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The United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, has pledged to source for financiers through companies in America to help in the speedy completion of Eko Petrochemical and Refining Company Limited. Mr. Thomas Hardy, USTDA’s acting Director stated this weekend during a project inspection of the 20, 000 barrel per day, bpd modular refinery located at Tomaro Island Port, in Amuwo– Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos State, saying it was committed to supporting its construction. Hardy, who said USTDA was impressed with the level of activities done so far on the project added: “We will continue to help in sourcing…

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to put an end to supplementary elections in Nigeria. Mr Clement Nwankwo, Convener of the coalition of 70 civil society groups, made the call, Sday, in Abuja at a news conference on the observation of the elections. Nwankwo said the call to end supplementary elections became imperative because it appeared that the process was now a manipulation tool to circumvent the will of the electorate. He said that the group deployed observers for the supplementary governorship elections in Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Plateau and Sokoto states and…

Nigeria is ranked second, next to India in the practice of open defecation in the world, while an estimated 48 million Nigerians were involved in open defecation, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources, has stated. Adamu also stated that citizen’s access to sanitation declined from 30 percent in 2010 to 28 percent in 2015. The Minister spoke weekend at Iyamho, Estako West local government area of Edo State in a paper entitled, “Water Sanitation and Hygiene For Sustainable Development,” he presented at Edo University during the 3rd Founder’s Day ceremony. He listed the challenges of curbing open defecation in…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has traced a car, allegedly owned by Walter Onnoghen, the embattled chief justice of Nigeria, CJN, to Joe Agi, SAN. The anti-graft agency said it believed that the alleged car was a gift from the lawyer, who had cases before Onnoghen at the time of purchase. But Agi has told the EFCC that aside being a senior lawyer, he is also a car dealer and Onnoghen bought the Mercedes GL 450 series from him for N7 million in 2010, sources told TheCable. He was also said to have had cases before the judge…

For refusing to show up for trial as ordered by a Federal High Court judge, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ayodele Oke, and his wife, Folasade, wanted. The couple were expected by the judge to enter their plea over fraud charges filed against them by the anti-graft agency but they failed. It will be recalled that Justice Chukwujeku Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos had on February 7, 2019, issued an arrest warrant on them following an oral application by counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi…

For the first time, an African and a science teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won a $1m prize (£760,000) for the world’s best teacher. Peter Tabichi, a member of the Franciscan religious order, won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Brother Peter has been praised for his achievements in a deprived school with crowded classes and few text books. He wants pupils to see “science is the way to go” for their futures. The award, announced in a ceremony in Dubai, recognises the “exceptional” teacher’s commitment to pupils in a…

Amidst allegations of thuggery, violence and ballot box snatching, Abdullahi Ganduje, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, has been declared winner of the governorship election in Kano State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. With this win, APC has captured 16 states after the March 9 and March 23 re-run governorship election in the country while PDP is trailing with 12 states. Before the declaration, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kano State Chapter had released a statement that the state will degenerate into crisis if Ganduje was declared as the winner of the…

Akwa United, Sunday, March 24 extended their unbeaten run to seven games after beating Heartland FC of Owerri 1-0 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). At a match played at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa United scored the goal through a penalty at the 60th minutes of the game. So far, Akwa United have played 12 matches and garnered 22 points to top the group. Ifeanyi Ubah has 21 points to trail behind Akwa United. Details loading…

Tanzania beat rivals Uganda 3-0 in Dar es Salaam on Sunday to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first time since 1980. The Taifa Stars secured the victory they needed to join already-qualified Uganda at Egypt 2019 from Group L. Lesotho drew 0-0 in Cape Verde which confirmed Tanzania’s qualification as runners-up to Uganda in the group. It means four East African teams – Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya – will play at the finals in Egypt. Uganda went into the derby in Tanzania having not conceded a single goal during their entire 2019 Nations Cup…

Nigeria’s U-19 cricket team, the Junior Yellow Greens have continued their fantastic run at the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup, Africa Qualifier, beating Tanzania with 151 runs in Windhoek Namibia. The team, still unbeaten, requires a win on Saturday against Sierra Leone to seal qualification for the 2020 World Cup in South Africa. Riding on the spectacular form at the Qualifier the team has dispatched host Namibia, top-rated sides; Kenya and Uganda before dismissing Tanzania at the Wanderers Cricket ground today in Windhoek. Channels TV reports that Tanzania had won the toss and elected to field first thereby sending…