ production, analysts have urged the oil cartel to focus on boosting refining demand and margins around the world as they hold more promise for oil rally rather than cuts ... Visit the site and log in/register to read ... OPEC urged to focus on boosting refining not more cuts appeared first on BusinessDay ....

Gold inches lower as U.S. dollar steadies

Edit Yahoo Daily News 26 Sep 2017
* Spot gold (XAU=) fell 0.1 percent to $1,308.90 per ounce at 0038 GMT. In the previous session, it rose over 1 percent to register its biggest intra-day percentage gain since Sept ... * Germany's Angela Merkel began the tough task of trying to build a government on Monday after securing a fourth term as chancellor, urging the centre-left Social Democrats not to shut the door on a re-run of their "grand coalition"....

President calls for rejuvenation

Edit China Daily 26 Sep 2017
The exhibition, a precursor to the 19th National Congress of the CPC scheduled on Oct 18, has 10 sectors with different themes including boosting the rule of law, deepening reform, protecting the environment and building a strong military. Xi urged wide publicity for the developmental practices, achievements and experiences of the Party and ......

'Ban tackling in school rugby' for safety, experts demand

Edit BBC News 26 Sep 2017
They referred to a study they published in July in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in which they re-examined the rates and risks of injuries in sport. Their analysis found that rugby had the highest concussion rates in children - 4.18 concussions per 1,000 athlete exposures - compared to 1.2 for ice hockey and 0.53 for American football....

Ryanair pilots respond to plea to join union

Edit Irish Independent 26 Sep 2017
The Irish Independent revealed that as part of a grassroots campaign, Ryanair pilots were urged by colleagues to join IALPA by yesterday afternoon ... Sources said there had been a positive response from pilots to this memo ... 350 pilots at Ryanair urged to join union....

Iraq's Kurds vote on independence, raising regional fears

Edit TVNZ 26 Sep 2017
The United States came out as an early opponent to the vote, initially urging it to be called off and then announcing a deal had been presented to Baghdad and Iraq's Kurdish leadership ... Turkey has urged the international community — and especially regional countries — not to recognize the vote and urged Iraq Kurdish leaders to abandon "utopic goals," accusing them of endangering peace and stability for Iraq and the whole region....

Hundreds Remain Stranded At Puerto Rico's Largest Airport

Edit Yahoo Daily News 26 Sep 2017
There’s still no electricity on the island, forcing the airport to use a backup generator to power essential services — but not air conditioning, creating extremely uncomfortable conditions inside the building as temperatures topped 90 degrees on Monday ... But on Saturday, they urged travelers to avoid the airport unless their flight remained scheduled. ....

US defence chief in India to boost mly ties

Edit The News International 26 Sep 2017
Stronger military ties between India and the United States should not affect relations with neighbours, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said ahead of a visit to New Delhi ... He is to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new defence minister in New Delhi. The trip comes weeks after Trump unveiled a new Afghanistan strategy and urged India to increase assistance to the war-torn nation’s economy....

UN envoy says Israel ignoring UN demand to halt settlements

Edit Decatur Daily 26 Sep 2017
Security Council resolution demanding a halt to all settlement activity and instead is continuing to expand settlements, making a two-state solution "increasingly unattainable," the U.N ... ambassador to the United Nations, has repeatedly denounced the December resolution ... He again urged Palestinians and Israelis "to demonstrate their commitment to rejecting violence, inflammatory rhetoric and provocative actions."...
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