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The digital euro holds something in store for every stakeholder, Governor of the Banque de France François Villeroy de Galhau told commercial bankers on June 22. Disintermediation is not in the works, he said at the Global Official Institutions Conference hosted by French multinational bank BNP Paribas.Before addressing the euro central bank digital currency (CBDC), Villeroy de Galhau began with an explanation of why the banking crisis earlier this year did not affect the eurozone. He… Read the full article here

The Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One press tour is heating up Europe.  After rolling out a red carpet in Italy earlier this month, the cast of the franchise’s latest installment turned heads at the film’s London debut on Thursday, June 22. Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Rebecca Ferguson and more cast members commanded attention in fierce fashion statements.  Cruise, 60, looked as dapper as ever in a three-piece black suit paired with… Read the full article here

Retinopathy of prematurity is an eye condition that affects preterm babies and can cause visual impairment or blindness unless detected and treated during the early stages of the disease. Regular screening of preterm babies can help prevent these adverse outcomes, but there is a shortage of pediatric ophthalmologists, especially in low-income and middle-income countries.A recent study showed that an artificial intelligence (AI) model could analyze images of the retina and accurately diagnose… Read the full article here

The police in Lagos on Thursday parades 32 suspects alleged to have been engaged in various criminal activities, including cultism, traffic robbery and others across the state. The state commissioner of police, Idowu Owohunwa, told journalists that one hammer, five axes, five locally made pistols, two locally made double-barrel, twenty-two live cartridges, two expended cartridges, two 9ml live cartridges and one Hilux vehicle was recovered from the suspects. The commissioner,… Read the full article here

Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has promised that the identified concerns around the financing of primary health centres across the country will be addressed by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. This is as the Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, reiterated the commitment of the philanthropic organisation to commit $7 billion to support routine immunisation in the country and the whole of Africa. Mr Shettima, who identified polio as… Read the full article here

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Imo Command has decorated its 150 newly promoted officers. The decoration was performed on Thursday at the command’s headquarters in Owerri by the command’s commandant, Mr. Matthew Ovye. DAILY POST reports that two officers were promoted from the rank of Assistant Commandant (AC) to the rank of Deputy Commandant (DC); 21 officers from Chief Superintendent of Corps (CSC) to AC and 15 officers from Superintendent of Corps (SC) to CSC,… Read the full article here

A Police Inspector with the Niger State Police Command, Gbenga Fajuyi, has been sentenced to 22 years in the Minna Correctional Centre on the orders of a Senior Magistrate Court for allegedly impregnating his 13-year-old biological daughter. Fajuyi also was said to have strangled and killed the baby his daughter delivered. According to the Police First Information Report, marked SMC/MN, CR/06/2023 stated that Gbenga Fajuyi, age 47, sometime in 2019, in the Ungwan Nasarawa area of Tafa LG,… Read the full article here

Former Liverpool man, Danny Murphy, has predicted that Chelsea will finish outside the Premier League top-four next season under their new manager Mauricio Pochettino if they fail to sign three experienced players. Murphy also expressed his worry for Chelsea, as the Blues are busy trimming their bloated squad, with N’Golo Kante one of several players heading to Saudi Arabia and Mateo Kovacic on his way to Manchester City. Recall that Chelsea finished in the bottom-half of the Premier… Read the full article here

Climate activist Vanessa Nakate faced an audience packed with world leaders and finance officials on Thursday, silenced the room and made everyone listen to some uncomfortable facts. Speaking at a two-day summit aimed at seeking better responses to tackle poverty and climate change issues by reshaping the global financial system, the young climate activist from Uganda was in a somber mood. Speaking to the Associated Press, Nakate said… Read the full article here

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has sought the support of the British government to combat insecurity, and infrastructural development among others. Akume called on the British government to assist the Federal Government to curb Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, and farmers-herders clashes as they did during Nigeria’s civil war. Recalling the age-long colonial relationship between UK and Nigeria, he said it has become necessary that… Read the full article here