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German Chancellor  Olaf Scholz  has applauded NATO's move not to admit Ukraine and Georgia into the alliance last year. "That was the correct decision, after very long negotiations within NATO about that issue", Scholz told the German TV channelZDF, in an apparent nod to the alliance's summit in June 2021. At the time, NATO endorsed Ukraine's and Georgia's right to join in principle, but refused to give a timeframe for accession, insisting that both former Soviet republics should undergo "reforms" before their membership could happen. The German chancellor also pointed out that as for Ukraine's membership in NATO, the issue "was not and is not" on the alliance's agenda. The remarks followed  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky  saying in an interview withReutersthat NATO should work out common security guarantees for Ukraine if the alliance is not ready to greenlight the country's membership. He claimed that Kiev...

Speaking in an Instagram video, former France and Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra said: "The goalkeeper... what about  Edouard Mendy ? "But of course, African Cup, we are the monkeys, so no one respects this competition. We are the only competition where you have to leave your club ADVERTISMENT {"uid":0.10290795730951863,"hostPeerName":"https://tribuna-com.cdn.ampproject.org","initialGeometry":"{\"windowCoords_t\":0,\"windowCoords_r\":360,\"windowCoords_b\":666,\"windowCoords_l\":0,\"frameCoords_t\":161,\"frameCoords_r\":340,\"frameCoords_b\":641,\"frameCoords_l\":20,\"posCoords_t\":137,\"posCoords_b\":617,\"posCoords_r\":340,\"posCoords_l\":20,\"styleZIndex\":\"\",\"allowedExpansion_r\":40,\"allowedExpansion_b\":186,\"allowedExpansion_t\":0,\...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from 1. President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, approved February 2022 for the conduct of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, made the announcement in Abuja on Monday. 2. The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), on Monday, released the result of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Council who disclosed this on Monday, said a total of 80.56 per cent have been fully processed, and 19.44 per cent are still being processed due to some issues being resolved. 3. The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has rejected Igbo leaders call on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). At a press conference in Kano on Monday, spokesman of the coalition, Abdul-Azeen Suleiman, c...

Good morning Nigeria, welcome to Naija News roundup of top newspapers headlines in Nigeria for today, Monday, 22nd November 2021 1. 2023: Region Buhari Is Supporting To Produce Next Nigerian President Revealed The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari is throwing his weight behind the calls for a 2023 Igbo presidency. He dropped the hint on Sunday while speaking with newsmen in Abuja, noting that the support for Igbo presidency comes with several benefits to the government, the people of the region, and Nigeria as a whole. Okechukwu, who is also a well-known chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) however added that the President has not yet openly revealed his stand because of the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The government official who observed that a 2023 Igbo presidency would bring to an end the agitations for secession and feeling of marginalization by the reg...

The House of Representatives has approved a bill that will remove the long-standing dichotomy between BSC and Higher National Diploma in employment. The House, in a committee of the whole, considered the report and approved the recommendation, awaiting third reading and final passage. The bill stipulates a fine of N1 million for anybody or institution in the country to go against the provisions of the law. The dichotomy between first degree and HND has been on the front burner of national discourse for a long time especially when it comes to employment. The bill will put an end to “all forms of discriminations and or dichotomy between first degree and Higher National Diploma for the purpose of employment, transfer of service, the conversation of cadre, career progression, promotion and in other related issues in the public and private sectors of the Nigerian economy.” It adds: “No person, authority, entity (body or corporate) on whatsoever name called shall discriminate and...

Image Credits:  Chesnot / Getty Images China’s central bank said on Friday that all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal in the country and they must be banned, citing concerns around national security and “safety of people’s assets.” The world’s most populated nation also said that foreign exchanges are banned from providing services to users in the country. In a joint statement, 10 Chinese government agencies vowed to work closely to maintain a “high pressure” crackdown on trading of cryptocurrencies in the nation. The People’s Bank of China separately ordered internet, financial and payment companies from facilitating cryptocurrency trading on their platforms. The central bank said cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Tether, cannot be circulated in the market as they are not fiat currency. The surge in usage of cryptocurrencies has disrupted “economic and financial order,” and prompted a proliferation of “money laundering, illegal fund-raising, fraud, ...