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Mambila Hydropower : Buhari Gets China’s Support For 3,050MW Project

Mambila Hydropower : Buhari Gets China’s Support For 3,050MW Project President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday secured the support of the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, for the building of the 3,050 megawatts Mambila hydroelectric power project. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,...

FG Seeks One-year Extension Of World Bank’s $160m Job Creation Fund

FG Seeks One-year Extension Of World Bank’s $160m Job Creation Fund Following its inability to disburse $160m job creation funding provided by the World Bank, the Federal Government has sought for 12 months extension to enable it to fully implement the project known as Growth...

South Africa Army Chief Canvasses Consolidation of Regional Security.

South Africa Army Chief Canvasses Consolidation of Regional Security. The South African Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. Lindile Yam has reiterated the consolidation of regional security systems, while not compromising the bilateral relations amongst countries in Africa, adding that regional security cooperation has come...

Nigeria May Lose $80m World Bank Job Creation Grant

Nigeria May Lose $80m World Bank Job Creation Grant There were indications on Tuesday that Nigeria might lose more than $80m in World Bank funding meant for strengthening the capacity of the country’s Small and Medium-scale Enterprises to create jobs. The PUNCH’s investigation showed that squabbles...

Over 300 Pensioners Sent Home At PTAD’s Stakeholders’ Forum

Over 300 Pensioners Sent Home At PTAD’s Stakeholders’ Forum Over 300 pensioners, who came for the second Interactive Stakeholders Forum, organised by the Pension Transition Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), for federal pensioners in the South West Zone, under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), have cried foul...

Nigerian Army University Set To Take Off- Buratai

Nigerian Army University Set To Take Off- Buratai ...Expects N2bn From TETFUND The Chief of Army Staff Gen Tukur Buratai said plans are underway for the take-off of the Nigerian Army University in Biu , Bornu State. The Army chief stated this in an interactive session with...