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Senators’ defection a blow to Nigeria’s Buhari

Bloomberg Nigeria’s ruling party lost its majority in the Senate after more than a dozen lawmakers defected to the main opposition group, dealing a blow to President Muhammadu Buhari before he seeks re-election in seven months. A group of 15 senators quit the All Progressives Congress to join the People’s Democratic Party, Senate President Bukola Saraki said in the capital, ...

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First UAE-made satellite set to be launched before 2018 end

ABU DHABI / WAM Preparations are in full swing to launch KhalifaSat, the first satellite fully built in the UAE by a team of highly qualified Emirati engineers, into orbit before the end of the year from the ground station in Japan aboard the rocket, H-IIA, revealed Director-General of the UAE Space Agency. “The UAE Space Agency is planning to ...

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Etihad Airways signs deal to promote values of tolerance, coexistence

ABU DHABI / WAM The Office of the Minister of Tolerance and Etihad Airways have signed a cooperation agreement to promote the values of tolerance, coexistence and respect for diversity. The agreement between the two parties seeks to promote these values in a more sustainable and enriching manner among different nationalities, cultures and religions via community projects in national and ...

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