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AfDB Nigeria country office gets new DG

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has appointed Mr Lamin Barrow as the new Director General, Nigeria Country Office, effective from July 1, the AfDB announced in a statement on Wednesday. Barrow, a Gambian national, who joined the bank in…

Boko Haram murders 24 people in Adamawa

By Tobi Adetunji At least 24 persons have been killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Terrorists in Dabna a farming community three kilometres away from Graha the hometown of the Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha. The…

FEC approves N86.5bn for roads in Rivers, Lagos

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N7.2 billion for emergency repairs on 32 federal roads in Lagos State. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said this at the end of the Council meeting, presided over by President…