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World Bank Report Applauds Nigeria on Improvement on Gender Equality | ThisDay
A new World Bank report has acknowledged Nigeria alongside Kenya and Ethiopia as countries with “very few barriers” to women’s entrepreneurship and employment in the areas monitored.
The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2016 report which was released on Wednesday also found that 18 economies in the world, including Namibia and South Africa, have no legal barriers to women in the areas assessed.
Chibok girls dispersed, some married off & appointing ministers tough, says Buhari | Vanguard
MORE than 513 days after the abduction of the Chibok Secondary School girls in Borno State, hopes of rescuing the girls en bloc vaporized as President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, disclosed that they have been dispersed and some of them, especially Christians, married off against their faith.
President Buhari made the comments in an interview on BBC Hausa service on Tuesday.
We are beautiful too, say women from immigrant backgrounds | BBC
Who decides what beauty is?
BBC Trending meets the young women from Arab-American and other immigrant backgrounds, who are sharing selfies to say that while their looks may not be mainstream, they are also beautiful.
NNPC to remodel refineries | The Nation
The National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) will remodel the nation’s four refineries, its Group Managing Director, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachukwu said yesterday.
The Refineries are in Port-Harcourt (two), the Warri Refinery and Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company, KRPC.
Dr Kachukwu spoke after touring the various units of the Kaduna refinery. He lamented that with what he has seen, the four refineries cannot take Nigeria anywhere.
Apple Introduces iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus | TechCity
Apple has announced iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the most advanced iPhones ever, adding a powerful new dimension to iPhone’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface. The new iPhones introduce 3D Touch, which senses force to enable intuitive new ways to access features and interact with content. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus feature Retina® HD displays made from the strongest glass on any smartphone and 7000 series aluminum, the same alloy used in the aerospace industry, in gorgeous metallic finishes that now include rose gold.