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Amaechi: China To Approve Another $5.3bn Loan For Nigeria’s Railway Construction
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says China has been very helpful to Nigeria. He stated this on Friday during a special broadcast which aired on Channels Television to mark the nation’s Democracy Day. The Minister noted that the People Republic of China and the Chinese people have been very helpful to the Federal Government following the disbursement of cash...
Mascot Uzor Kalu Commiserates With Nnamdi Nwachukwu Over Father’s Death
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abia State chapter Hon. Mascot Uzor Kalu has commiserated with the member representing Osisioma Ngwa South State Constituency at the Abia State House of Assembly Hon. Nnamdi Allen over the death of his father Chief Allen Nwachukwu. Speaking to newsmen over the phone, Hon. Mascot disclosed that the news of the death...
Consider Suspending NYSC Camp For 2 Years, Osinbajo Tells FG
The Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the federal government to consider suspending the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp exercises for two years. In its report presented to President Muhammadu Buhari last week and seen by TheCable, the committee recommended the consideration of suspension of NYSC camps for 24 months. “The immediate...
Many Abia Health Workers Could Be Infected For Attending To Patients Without PPE – Commissioner
John Okiyi Kalu, the Abia commissioner for information, says many health workers in the state might have been infected with COVID-19 as a result of unknowingly attending to patients without full protection. Kalu disclosed this on Monday while responding to questions on the COVID-19 situation in the state. The state recorded 15 new cases of the disease on Sunday and is...
Panic As 13 More Imo Lawmakers Test Positive For COVID-19
Thirteen more members of the Imo State House of Assembly have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). The spokesman for the State Task Force on COVID-19, Chinedu Iwuala, confirmed this to Channels Television on Tuesday. This brings the total number of lawmakers in the state who are COVID-19 positive to 14. The infected lawmakers have gone into self-isolation and the State Assembly Complex in Owerri has...
Magu Reacts To Malami’s Accusations, Says “No Blackmail Can Stop Me”
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has stated that no amount of blackmail can deter him from fighting corruption in Nigeria. Magu, an award-winning anti-corruption Czar, on Thursday, disclosed that those stealing Nigeria’s money must be stopped. Addressing a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in Abuja, He said; “Those stealing, embezzling, hiding and carrying...
“Igbos Were Destroyed By Nigeria’s Civil War, Study Them If You Want To Be Wealthy” – Reno Omokri
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has advised his followers who want to be wealthy to take out time to study the Igbo people of Nigeria. Omokri recalled in a tweet on Tuesday how the Igbos were economically stifled and wasted during the 3-year bloody civil war with every Igbo family given just £20 each irrespective of...
Anambra Airport, Stadium, Int’l Conference Centre Ready In 2021 – Obiano
Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano on Thursday said he will deliver three legacy projects to the people of the State in 2021. The projects are the Anambra Airport at Umueri, the International Conference Center ICC in Awka, and the Capital City Stadium in Awka. The State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba, told The Nation Thursday that...
Woman Arrested For Sending Poisonous Letter To White House
A woman suspected to have sent an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to the White House, has been arrested. Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Sunday, September 20, that she was arrested at the New York-Canada border. The letter had been intercepted last week before it reached the White House. The woman was taken into custody by...
Kaduna State Declares Public Holiday To Mourn Emir Of Zazzau
The Kaduna State Government has declared Wednesday, September 23, 2020 as public holiday to mourn the late Emir of Zazzau, Alh. (Dr.) Shehu Idris. This was as the Kaduna government announced three days of mourning for the late emir starting from Monday Sept. 21 to Wednesday 23rd Sept. ABN TV had on Sunday reported the death of the Zazzau emir, at...
