Day: December 18, 2024

N138.61bn Nigeria’s Tractor Assembly Plant Deal Under Probe

Abibat Babalola

. Reps Uncover 2000 Tractors, 100 Harvesters’ Racket     The House of Representatives has mandated its committee on agricultural production and services to investigate the non-delivery of 2000 units of tractors and 100 combined units of harvesters under the presidential food security initiative and hope agricultural mechanisation drive, despite the signing of a N3 billion agreement. It also mandated the committee to investigate the N138.61 billion agreement signed by the Federal Government and the AFTRADE DMCC for the establishment of a tractor assembly plant in Nigeria. The resolution followed…

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‘We’re Dying,’ MTN, Glo, Others Demand More Govt Actions To Salvage Sector

ADEOLA YUSUF

Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has expressed sadness over the condition of telecommunication operators in the country and has called on the government to ensure the most critical aspects are addressed urgently. ATCON listed some of the intractable issues to include multiple taxation, right-of-way (RoW) bottlenecks, and infrastructure vandalism, saying they are seriously hampering the sector’s growth. The association, at its 31st-anniversary dinner held in Lagos, weekend, expressed concerns that the issues have remained persistent for too long while the country moves on like the effects are not…

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How Pope Escaped Two Assassination Attempts In Iraq

Abibat Babalola

. Pontiff’s autobiographer gives dirty details       Pope Francis escaped two assassination attempts on his life during his historic trip to Iraq in March 2021. This revelation was part of excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography published Tuesday by Italian media. The pontiff’s Vatican security detail received an urgent warning from the British secret services, Francis wrote. A woman packed with explosives, a young suicide bomber, was heading towards Mosul to blow herself up during the papal visit,” he wrote in “Hope”. It will go on sale in over…

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