By Reuben Abati The relationship between Nigeria and China with regard to loans obtained from the latter to fund Nigeria’s infrastructural projects suddenly became a matter ...
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Power belongs to Edo people not any man – Obaseki tells supporters
…receives more defectors The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election and Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called ...
Read More »BUA Cement posts unaudited H1 2020 results, increases revenue by 12.7%, PAT by 13.74%
One of Africa’s largest cement producers, BUA Cement, has announced an impressive 2020 half-year results declaring revenues of N101.3billion and a Profit After Tax of ...
Read More »Loans: No contract clause cedes Nigeria’s sovereignty to China — Chinese Foreign Ministry
The Chinese Foreign Ministry, on Monday, denied that China had any clause in its loan contracts ceding Nigeria’s sovereignty to China.
Read More »Fed Govt panics over COVID-19 transmission as schools reopen
The Federal Government on Monday advised stakeholders in the education sector to ensure adherence to COVID-19 prevention protocols as schools open for exit classes.
Read More »Ogun State announces free COVID-19 tests for students after parents’ protest
The Ogun state government has announced that the COVID-19 test for returning students which was earlier pegged at N25, 000 per student, is now free.
Read More »104 Unity Schools set to reopen for exit classes
All the 104 Unity Colleges across the country are ready to open their gates to students in exit classes, the Federal Government has said.
Read More »Kano govt reopens schools Aug 10
Kano State Government has approved the reopening of Senior Secondary Schools in the state on August 10 to enable exit students to sit for their final examinations.
Read More »FG spent N523.3m on school feeding during lockdown – Minister
The Nigerian Government spent about N523.3 million on school feeding programme during the lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »Nigeria records another slide in COVID-19 infections
Nigeria again recorded fewer cases of coronavirus on Monday as 21 states did not record any new case.
Read More »NLC, TUC, others threaten to sue FG on failure to publish govt loans’ details
The Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and 80 other organisations, under the aegis of the Alliance for Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, on Monday asked the Federal Government to publish terms and conditions of all the loans it had taken.
Read More »Kalu, Ibori, Uduaghan disagree with Akpabio over alleged NDDC contract awards
The Chief Whip of the Senate, who is also a former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on Monday, said the Niger Delta Development Commission has not paid the contractors, who constructed the roads he facilitated.
Read More »Money laundering: EFCC files additional charges against ex-AGF Adoke
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed additional seven charges against a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke [SAN], over money laundering allegations involving about N400 million
Read More »Elumelu demands apology from senator over alleged N41bn fraud
Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu, has given a seven-day ultimatum to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public petition, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, to retract a statement credited
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