United Kingdom – Tens of thousands of UK homes, businesses and public buildings are one step closer to benefitting from greener, cleaner energy thanks to £44 million of government funding announced today (Friday 28 May). Today’s funding package addresses the urgent need to reduce the carbon footprint of heating homes and workspaces which makes up…
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Nigeria – The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has directed the suspension of the Provost, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti, Dr (Mrs) Cecilia Adebayo, pending the outcome of investigations into the circumstances that led to the hospitalisation of about 100 students of the institution after a controversial fumigation exercise. The suspension,…
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United Kingdom – A new report from SACN concludes that a lower carbohydrate diet is an effective short-term option for adults living with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity. The report from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), co-chaired with Diabetes UK, suggests that a diet lower in carbohydrates is an effective option…
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United Kingdom – The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has partnered with Google to provide 9,000 jobseekers across the UK with scholarships to gain a Google Career Certificate. The scholarship will let jobseekers access courses to grow the necessary skills for a career in technology and IT, with Universal Credit claimants being referred to…
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United Kingdom – The Regulator of Social Housing has today (27 May) published the results of its latest Quarterly survey of registered providers’ financial health. The report covers the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021. The sector remained financially healthy over the quarter and the financial year despite the pressures caused by…
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United Kingdom – Work to develop a vaccine for cattle and to vaccinate badgers is underway as new measures to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in England by 2038 have been announced by the Environment Secretary George Eustice. A five-year badger vaccination programme in East Sussex has been awarded £2.27 million to enable farmers to deploy…
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Nigeria – Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State speaking at the Management Retreat of the Ministry of Justice during his unscheduled visit to the venue of the retreat on Saturday 22nd May 2021.… Shares Vision of a New Lagos with Justice Ministry The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on Public Officers…
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Nigeria – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu remains committed to supporting individuals, groups and institutions in sustaining the State’s cultural heritage. The assertion was made by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Solomon Bonu, at a seminar organised in commemoration of the Y2021 World Culture Day, themed: “Effects of…
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Nigeria – Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs has disclosed that it has registered a total of 400 money lenders across the State in the last two years, just as it confirmed the receipt of 74 applications for naturalisation on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Home Affairs within the same period. The State Commissioner…
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United Kingdom – Joint Statement by the Secretary of State of the United States of America, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and Italy on the presidential election in Syria: We, the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America…
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