Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, is unlikely to face the EU’s tech regulations designed to limit Big Tech’s power, as it does not meet the criteria for classification as a ‘gatekeeper,’ according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Peace Council engages community leaders to bridge communication gap
The National Peace Council has engaged some community level stakeholders in the Upper East Region as part of measures to bridge the communication gap between the communities and the district assemblies.
This is to enhance collaboration and understan…
Read MoreNigeria’s road to vaccine self-sufficiency: The challenges, prospects
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has long struggled with a critical healthcare challenge-dependence on imported vaccines. Huge population comes with the need to meet huge vaccine needs.
Among the vaccine-preventable diseases are polio, choler…
Read MoreCustoms boss tasks new management on mentorship
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has tasked the newly confirmed Deputy Comptroller-Generals (DCG) and Assistant Comptroller-Generals (ACG) on mentoring the service’s personnel.
Adeniyi made the call durin…
Read MoreFlood: Lead efforts in rebuilding Maiduguri, Zorro urges media
Alhaji Sani Zorro, a former National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has appealed to the media to lead the efforts in rebuilding Maiduguri after the city’s devastation by flood.
Zorro made the appeal in an interview with the News…
Read MoreSouth Sudan delays elections, extends transition period by 2 years
South Sudan’s transitional government on Friday announced the postponement of long-delayed elections and extended the transition period by two years after failing to meet key provisions of a peace agreement.
This is the second time the country, which…
Read MoreUrgent: At least 2 killed, 29 injured in train collision in Egypt: media
At least two people were killed and 29 others injured on Saturday in a two-train collision in Sharqiya Province north of the Egyptian capital Cairo, official Ahram newspaper reported. Enditem
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Read MoreEconomic Watch: German businesses look to stronger supply chain cooperation with China
China is the prior choice for German companies to organize global supply chains and industry layouts,” “We deeply appreciate China’s push for higher-level openness,” and “We hope China and Germany can work together to maintain the stability and smooth…
Read MoreIMF says worries that China’s external surpluses result from industrial policies are “incomplete”
Worries that China’s external surpluses result from industrial policies reflect “an incomplete view,” and trade balances in China and the United States are primarily driven by domestic macro forces, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a new …
Read MoreDon urges leveraging China-Nigeria media cooperation to strengthen bilateral relations
Prof. Sheriff Ibrahim, Director of Contemporary Africa-China Research in Nigeria, has called for leveraging China-Nigeria media cooperation to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
Ibrahim, who is also the Head of Department, Poli…
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