As Nigeria continues to flaunt its economic potentials to other members of the international community in a bid to attract foreign investors, economic affairs commentators have warned that unless conscious efforts are put in place to defend the sanctity of the previous investment decisions undertaken by the successive administrations, various road shows put in place to attract new investors will amount to playing to the gallery.
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its downstream and marketing subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) have said that reports of imminent scarcity of petrol in some parts of the country were false.
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The Jehovah's Witness religion and Mormonism both began in 19th-century America, and a single person founded each: Joseph Smith founded the Mormon faith and Charles Taze Russell founded the Witnesses. They both are Christian denominations whose followers believe others misinterpreted the true teachings of Jesus, and they both heavily emphasize spreading their faith around the world. However, beliefs on divinity, afterlife and texts differ substantially.
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A picture was shown off on the service’s Twitter feed, with the caption: “Latest Dubai Police patrols, now at your service.” It was widely re-tweeted with the hashtag “#onlyinDubai”. Local media suggested the £260,000 car, which has a V12 engine, a maximum speed of 217mph and accelerates from 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds, would be more used as a marketing device than as a standard patrol car.
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More than 400 eminent scientists from 80 countries around the world have announced their backing for an ambitious global plan to eradicate polio, a disease that once paralysed and killed millions. Despite security threats and doubts about funding, scientists say the aim of ending polio so that “no child will ever again be crippled by this disease” is achievable.
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Samsung claims the device will have an HD screen that allows two applications to run side-by-side, including video, but no details have been released about whether this will mean 720p or 1080p. The company launched its 5.3" Galaxy Note in 2011, creating the "phablet" market of mobile phones that have such large screens that they could almost claim to be tablet devices. But the Galaxy Mega is Samsung's largest mobile phone yet (confusingly, the upcoming Galaxy Note 8.0, although it has an 8" screen, is marketed as a tablet with the ability to make phone calls).
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Right now, it's nothing more than an empty plot of land, covered by just a few shrubs and the odd Neem tree. But within a few years, these grass plains just outside Accra, Ghana, could be transformed into a fertile breeding ground for world-class innovation. Earlier this month, Ghanaian president John Mahama launched Hope City, a $10 billion high-tech hub aiming to foster technological growth and attract major players in the global ICT industry to the West African country.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Before the Chinese amateur Guan Tianlang hit his first competitive shot at Augusta National Golf Club, everybody with whom he crossed paths offered glowing assessments of his game, each compliment piling up until a great wall of expectations had been constructed around his Masters debut. Phil Mickelson said he could not believe how well the 14-year-old Guan putted. Tiger Woods praised his pinpoint accuracy with his hybrid club. Jack Nicklaus commented on his poise and politeness. A patron who watched Guan play in the par-3 contest turned to a friend and said, “Can you imagine a 14-year-old wearing a green jacket?”
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CHICAGO — If you laid the Knicks’ top six big men from end to end, you would get 41 feet and 4 inches of pain, and enough sore necks, feet, knees and ankles to fill a modest orthopedic ward. The Knicks stepped onto the United Center court Thursday night without any of them, having arrived without the services of Amar’e Stoudemire’s right knee, Kenyon Martin’s left ankle, Tyson Chandler’s neck, Kurt Thomas’ right foot and the two left feet belonging to Marcus Camby and Rasheed Wallace.
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The Glo Soccer Academy finalists on a training tour of the Manchester United Soccer Academy have defeated the Irlam and Cadished College Football Team 1-0. In an action packed 90-minute match played at the college's pitch, the Glo Soccer Academy boys showed class and grit to beat their hosts. The match offered the Glo Dream Team an opportunity to practice all they had learnt in a real match situation.
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