Nigeria news today headlines update Monday 14th October 2019
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Hunter Biden Resigns From China Board Following Trump Row
Hunter Biden is walking away from the board of a Chinese-backed private equity company as part of a public pledge to disavow all foreign work if his father, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, gains the presidency in 2020. Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s second son, made his move after a month of pushing by U.S.
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America To Withdraw Troops From North Syria
The US is poised to evacuate about 1000 troops from northern Syria, Defence Secretary Mark Esper says. The withdrawal of the troops from the region comes after US President Donald Trump abruptly shifted policy and withdrew some US troops deployed to support Kurdish forces in the fight against Islamic State. That decision, in turn, helped
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U.S. Air Force Launches New Combat Rescue Helicopter
The U.S. Air Force publicly unveiled its next-generation HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) during a ceremony at its Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The new helicopter is manufactured by Sikorsky, a unit of Lockheed Martin, and is designed to replace Air Force’s aging fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks, The Defence blog reports. “I
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Turkey’s Syrian Campaign Leads To Escape Of 950 ISIS Detainees
Syrian Kurdish officials on Sunday said clashes near Ain Eissa, a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria, allowed 950 Islamic State supporters to escape from a camp for displaced people near a U.S.-led coalition base. One of the fears stemming from President Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria was that a Turkish assault
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Challenge Before The Buhari Economic Council
One of the trending stories on the economy last week was the unveiling of the newly constituted Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), which replaced the erstwhile economic management team headed by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. The economic advisory council, which has the mandate of advising the President on economic policy matters, including fiscal
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The Power Sector: What Many Don’t Know (1)
Every well-informed Nigerian living in the country since the second coming of the military in December 1983 knows that very little investment was made in the power sector until the Olusegun Obasanjo administration came on board on May 29, 1999. For many, this is a misconception. Another misconception was the one peddled by the late
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The $9.6bn P&ID Award: Matters Arising’
(A REJOINDER BY ETUBOM ANTHONY A. ANI–MINISTER FOR FINANCE – 1993-98) “As Finance Minister in 1993-1998, I did not enter into any loan agreement since Nigeria did not borrow internally or externally during my tenure. However, I had the opportunity of verifying, analysing and reassessing the Nation’s debt profile and this involved reading the debt
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Jonathan, Cameron Face-Off And The Sorry State Of Nigeria’s Politics
Easily one of the most discussed issue around the country last week was the outburst of former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, accusing former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan of insensitivity over the issue of the unfortunate kidnap of Chibok School girls by Boko Haram insurgents. Cameron had in his book, For the Record, alleged that
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The Nigeria-South Africa Accord Against Xenophobia
Considering the long-standing, historical cordial relationship between Nigeria and South Africa, there is little alternative to the bold stand taken jointly by the countries against recent xenophobic attacks that caused tension among citizens of the countries. It is in the interest of the two countries that efforts be made to prevent a termination of the
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2020 Budget Proposals
On Tuesday October 8, 2019 President Buhari presented to a joint session of the National Assembly (NA) the details of the above Budget which is named; ‘Budget of Sustaining Growth and Job Creation.’ The first thing that struck someone is to ask what level of growth we are sustaining. At a projected growth of 2.9 […]
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