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A time not to be sick

Tope Adaramola When the then Brigadier Sanni Abacha, in justification of the 1983 military  porch that overthrew the civilian government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari  described the country’s hospitals condescendingly as “mere consulting clinics” many jeered at his submission and those of his fellow jackboots for over exaggeration or for literally […]

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Afreximbank signs pact with Ghana to develop Western Railway Corridor

Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Ghana Railway Company, the national railway operator of Ghana, have signed a project preparation facility Head of Terms agreement and Pre-Mandate Letter to finance the development and implementation of an integrated 299-kilometer (“km”) standard gauge […]

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ARISE, AFREXIMBANK sign US$400m facility for industrial parks

Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and ARISE Integrate Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) today in Accra signed a term sheet for a US$400 million tranche under a proposed US$1 billion global credit facility to support ARISE IIP in the development of industrial […]

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Telecom sector contributes N2.508tn to Nigeria’s GDP in Q1 2023

Kindly leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The telecommunications and Information Services sector in Nigeria has, in the first quarter 2023, delivered a handsome N2.508 trillion in terms of financial value contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent. A statement by Director, Public […]