The Federal Government has set a new date for the Nigeria @60 Jubilee Special Award ceremony.
According to a statement made available on Monday by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, which was signed by the minister’s media aide, Ifedayo Sayo, the ceremony will hold on September 30, 2021, at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The statement which was titled, “Nigeria@60 Award Ceremony Holds Sept 30,” read in part, “The Federal Government has fixed a new date for the Nigeria@60 Jubilee Special Award ceremony. It will take place on Thursday, September 30, 2021.”
The award was earlier scheduled to hold on September 3, 2021, before it was postponed by the committee charged with the planning of the ceremony.
The statement read that the award ceremony is planned as part of the Jubilee celebrations of the nation’s independence and it is designed to honour 60 notable Nigerians who have made an impact in the country.
The special award ceremony is being organized by the Ownership Subcommittee of the Nigeria@60 Committee in collaboration with a media and digital communication firm, Say It Loud Limited chaired by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo.
A day after being spurned by Kansas City Southern, Canadian National railroad is facing additional pressure from a major investor who wants CN to abandon its effort to buy the U.S. railroad.
The London-based investment firm TCI Fund — which owns about 5% of CN’s stock and about 8% of rival Canadian Pacific’s shares — said Monday that it is calling for a special CN shareholder meeting where it plans to nominate four new directors.
TCI has said it thinks CN should overhaul its board, get a new CEO and refocus its efforts on improving its own operations.
“History has shown that with the right leadership railroads can be improved quickly. TCI’s independent and highly skilled nominees, if elected, will help lead and guide the selection of a new CEO,” said Chris Hohn, TCI founder and managing partner.
TCI has said that a former CN executive who also served as Union Pacific’s head of operations for several years, Jim Vena, should be named CN’s next CEO.
Currently, CN is led by JJ Ruest, who has been president and chief executive since July 2018. Ruest has been with the railroad since 1996.
Canadian National officials did not immediately respond Monday to TCI’s call for a special meeting, but the railroad said Sunday that it would evaluate all of its strategic options after Kansas City Southern picked Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion offer over CN’s higher bid.
Canadian National had bid $33.6 billion to acquire Kansas City Southern but regulators rejected a key part of its plan last month.
Under the terms of its merger agreement with KCS, CN still has five business days to respond and possibly sweeten its offer.
A private utility is launching a more than $24 million water main replacement project in northwestern Indiana.
Indiana American Water plans to replace steel and cast-iron pipes in Gary that are older and have broken frequently, the (Northwest Indiana).
About five miles of pipe dating back to the early 1900s are expected to be retired while 11 miles of new water mains will be installed.
“When we purchased this system more than two decades ago, we knew significant investments were needed,” Indiana American Water President Matt Prine said. “Since that time, we have already invested more than $400 million in our water infrastructure in northwest Indiana.”
The investments are expected to improve the reliability of the utility’s distribution system and enhance system flows and firefighting capabilities across Lake and Porter counties, Prine added.
Gary Mayor Jerome Prince said investing in water infrastructure is critical to the success of Gary and all of northwestern Indiana.
“Water from Indiana American Water sourced from Lake Michigan is considered a premium product in the region and is a key part of the high quality of life we depend on every day,” Prince said.
Indiana American Water also has been working to remove about 55,000 lead service lines across the state that were commonly used in construction before World War II.
About two-thirds of the lead water lines are located in northwestern Indiana.
If you’ve tried the keto diet, you’re familiar with how restrictive it can be it’s why, despite its weight loss benefits, keto can be hard to stick to.
Now, there’s a new diet trend, called the satiating diet, that’s touted to have similar benefits to keto, but without excluding entire food groups like carbs.
According to a report in Scientific American, the “satiating diet” has been shown to help people manage their weight and health, by using “healthy foods that are especially satiating; that is, foods that create feelings of fullness and satisfaction.” Sounds good, right?
The author of the report, Shirin Panahi, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher of physical education and kinesiology at Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, says that foods high in protein (like lean meat and fish) and high in fiber (like whole grains, fruits and vegetables), as well as healthy fats (like those found in avocados, for example), probiotic-rich dairy products, and capsaicin, the substance that makes peppers spicy (and is known to satisfy hunger) are
The whole idea of the satiating diet is that no food group is totally off-limits, but you should be focusing on foods that provide high-nutrient content while being super filling at the same time so you don’t feel deprived.
“What’s so special about these foods is that each of them possesses specific characteristics that benefit our health either by decreasing hunger, reducing body fat, lowering blood sugar, improving blood pressure or increasing metabolism,” Panahi says.
Eating this way all the time could be a simple way to maintain a healthy weight. According to a 2017 study in the British Journal of Nutrition in which participants followed either the satiating diet (eating 20 to 25 percent protein, 45-50 percent carbs and 30-35 percent fats) or a normal diet (eating 10 to 15 percent protein, 55-60 percent carbs and 30 percent fats), those on the satiating plan lost more weight and body fat, felt fuller and were better able to stick to the diet, which is really half the battle.
Of course, one successful study (which was also small, with only 69 male participants) doesn’t mean the satiating diet will work for everyone. But it sounds like a smart way to eat for overall health—whether you’re trying to lose weight or not.
For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists.
SpaceX’s first private flight will be led by a 38-year-old entrepreneur who’s bankrolling the entire trip. He’s taking two sweepstakes winners with him on the three-day, round-the-world trip, along with a health care worker who survived childhood cancer.
They’ll ride alone in a fully automated Dragon capsule, the same kind that SpaceX uses to send astronauts to and from the International Space Station for NASA. But the chartered flight won’t be going there.
Set to launch Wednesday night from Kennedy Space Center, the two men and two women will soar 100 miles (160 kilometers) higher than the space station, aiming for an altitude of 357 miles (575 kilometers), just above the current position of the Hubble Space Telescope.
By contrast, Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson and Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos briefly skimmed space during their short rides in July — Branson reached 53 miles (86 kilometers) while Bezos hit 66 miles up (106 kilometers).
As the private flight’s benefactor, Jared Isaacman, sees it: “This is the first step toward a world where everyday people can go and venture among the stars.”
A Louisiana man who is the oldest living World War II veteran in the United States has marked his 112th birthday.
Lawrence Brooks celebrated Sunday with a drive-by party at his New Orleans home hosted by the National World War II Museum, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
He also received greetings from Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, who tweeted, “Mr. Brooks, the entire state of Louisiana thanks you for your service and we all wish you a joyous birthday.”
The museum has previously hosted parties for Brooks, although the coronavirus pandemic has caused those events to shift to drive-by celebrations for the past two years.
This year’s festivities included a Jeep parade, a live performance from the museum vocal trio and entertainment from New Orleans musicians. The city also recognized Brooks’ birthday with an official proclamation.
Born in Norwood, Louisiana, in 1909, Brooks has lived in New Orleans since 1929. Drafted in 1940, he was a private in the Army’s mostly Black 91st Engineer Battalion, a unit that was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines and built infrastructure such as bridges, roads and airstrips.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed Saturday, October 2 to conduct its state congresses across the country.
National Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator James Akpanudoedehe, announced this in a statement on Monday.
He added that the party’s leadership has scheduled Wednesday to commence the sale of forms for the exercise.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress closed Friday, September 10, 2021, in Marseille, France and online, setting the nature conservation agenda for the next decade and beyond.
The IUCN Congress urged governments to implement a nature-based recovery from the pandemic, investing at least 10% of global recovery funds in nature, and adopted a series of resolutions and commitments to urgently address the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises.
“The IUCN Congress acts as a unique, inclusive global environmental parliament, where governments, NGOs and Indigenous Peoples all have a voice. The decisions taken here in Marseille will drive action to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises in the crucial decade to come.
Collectively, IUCN’s Members are sending a powerful message to Glasgow and Kunming: the time for fundamental change is now,” said Dr Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director-General.
Resolutions democratically adopted by IUCN Members include a call to protect 80% of the Amazon by 2025, to halt deep-sea mining across the oceans, and for the global community to adopt an ambitious One Health approach.
The active participation of Indigenous Peoples’ Organisation Members in IUCN’s democratic process led to a focus on indigenous peoples’ rights and role in conservation in many resolutions.
In total, IUCN’s more than 1,500 Members adopted 148 resolutions and recommendations, 39 through a vote at the IUCN Congress in Marseille, and 109 through online voting prior to the event.
Among the decisions taken in Marseille was a resolution for IUCN to create a Climate Crisis Commission, to complement the Union’s existing six Commissions.
In the closing session of the IUCN Congress, the Union’s state, non-governmental and Indigenous Peoples’ organisation Members adopted the Marseille Manifesto, including the commitment to implement the first self-determined IUCN Global Indigenous Agenda.
Commitments announced by state and non-state actors at the IUCN Congress include:
France’s commitment to achieve 30% of protected areas nationally by 2022, and 5% of its Mediterranean maritime area under strong protection by 2027;
Over 30 subnational governments, cities, partner organisations and IUCN agreed to expand universal access to high-quality green spaces and to enhance urban biodiversity in 100 cities, representing around 100 million citizens by 2025, and assessing their impact according to the Urban Biodiversity Index;
Under the leadership of Western Indian Ocean states, IUCN and partners committed to support the Great Blue Wall Initiative, the first regionally connected network to develop a regenerative blue economy to the benefit of 70 million people, while conserving and restoring marine and coastal biodiversity
Members also approved a new programme for IUCN for the next four years and elected new IUCN leadership, including the Union’s new President, Razan Al Mubarak.
Anthony Joshua says he “needs” to fight Tyson Fury before he retires, as he prepares for his latest title defence against Oleksandr Usyk.
The WBO, WBA (Super) and IBF champion takes on Usyk later this month at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and is hopeful he can fight Fury next.
“Do I need Tyson Fury on my record? I need it,”
“Fight good fighters and they bring out the best of you.”
Talks over an undisputed title fight collapsed during the summer, but Joshua says a showdown with Fury is hugely important to him.
“We need it for boxing,” he adds.
“Training camp is hard. To get better is very difficult in boxing. To fight Tyson Fury is a big challenge.
“I’m going to put that pressure on myself to actually get better. But it’s what we all need, I need it. Come on, let’s see how good I am.
“Let’s see how far I can take myself during this period. It’ll be a good challenge mentally. Not about him, but because I actually want to do well.
“When I wake up in the morning early and I’m tired, my body’s battered, I still go out and do what I do. It’s great rewards and only someone like Fury can give that to me.”
Fury fights Deontay Wilder in their trilogy clash next month and both heavyweights will need to win their respective bouts for the undisputed bout to go ahead next year.
Usyk, 34, was an undisputed champion at cruiserweight and has two wins at heavyweight, including a points victory over veteran Derek Chisora.
“The pressure’s back on,” Joshua said of their forthcoming meeting.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host boxing’s first major stadium fight in the UK since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
With over 60,000 fans expected, Joshua revealed he had just one regret in his boxing career.
“When I watch my first fight against Emanuele Leo, I was so bad,” he said.
“I wish I started earlier – I’d be much better. If I had started in 2000 then by 2010, I would have been a lot better. And when I started my pro journey, in three years I would have been the man I am today.
“I would have been more experienced, more seasoned.”
A tearful Novak Djokovic lost the US Open final and the chance for a calendar sweep of the majors but said the love he felt from the crowd meant “as much as winning 21 Grand Slams”.
Djokovic, bidding to become the first man in more than 50 years to win all four tennis majors in the same year, losy 6-4, 6-4, 5–4 to Danil Medvedev in Sunday’s final.
The world number one, who has never garnered the same support from the stands as his big rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, was brought to tears by the Arthur Ashe Stadium’s raucous reaction towards the end of the third set.
Having broken Medvedev’s serve and then holding for 5-4, there was a huge roar at the changeover as the Serb regained a glimmer of hope after being 5-2 down.
And while Djokovic failed to surpass the Grand Slam title tallies of Federer and Nadal – the trio remaining locked on 20 majors each – he said the warmth he felt made him as happy as if he had.
“Even though I have not won the match, my heart is filled with joy and I am the happiest man alive because you guys made me feel very special on the court,” he said in an emotional on-court interview.
“You guys touched my soul.”
Djokovic was visibly emotional during a change of ends in the third set after receiving a loud ovation from the New York crowd
The New York support has not been the kindest to three-time champion Djokovic in the past, particularly when he has faced Federer, like for instance in the 2015 final won by the Serb.
That has been the case at other major venues, where he has not enjoyed the adoration heaped, for example, on Federer at Wimbledon or Nadal at Roland Garros, often cast as villain rather than hero.
However, the majority of the 23,000 fans inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium were behind him from the first shot in his ultimately unsuccessful bid to make history against Russia’s Medvedev.
Djokovic added: “Of course, part of me is very sad. It’s a tough one to swallow, this loss, I mean, considering everything that was on the line.
“But on the other hand I felt something I never felt in my life here in New York. The amount of support and energy and love I got from the crowd was something I’ll remember forever.
There were tears in Djokovic’s eyes at the start of the game following the changeover
“The emotion, the energy was so strong. I mean, it’s as strong as winning 21 Grand Slams. That’s how I felt, honestly. I felt very, very special. These are the kind of moments that you cherish.”
Not since Rod Laver won all four Grand Slams in 1969 has a male player achieved the feat and Djokovic, now 34, may consider this was his best, and perhaps last, chance to match the Australian.
Afterwards, Djokovic admitted to feeling “relief” that his quest for the calendar Slam, a target that gathered more and more steam as the year progressed, was over.
“The build-up for this tournament, everything mentally, emotionally I had to deal with throughout the tournament in the last couple of weeks was just a lot,” he said.
“It was a lot to handle. I was just glad that finally the run is over. At the same time I felt sadness, disappointment, and also gratitude for the crowd and for that special moment they created.”
Former British number one Laura Robson, commentating on the final as a pundit for BBC Radio 5 Live, felt Djokovic paid the price for the exertions of a long year in which he also reached the semi-finals at the Olympics.
“We are so used to him winning these Grand Slam finals over and over again but he just had nothing left in the tank, nothing left to give,” Robson said.
“There was that lovely moment towards the end when the crowd supported him like that and gave him all the credit that he’s been asking for.
“There was so much pressure on him – we think he’s superhuman and we expect him to make history time and time again but it just goes to show that it is so, so tough out there.
Djokovic was also emotional during the post-match presentation
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