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CBN finances Lagos blue line rail project with N110bn

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CBN finances Lagos blue line rail project with N110bn

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said it is financing the Lagos State blue line rail project with a total of N110 billion under its Real Sector Support Facility (RSSF) Differentiated Cash Reserve Requirement (DCRR) intervention fund.

Already, the CBN has provided N60 billion out of which N45 billion has been disbursed and N50 billion will be made available in the second tranche.

Yusuf Philip Yila, director, development finance department of the CBN made this known during a tour of the blue line rail project in Marina Lagos.

The blue line rail project, which is currently under construction by the Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) is expected to be completed in the last quarter of 2022.

Today In History – Oct. 15 –  1900 – Parham’s Students At Bethel Bible School Spoke In Tongues

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Today In History – Oct. 15 –  1900 – Parham’s Students At Bethel Bible School Spoke In Tongues

1581 Commissioned by Catherine de’ Medici, the 1st ballet “Ballet Comique de la Reine” is staged in Paris

1582 Gregorian calendar introduced in Spain, Portugal and pontifical states, after skipping 10 days after Oct 4 to sync the calendar

1582 With the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal, October 5th becomes October 15th.

1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on island of St Helena to begin his exile

1894 Rainisoalambo, a diviner on Madagascar, throws away all his amulets and apparatus of divination. The night before, wretched with ulcers, he had called out to the God of Norwegian missionaries and sensed he must get rid of his sorcerous props. Doing so today, he immediately feels a weight lift off him. He knows that he has become a new man and begins reading the Bible. As he assimilates the message of the New Tesament, he will begin soul-winning. A group calling themselves “Disciples of the Lord” will form around him and become an evangelistic force on the island.

1900 Parham’s Students at Bethel Bible School Spoke in Tongues1932 Gladys Aylward sails from Liverpool bent on bringing the gospel to China despite being told by mission boards she is not fit for the task. Her heroic adventures and rescue of over one hundred orphans will inspire the film Inn of the Sixth Happiness.1969 Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war

1993 Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk awarded the Nobel Peace PrizeToday’s Historical Events
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1977 Debbie Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” goes #1 & stays #1 for 10 weeksToday in Sport

1989 Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe as NHL’s all time top scorer

Would you believe this fact about today? Would You Believe?
11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Abraham Lincoln telling him to grow a beard, on this day in 1860

US Air Force Testing Unarmed Version Of Quadrupled Robot

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US Air Force Testing Unarmed Version Of Quadrupled Robot

The US military may be getting a dog-like quadrupled robot armed with a sniper rifle.

The robot, developed by Ghost Robotics of Philadelphia, is a new version of its Vision series of legged robots.

The US Air Force is currently testing an unarmed version of these robots for use as perimeter security at the Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.

Ghost Robotics displayed the armed version at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army held in Washington DC this week.

The robot is fitted with a Special Purpose Unmanned Rifle pod from Sword Defense, with a powerful 6.5mm sniper rifle.

This has day and night cameras and an effective range of 1200 metres.

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Ghost Robotics has been developing quadruped robots since 2015 and has previously shown off versions fitted with additions including arms for bomb disposal and a disruptor, a shotgun-like device for disabling bombs.

The robots are highly mobile, able to cross rugged terrain that might be difficult for wheeled and tracked machines, and can operate with a high degree of autonomy.

For example, the perimeter patrol robots are able to follow a pre-set route, deviating where necessary to avoid obstacles, and alerting a human operator when they encounter something unexpected such as a possible intruder.

Duke Of Cambridge Advocates For Earth Solutions Before Space Trips

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Duke Of Cambridge Advocates For Earth Solutions Before Space Trips

Britain’s Prince William has criticized some of the world’s richest men for using their wealth to fund a new space race and space tourism rather than trying to fix the problems on Earth instead.

William voiced his disapproval in an interview with the BBC aired Thursday, a day after the former “Star Trek” actor William Shatner became the oldest man to fly to space, in a rocket funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

“We need some of the world’s greatest brains and minds fixed on trying to repair this planet, not trying to find the next place to go and live,” said William, who is second-in-line to the British throne.

On Wednesday, the 90-year-old Shatner, who is best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the 1960s television series “Star Trek,” briefly flew into space with Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin.

Billionaires Elon Musk and Richard Branson are also pumping resources into their own space ambitions.

China To Embark On Longest Crewed Space Mission

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China To Embark On Longest Crewed Space Mission

China is preparing to send three astronauts to live on its space station for six months — a new milestone for a program that has advanced rapidly in recent years.

It will be China’s longest crewed space mission and set a record for the most time spent in space by Chinese astronauts.

The Shenzhou-13 spaceship is expected to be launched into space on a Long March-2F rocket early Saturday morning from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China.

The first crew who served a 90-day mission aboard the main Tianhe core module of the space station returned in mid-September.

The new crew has two veterans of space travel. Pilot Zhai Zhigang, 55, performed China’s first spacewalk.

Wang Yaping, 41, and the only woman on the mission, carried out experiments and led a science class in real-time while traveling on one of China’s earlier experimental space stations.

Ye Guangfu, 41, will be traveling into space for the first time.

Nadal Still Unclear About Return To Action From Injury

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Nadal Still Unclear About Return To Action From Injury

Former tennis world number one Rafael Nadal has admitted he does not know when he will return to action after injury.

The 35-year-old Spaniard last featured in August at the Citi Open in Washington when he had to take a break to recover from a persistent foot injury.

He missed the Tokyo Olympics as a result, and there is no sign of a comeback as the end of the season comes into view.Speaking in his hometown of Mallorca, Nadal said that he is not rushing his rehabilitation because he wants to recover properly.

“I want to recover from this injury in good condition,” he explained.“I don’t know when I will play again, I work a lot every day, I follow a specific plan with a marked roadmap and with very clear objectives.“I will not say what those objectives are, because there are always things that I can’t control one hundred percent, but inside my head I’m clear on what my objectives are and I trust that things will follow a positive course.“I am in a process of recovery, of work, with a progressive increase in loads and the sensations are not measured daily.“You have to be a little cautious, look a little in the medium term.”Nadal is not due to return this season, and has just two, relatively minor titles to his name for 2021 – the Barcelona Open and Rome Masters.

New Study Shows Carbon Emissions Rebounding Strongly Across World’s 20 Richest Nations

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New Study Shows Carbon Emissions Rebounding Strongly Across World’s 20 Richest Nations

Carbon emissions are rebounding strongly and are rising across the world’s 20 richest nations, according to a new study.

The Climate Transparency Report says that CO2 will go up by 4% across the G20 group this year, having dropped 6% in 2020 due to the pandemic.

China, India and Argentina are set to exceed their 2019 emissions levels.

The authors say that the continued use of fossil fuels is undermining efforts to rein in temperatures.

With just two weeks left until the critical COP26 climate conference opens in Glasgow, the task facing negotiators is stark.

One of the key goals of the gathering is to take steps to keep the important 1.5C temperature threshold alive and within reach.

With the world currently around 1.1C warmer than pre-industrial times, limiting future incremental increases is extremely challenging.

If Glasgow is going to succeed on this question, then the countries that create the most carbon will have to put ambitious policies into place.

The evidence from this new report is that it isn’t happening fast enough.

The G20 group is responsible for around 75% of global emissions, which fell significantly last year as economies were closed down in response to Covid-19.

But this year’s rebound is being powered by fossil fuel, especially coal.

According to the report, compiled by 16 research organisations and environmental campaign groups, coal use across the G20 is projected to rise by 5% this year.

This is mainly due to China who are responsible for around 60% of the rise, but increases in coal are also taking place in the US and India.

Coal use in China has surged with the country experiencing increased demand for energy as the global economy has recovered.

Coal prices are up nearly 200% from a year ago.

This in turn has seen power cuts as it became uneconomical for coal-fired electricity plants generate electricity in recent months.

With the Chinese government announcing a change in policy this week to allow these power plants to charge market rates for their energy, the expectation is that this will spur even more coal use this year.

When it comes to gas, the Climate Transparency Report finds that use is up by 12% across the G20 in the 2015-2020 period.

Handball Premier League To Kick-Off Oct 20 In Abuja

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Handball Premier League To Kick-Off Oct 20 In Abuja

The 2021 Handball Premier League will commence on October 20 and run till November 4 at the Indoor Sports Hall, Package B of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.

The top-tier league in Nigeria, in its 4th edition, will feature 22 teams (12 male, 10 female) that will compete on round-robin basis for a chance to win the competition.

There will be live streaming of matches on HFN TV or Facebook and the Handball Federation of Nigeria YouTube channel.

Secretary-General of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Alhaji Maigidansanma Mohammed has emphasised the need for teams to conclude registration before the weekend.

“It’s going to be a better competition than last season and that is why I urge participating teams to ensure that they complete their transfer registrations so that there won’t be any hitches ahead of the commencement of the league,” Alhaji Maigidansanma said.

Returning President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Samuel Ocheho has assured that this year’s edition will be used to improve on talent discovery and development.

“The Prudent Energy Handball Premier League 2021 will be better than the previous season and for us as a federation, we thank Prudent Energy And Services for keeping faith with us for the past four years,” Ocheho said.

“This will afford us the opportunity to continue to discover new talents with great potentials and help them to maximize it. We will not relent until we do so,” Ocheho concluded.

Promoted teams in the male category are Tojemarine of Lagos, champions of the National Division One League which was held in Benin City, Edo State and Police Machine while in the female category, Bayelsa Queens and Confluence Queens will join the league after their promotion from the National Division One League.

Over 13,200 Boko Haram terrorists surrender in Northeast – Army

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Over 13,200 Boko Haram terrorists surrender in Northeast – Army

At least 13,243 Boko Haram terrorists and their family members have so far surrendered to troops at different locations in the Northeast, the Nigerian military said on Thursday.

The military said the feat achieved is as a result of the series of operations conducted across the North East theatre which reduced the operational capabilities of the insurgents; an indication that the Nigerian troop is winning the war against terrorism.

Bernard Onyeuko (Brigadier General), the acting director, Defence Media operations (DMO) who made this known in Abuja while giving a breakdown of the activities of troops between 1st and 14th October, said those who surrendered comprised 3,243 adult males, 3,868 adult females and 6,234 children.

He added that within the period, 38 assorted weapons and 968 rounds of assorted ammunition as well as 48 rustled livestock among several other items were said to have been recovered in the region by troops of Operation Hadin Kai.

Transfer Update: Chelsea To Re-Sign Eden Hazard

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Transfer Update: Chelsea To Re-Sign Eden Hazard

Chelsea Football Club are set to re-sign their former player Eden Hazard from Real Madrid following a spate of injuries the club battles with.

Chelsea’s Sporting Director, Marina Granovskaia has made it clear that the club will not re-sign the player for any fee above £34million.

The Blues will try to re-sign their former talisman in the January or summer transfer windows.

Meanwhile, Hazard who left Chelsea in 2019 has struggled with injuries since joining Real Madrid.

While Real Madrid hoped the Belgian international would be a suitable replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, Hazard has only managed to score 4 goals in 37 matches.

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