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Huawei Says ‘Survival’ Top Priority As Sales Fall Short

January 1, 2020 2:58 pm

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei said Tuesday that “survival” was its top priority after announcing 2019 sales were expected to fall short of projections as a result of US sanctions.

Huawei, a global leader in telecom networking equipment has been effectively banned by the United States from working with American firms on the grounds that it poses a national security threat -– an accusation the company has consistently denied.

Chairman Eric Xu said Huawei’s sales revenue for 2019 was likely to reach 850 billion yuan (US$121 billion) — up roughly 18 percent from the previous year.

Though he said “business remains …

Make People’s Welfare Your Priority, Boost IGR – Fayemi

January 1, 2020 9:34 am

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday inaugurated newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen for the 16 local government councils in the state, with a charge that they must make themselves accessible to the people.

The new council helmsmen were elected during the December 7, local government election in the state and sworn in on Tuesday, a week after the expiration of the tenure of their predecessors, who were elected on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

Dr Fayemi who told the new council bosses to prioritise the welfare of Ekiti people above their personal interest, stated

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FG Says School Feeding Programme Remains A Priority

November 26, 2019 3:50 am

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has said the Home Grown School Feeding programme is one of the Federal Government’s top priorities and must be carried out with immediate effect. Hajiya Farouq said this in Abuja while reacting to news that the ministry had refused to approve payments for vendors in Lagos, Imo, Kogi and Benue states.

“Since my appointment as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, I have severally reaffirmed my commitment to delivering on the vision of President Muhammadu Buhari to lift 100 million people in …