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[Leadership] The federal government through the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has signed a landmark agreement with OCP of Morocco for development of $1.4 billion plant to produce Ammonia and Diammonium Phosphate under its Gas Industrialisation Strategy in Akwa Ibom State.
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D.C. Ban on Indoor Dining Begins Wednesday Night
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Kofi Awoonor
Kofi Awoonor , original name George Kofi Awoonor Williams (born March 13, 1935, Weta, Gold Coast [now Ghana]—died September 21, 2013, Nairobi, Kenya), Ghanaian novelist and poet whose verse has been widely translated and
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A Timeline of California’s Efforts to Equalize Access to the Internet - L.A. Focus News
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, California legislators are making strides toward addressing and alleviating systemic inequalities brought to light during the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, several bills have been introduced in the state Legislature
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Partnerships Pave a Path to Strengthen Recovery After Irma and Maria
Hurricane recovery projects are taking shape to make facilities used every day by Virgin Islanders more resilient through support of $3.27 billion from FEMA.
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Hospitals confront water shortages in winter storm aftermath - Black News Channel
By JUAN LOZANO, JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday as the region carried on with recovery efforts in the wake of a devastating winter storm, and the weather offered a balmy respite — temperatures as high
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Chuck Schumer: ‘I Believe That Democracy Is at Risk and We Cannot Fail’
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7 Officers Suspended in Suffocation Death; Protesters Unswayed
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How Trump and the Right’s anti-vaccine propaganda is killing Black people
As the COVID-19 variant strain begins to spread throughout the nation, almost 99% of the time it attacks the unvaccinated.... View Article The post How Trump and the Right’s anti-vaccine propaganda is killing Black people appeared first on TheGrio.
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Koeman faces scrutiny after PSG halt Barcelona revival
BARCELONA — Ronald Koeman said Barcelona were not ready yet to win the biggest trophies but Paris Saint-Germain showed them on Tuesday how far they have to go. Kylian Mbappe ran riot at Camp Nou, his hat-trick signing off one of the great individual performances of the Champions League era and
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Madigan: Members violating safety precautions could face removal from session | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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'Lovecraft Country' Writer Ihuoma Ofordire Dishes On The Creepiest Episode Of The Series
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Local Organization to Honor Black Women in Construction   | The Michigan Chronicle
Photo courtesy of Pexels   The National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) has been around for 30 years, celebrating the legacy of women who have claimed their spot in the male-dominated arena. Founded in Florida in 1991, NABWIC sets out to address and combat challenges Black women
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Pharmacy deserts expose racial and socioeconomic gap in vaccine access - TheGrio
The racial disparities that contributed to the disproportionate deaths of Black Americans from COVID-19 may also play a part in... View Article The post Pharmacy deserts expose racial and socioeconomic gap in vaccine access appeared first on TheGrio.
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1 Officer Indicted in Breonna Taylor Case; Not for Her Death – Free Press of Jacksonville
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A look at the midnight ride of Paul Revere on April 18-19 - L.A. Focus News
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Kenya: Thousands of Fish Killed in River Tana's Environmental Disaster
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SoFi Stadium Cancels AHF’s World AIDS Day Event - Los Angeles Sentinel
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A Focused Donald Trump Can Still Pull It Out.
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No mercy for corrupt Gauteng govt officials, vows Makhura | News24
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Somalia's Only Female Presidential Candidate Says Time for Women to Lead Nation
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Black CNN Reporter Speaks Out After Being Arrested On-Air Amid Minneapolis Protests
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28-Year-Old Millionaire, Jeff Badu, Educates Youth on Financial Literacy. | Chicago Defender
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