NoneDaily Post Nigeria Nigerian President’s state visit to France: Expectations, Opinions Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Opinion Nigerian President’s state visit to France: Expectations, Opinions Published on November 30, 2024 By Daily Post Staff Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is making a three-day state visit to France that is attracting the attention of both local and international observers. The visit comes against the backdrop of a significant increase in French investment in Nigeria, which has doubled in the last decade to 10 billion euros. However, alongside economic issues, more pressing topics such as security and the presence of a foreign military may also be on the agenda. France and Nigeria continue to develop their economic ties, as demonstrated by recent investments in various sectors including energy, agriculture and infrastructure. However, with growing discontent among Nigerians over living standards and economic hardship, the question of how much this visit is really necessary becomes relevant. Another important aspect of the visit is security. Nigeria, facing threats from terrorist groups and internal conflicts, may look to France for support. However, with some Nigerians expressing concerns about the presence of out-of-control military units on the country’s territory, it is clear that sovereignty and security issues play a key role in the discussions. Nigerians are divided over the President’s visit to France. Some express dissatisfaction, believing that the trip will not be of real benefit to the country. One interviewee stated: « I don’t think it’s necessary because to go to France the president will use Nigeria’s resources to pay for the trip. What can France offer us? Sincerely, nothing ». This position emphasises distrust of foreign partners and a focus on domestic problems. Others point out that the president should focus on addressing urgent problems such as poverty and lack of social services. « What I’m waiting for is for him to come back to Nigeria and sit down with his colleagues to sort out the problems in Nigeria and find solutions that will make Nigerians happy, because the Nigerian people are not happy with what’s going on – says one of the citizens. There was also a viewpoint calling for a «return to the roots»: « You know charity begins at home you can’t just think you can count on international support from people who are there to win with your means. I don’t think we should go ahead and strengthen our ties with France. It would be better to go back to your roots, come back home and solve the problems that are slowly eating away at the country ». Such sentiments point to the growing desire of Nigerians for independence and self-sufficiency. President Bola Tinubu’s visit to France raises many questions about the future of Nigeria’s relations with foreign powers. The people’s views and needs must be taken into account. Perhaps Nigeria should focus on domestic issues before deepening cooperation with foreign partners. Lamine Fofana Related Topics: Nigerian President's state visit to France Don't Miss Arabinrin Aderonke: Zacch Adedeji calls for public support for govt policies You may like Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media Ltd‘Cobra Kai’: Thomas Ian Griffith’s Infamous Villain Finally Got to Let It Out in Season 6
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The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has identified 527 buildings as dilapidated for 2024-25 after a city-wide survey. To enhance safety, the NMMC has mandated structural audits for all buildings older than 30 years. Navi Mumbai: To address growing concerns over deteriorating infrastructure, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has identified 527 buildings as dilapidated for the 2024-25 period, following an extensive survey on the structural integrity of buildings throughout the city. As part of ongoing safety measures, the NMMC has introduced a regulation requiring all buildings older than 30 years to undergo a mandatory structural audit. The 30-year threshold is determined based on either the building’s date of first occupancy or the issuance of its occupancy certificate. These audits must be carried out by engineers registered with the NMMC-approved panel. Property owners are required to submit the audit reports to the relevant ward office or the Town Planning department by March 31, 2025. Non-compliance will result in penalties under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act (MMCA), Section 3948 A. Owners failing to submit audits on time will face fines of ₹25,000 or an amount equivalent to their annual property tax, whichever is higher. An initiative to prevent accidents at old building in Navi Mumbai The NMMC’s survey, conducted under Section 264 of the MMCA, aims to improve safety and prevent potential accidents from structural failures. In a related development, the civic body has also mandated audits for buildings under redevelopment and those under 30 years old. This decision follows reports of manipulated audit reports in the past, with some property owners allegedly altering findings to expedite redevelopment approvals. For buildings availing redevelopment scheme The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has mandated that buildings undergoing redevelopment, those benefiting from redevelopment schemes, or structures less than 30 years old must undergo an audit conducted by IIT Bombay. “There were instances wherein the structural audit report of buildings which were just 15 years old were manipulated to get it declared as dilapidated and get it redeveloped. So, it has been made mandatory by the commissioner to avail the structural audit report through IIT,” said deputy municipal commissioner, encroachment, Dr Rahul Gethe. Click for more latest Delhi news . Also get top headlines and latest news from India and around the world at News9. Harsh Trivedi, working as a Senior Sub Editor at TV9 Network primarily covers news updates from 8 major cosmopolitan cities. Harsh is a language agnostic journalist who is committed to ethical, credible, factual and responsible journalism through his research-driven stories. He talks about ‘Free Press’ and its significance for a free and functional democracy. In his 4.5-year-long TV & Digital journalism journey, Harsh is experienced in covering politics, crime & sports for some of the country’s leading media outlets including Network 18, ITV - NewsX, and The Free Press Journal, with an added experience of on-ground coverage from Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh during the 2023-Five State Vidhan Sabha Elections.Call it Fox & Fiancées: Fox News’ prime-time star Sean Hannity is engaged to “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt. The “Hannity” host popped the question at their home church at Christmas, according to Fox News . The couple’s children — he has two, she has one — “couldn’t be happier” about the engagement, giving their parents their blessing and support, the cable news network said. “We are overjoyed and so thankful to our families for all of their love and support during this wonderful time in our lives,” the Fox News hosts said. The spouses-to-be did not announce the engagement on their social media pages, but Earhardt marked the holiday with an Instagram carousel of Christmas photos that featured Hannity. “Merry Christmas. Happy Birthday, Jesus. 2024 has been a very special year. #christmas #merrychristmas,” she wrote Wednesday. Although it’s unclear exactly when Earhardt, 48, and Hannity, 62, began dating, the private couple said they bonded over their deep faith. They have reportedly been spotted together at social events since 2019. Vanity Fair first reported in 2020 that the pair — dubbed the “first couple of Fox” by the magazine — had been privately dating for months after arriving together by private helicopter for the wedding of then-“Fox & Friends” weekend host Pete Hegseth and producer Jennifer Rauchet at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. People then claimed that Earhardt and Hannity had been seeing each other “for years,” but the speculation yielded denials from both TV personalities at the time, with the former announcing that she was not dating anyone and the latter asserting that he doesn’t publicly discuss his personal life. Meanwhile, Earhardt is based in New York while Hannity lives in Florida as they carry out their long-term deals with Fox News Media. The couple said they maintain their long-distance relationship with weekend trips. Hannity, who also hosts the streaming Fox Nation show “Sean,” joined the network when it debuted in 1996 and launched “Hannity & Colmes” with his liberal counterpart Alan Colmes, who left the show in 2008 after 12 years. Since then, the conservative political pundit has remained among the cable news network’s top prime-time stars. Earhardt joined Fox News in 2007 and briefly hosted a segment on “Hannity.” She began co-hosting “Fox & Friends” in 2016 and also hosts “Ainsley’s Bible Study” on Fox Nation. This will be the second marriage for Hannity and the third for Earhardt. Hannity was wed to journalist Jill Rhodes for 26 years before they divorced in 2009. The former spouses share two adult children, Merri and Sean. Earhardt was previously married to Kevin McKinney from 2005 to 2009 and Clemson Tigers quarterback Will Proctor from 2012 to 2019. She and Proctor share a 9-year-old daughter , Hayden. Both Earhardt and Hannity say they “still get along well” with their exes and that they all support one another. “We actually made them aware this was happening ahead of time,” they said. The couple, longtime defenders of President-elect Donald Trump, also received well wishes on Friday from him. “Great news about Sean and Ainsley. They are officially engaged to be married! There are no finer people than these, and there will be no finer couple. Congratulations to both - A deal made in HEAVEN!!!” he wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the end of the settlement date of November 15, 2024, short interest in 3,070 Nasdaq Global Market SM securities totaled 11,973,515,318 shares compared with 12,172,949,545 shares in 3,083 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of October 31, 2024. The mid-November short interest represents 2.25 days compared with 3.02 days for the prior reporting period. Short interest in 1,668 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market SM totaled 2,044,997,906 shares at the end of the settlement date of November 15, 2024, compared with 2,128,624,815 shares in 1,664 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents a 1.00 day average daily volume; the previous reporting period’s figure was 1.05 In summary, short interest in all 4,738 Nasdaq ® securities totaled 14,018,513,224 shares at the November 15, 2024 settlement date, compared with 4,747 issues and 14,301,574,360 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 1.83 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 2.36 days for the prior reporting period. The open short interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally understood to mean the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by or for the account of the seller. For more information on Nasdaq Short interest positions, including publication dates, visit http://www.nasdaq.com/quotes/short-interest.aspx or http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp . About Nasdaq: Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a leading global technology company serving corporate clients, investment managers, banks, brokers, and exchange operators as they navigate and interact with the global capital markets and the broader financial system. We aspire to deliver world-leading platforms that improve the liquidity, transparency, and integrity of the global economy. Our diverse offering of data, analytics, software, exchange capabilities, and client-centric services enables clients to optimize and execute their business vision with confidence. To learn more about the company, technology solutions, and career opportunities, visit us on LinkedIn , on X @Nasdaq , or at www.nasdaq.com . Media Contact: Jennifer Lawson jennifer.lawson@nasdaq.com A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/f227accd-cd52-4299-9a83-e3bcaa7a247c NDAQODodgers Secure Pitching Depth with Pre-Arbitration DealA 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a brief for 5.3 million people along the U.S. West Coast. The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County, about 130 miles (209 km) from the Oregon border, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was felt as far south as San Francisco, some 270 miles (435 km) away, where residents felt a rolling motion for several seconds. It was followed by multiple smaller aftershocks. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injury. The tsunami warning was in effect for roughly an hour. It was issued shortly after the temblor struck and covered nearly 500 miles (805 km) of coastline, from the edge of California’s Monterey Bay north into Oregon. “It was a strong quake, our building shook, we’re fine but I have a mess to clean up right now,” said Julie Kreitzer, owner of Golden Gait Mercantile, a store packed with food, wares and souvenirs that is a main attraction in Ferndale. “We lost a lot of stuff. It’s probably worse than two years ago. I have to go, I have to try and salvage something for the holidays because it’s going to be a tough year,” Kreitzer said before hanging up. The region — known for its redwood forests, scenic mountains and the three-county Emerald Triangle’s — was struck by that left thousands of people without power and water. The northwest corner of California is the most seismically active part of the state since it’s where three tectonic plates meet, seismologist Lucy Jones said on the social media platform BlueSky. Shortly after the quake, phones in Northern California buzzed with the tsunami warning from the National Weather Service that said: “A series of powerful waves and strong currents may impact coasts near you. You are in danger. Get away from coastal waters. Move to high ground or inland now. Keep away from the coast until local officials say it is safe to return.” Numerous cities urged people to evacuate to higher ground as a precaution, including Eureka. In Santa Cruz, authorities cleared the main beach, taping off entrances with police tape. Aerial footage showed cars bumper-to-bumper heading to higher ground Thursday morning on California highways 1 and 92 in the Half Moon Bay area south of San Francisco. “I thought my axles had fallen apart,” said Valerie Starkey, a Del Norte County supervisor representing Crescent City, a town of fewer than 6,000 near the Oregon border. “That’s what I was feeling ... ‘My axles are broken now.’ I did not realize it was an earthquake.” Cindy Vosburg, the executive director for the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce, said she heard alarms sound just before shaking began and the city’s cultural center downtown started to creak. “The earthquake seemed to go on for quite a few seconds. It was a rolling earthquake,” Vosburg said. “Just as it would start to subside, the building would roll again.” Vosburg, a former resident of the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley, said it was the strongest earthquake she felt since the struck Northern California. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has signed off on a state of emergency declaration to quickly move state resources to impacted areas along the coast. State officials were concerned about damages in the northern part of the state, Newsom said. White House Spokesperson Jeremy Edwards said President Joe Biden was briefed on the earthquake and that FEMA officials are in touch with their state and local counterparts in California and Oregon. Crews in Eureka, the biggest city in the region, were assessing if there was any major damage from the quake, Eureka Mayor Kim Bergel said. Bergel, who works as a resource aid at a middle school, said lights were swaying and everyone got under desks. “The kids were so great and terrified. It seemed to go back and forth for quite a long time,” she said. Some children asked, “Can I call my mom?” The students were later sent home. In nearby Arcata, students and faculty were urged to shelter in place at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. The campus in was not in the tsunami hazard zone and after inspections, “all utilities and building systems are normal and operational,” the university said in a statement. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said residents experienced some cracks in their homes’ foundations, as well as broken glass and windows, but nothing severe. There also have been no major infrastructure problems, building collapses or roadway issues, and no major injuries or deaths have been reported, he said. Honsal said he was in his office in the 75-year-old courthouse in downtown Eureka when he felt the quake. “We’re used to it. It is known as ‘earthquake country’ up here,” he said. “It wasn’t a sharp jolt. It was a slow roller, but significant.” Michael Luna, owner of a Grocery Outlet in Eureka, said that besides a few items falling off shelves, the store on Commercial Street was unscathed by the earthquake. “We didn’t have any issues but a couple of deodorants fall off.... I think the way the earthquake rumbled this time, it was a good thing for our store because the last earthquake was a huge mess,” he said. They evacuated customers and closed their doors temporarily until officials lifted the tsunami warning, he said, rushing off the phone to attend to a growing line of customers at check-out. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, known as BART, stopped traffic in all directions through the underwater tunnel between San Francisco and Oakland, and the San Francisco Zoo’s visitors were evacuated. Dave Snider, tsunami warning coordinator for the Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska, said the computer models indicated that this was the type of earthquake that was unlikely to cause a tsunami and gauges that monitor waves then confirmed it, so forecasters canceled the warning. This quake was a strike-slip type of temblor that shifts more horizontally and is less prone to cause tsunamis, unlike the more vertical types, said National Weather Service tsunami program manager Corina Allen in Washington state. The California Geological Survey says the state’s shores have been struck by more than 150 tsunamis since 1800, and while most were minor, some have been destructive and deadly. On March 28, 1964, a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake in Alaska smashed into Crescent City hours later. Much of the business district was leveled and a dozen people were killed. More recently, a tsunami from a 2011 earthquake in Japan caused about $100 million in damages along the California coast, much of it in Crescent City.None