Monday, April 29, 2013
News in a Flash: 29th April 2013
By Charles Enoh
World Bank: Foreign remittance to Nigeria in 2012 hit $21billion; India $69bn, China $60bn, Philippines $24bn, Mexico $23bn & Egypt at $21billion.
Health: Federal Capital Territory Administration equips 12 hospitals in FCT with state of the art equipment for hypertension treatment -Bala Mohammed (FCT Minister).
Agric: FG to introduce Graduate Irrigation Farmers Scheme to tackle food insecurity & unemployment in Nigeria -Sarah Ochekpe (Minister of Water Resources).
Abuja Project: ₦1.3trillion spent on FCT infrastructure since creation in 1976 -Bala Mohammed (FCT Minister).
OBJ Goes Hard (OBJ v Jonathan): Probe me, not my Ministers -Olusegun Obasanjo (former president). Faults FG's pipeline protection contract.
Death by Hanging: Court of Appeal, Lagos to hear appeal filed by Maj Hamzat Al-Mustapha (former CSO to Sani Abacha) & Lateef Shofolahan (MKO's aide) on Monday.
AU Health Ministers: Nigeria elected to chair Bureau for the African Union (AU) Conference of Ministers of Health; Biennial conference for review & assessment member states.
Charles Enoh a Legal practitioner, who is very passionate about Nigeria. He believes that being in informed is a step in the right direction towards development especially for Nigerian youths.
Charles Enoh would write the News in a Flash section.
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