November 2022

Federal Govt Owes Contractors Over ₦11tn, Fashola Reveals

Nigeria Needs ₦1.2tn For Roads Not FG’s ₦198bn – Fashola

November 2, 2022 3:19 am

Babatunde Fashola who is the Nigerian Minister of Works and Housing, has recently made a statement that Nigeria currently needs up to ₦1.2trillion for some new roads and some bridges in the country but the Nigerian government is only able to provide ₦198.9 billion.

Fashola, who had appeared in order to defend the budget of his ministry before the House of Representatives Committee on Works on Tuesday also lamented the disparity between the cost of highways and the envelope budget which had been provided by the government.

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He also stated …

Yoruba Nation APC Fumes As Akintoye Attacks Tinubu

Yoruba Nation: APC Fumes As Akintoye Attacks Tinubu

November 1, 2022 11:49 am

The leader of the Yoruba Nation self-determination struggle, Professor Banji Akintoye, has said he did not authorise a congress of the apex body of the Yoruba self-determination struggle, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, being rumoured to take place in Ibadan on Tuesday, November 1 (today).

Akintoye accused the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of using some members of the self-determination struggle to destroy the movement because of his presidential ambition.

The IOO leader, who said this in a statement on Monday, said he had to do this to debunk the claim by Funmi Soyemi, the outgoing …

Cholera Spreading ‘Rapidly’ Across Lebanon - WHO

Cholera Spreading ‘Rapidly’ Across Lebanon – WHO

November 1, 2022 11:38 am

A deadly cholera outbreak is spreading ‘rapidly’ across Lebanon, exacerbated by a prolonged economic crisis and crumbling infrastructure, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.

Lebanon’s first cholera outbreak in decades began earlier this month after the virulent disease spread from neighbouring Syria.

‘The situation in Lebanon is fragile as the country already struggles to fight other crises, compounded by prolonged political and economic deterioration,’ said Abdinasir Abubakar, the WHO representative in Lebanon.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that since October 5, more than 1,400 suspected cases have been reported in Lebanon, including 381 confirmed cases and 17 deaths, …

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