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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Abuja, has revoked the bail earlier granted Geoffrey Akindele, one of the defendants in the trial of a former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF) Ahmed Idris for an alleged N109.5million fraud. The defendant, Geoffrey Akindele’s bail was revoked by Justice Yusuf Halilu following his non-appearance in court for continuation…
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*Urges African govts to create enabling environment for cooperatives to strive Stakeholders at the 16th International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), Africa Regional Assembly, yesterday, reiterated the important role of cooperatives, especially in the area of human development, poverty alleviation and community cohesion across Africa. It said that in Nigeria, for example, cooperative organisations have the potential…
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Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago have with Saudi Arabian Investors to buy-into various investment opportunities in agriculture and Dualisation of Minna-Bida road projects. The Governor spoke on the sideline of the high-powered level negotiation with Saudi Arabian – Nigeria Roundtable Meeting held in Mecca. The team was led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Governor who…
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President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, advanced negotiations concerning a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure finance facility from the Islamic Development Bank to fund a multi-sectoral portfolio of infrastructure projects…
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In order for Nigeria to rank high on the Economic Complexity Index for technology, the Minister of Communication, Innovation & Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has stressed the need for entrepreneurs to develop solutions that the world is ready to consume and can be exported.