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House of Reps probes MDAs expenditure on IT
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by ericjames ochigbo6 in his remarks the speaker of the house mr yakubu dogara mandated the committees to report back within four weeks for further legislative action1 this was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by rep. iboro ekanem pdp-cross river at plenary1 moving the motion earlier ekanem said that the national information technology development agency nitda reported that mdas spent about two billion dollars on it projects annually1 he said that the huge expenditure was without commensurate results in the activities of mdas1 the house of representatives on thursday mandated its committee on public accounts and its finance counterpart to investigate ministries departments and agencies mdas expenditure on information technology it1 he said that a recent investigation carried out by nitda showed that many it projects were riddled with poor conceptualization and without clear sustainability plans1 he said that such situation of led to duplication of projects waste redundancies and a conduit pipe to siphon public funds1 ekanem alleged that the nations financial resources were being hoarded to the benefit of a few individuals thereby damaging the economy and reputation of the country1 according to him if no attention is given to this matter it may pave way for corrupt practices to increase among mdas using lct platform as a ground for official theft breach of trust and misappropriations1 the lawmaker said that it had also been reported that the demand for public funds to pursue it projects had become a means to siphon public funds by corrupt individuals1 -
Oshiomhole: I wont miss my sleep over Buba Galadima
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so they were like what do we do next. they couldnt stop what god has willed1 the national chairman all progressives congress apc mr adams oshiomhole on thursday dismissed the so-called reformed apc and its sponsors saying reports that the party has broken up are far from the truth1 oshiomhole spoke in an interview with the newsmen shortly after a maiden meeting with the apc caucus in the house of representatives that lasted for about three hours in abuja1 responding to questions oshiomhole disagreed that the party was in a crisis1 there is no breakup in apc. if one galadima of no particular political address says he is not happy that is fine. he has the right not to be happy1 and if he chooses to call himself what he wants to call himself i wont miss my sleep over that1 we know those who are in the system. those who are in the politics for bread and butter that is their problem he said1 there is no breakup in apc. if one galadima of no particular political address says he is not happy that is fine. he has the right not to be happy. and if he chooses to call himself what he wants to call himself i wont miss my sleep over that1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that a rebel group in the party the reformed all progressives congress rapc under the leadership of alhaji buba galadima emerged on wednesday in abuja1 announcing the formation of the group at a news conference in abuja galadima said the group had activated its parallel structures from the national to the ward levels1 he further stated that the new leaders at the ward levels would soon be made public1 the news conference was attended by many apc leaders including the former national chairman of the new peoples democratic party npdp alhaji kawu baraje1 oshiomhole said the party is in talks with the real stakeholders in apc1 i mean between the executive and the two arms of the national assembly we have very important influential leaders and we are engaging them1 now if you have people who are being sponsored by those who thought that our convention would be a failure and they were expecting implosion1 if you review the headline before the convention there were stories like oh people are going to walk out of the convention oh people will boycott the convention1 in the end they were shocked to find that president was seated the vice-president was seated and senate president was seated1 speaker of the house was seated the national leaders were seated the then national chairman was seated and all the governors were seated1 who are the people i dont know about galadima oshiomhole said when asked whether he would be the splinter group back into the apc1 so if thereafter after two weeks of wriggling in pains that they were disappointed you find mercenaries who are willing to be hired for a purpose it is their right to be so hired he said1 the apc chair said the development would not cause any distraction within the core party leadership1 and i met with the senate leadership with the senate president in attendance i have just met with the house of reps with the speaker in attendance1 of course i have had series of meetings with various party leaders1 i have had meetings with governors elected on apc platform everybody that matters in apc is here and our members just expect that with the new leadership a couple of things will be done differently1 and we are obviously going to do a couple of things differently because as it is said you can be doing the same thing the same old way and expect different outcome1 i am convinced that there are many things that we could do differently he said1 according to him although there are worries there are also hopes1 he dismissed insinuations that the crisis might jeopardise the partys chances in the 2019 elections1 if people choose to be detained by fear it is their choice. i am inspired by hope of the infinite possibilities for the future1 on whether he intends to bring the splinter group together oshiomhole asked who are the people i dont know about galadima1 he said he was at the national assembly to thank the house caucus of the party for its support at the convention1 earlier at the meeting the speaker of the house of representatives mr yakubu dogara had said that it was only by enthroning justice and equity that the apc would be able to silence voices of dissent and opposition1 he said although there is no human endeavour that is perfect the apc lawmakers only expected justice which is indivisible and universal1 in every family whether it is a nuclear extended or an organisation there is bound to be problem and that is because we humans are running those institutions are not perfect ourselves1 so we dont expect perfection in from any quarters1 our only expectation is the issue of justice and justice is indivisible. what is justice to the executive should be justice to the legislature and it should be justice to the judiciary dogara said1 -
Ciromas death, great loss to Nigeria- Tinubu
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he said that the late ciroma was a consummate politician and an accomplished public servant2 in a statement issued by his media officer mr tunde rahman in lagos tinubu said the country had lost an illustrious leader who played politics with a commitment to serve the people and change society2 malam adamu ciroma was one of the illustrious leaders this country has produced. he was a politician of note2 you cannot but recall his days in the second republic national party of nigeria npn and in the pdp where he was one of the partys founding fathers2 he also made name as an experienced technocrat and skilful public servant particularly as central bank of nigeria cbn governor and in later years as minister of finance2 he was a fine man who played politics with a commitment to serve the people and change society2 this did not come as a surprise given his background honed by sound education at the popular barewa college and university of ibadan and his nationalistic worldview2 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that ciroma an elder statesman died in an abuja hospital on thursday after a protracted illness1 the deceased was a founding member of the peoples democratic party pdp and also the finance minister during the first term of former president olusegun obasanjo1 he was 84 years old1 by lucy osuizigbo1 the national leader of the all progressives congress apc asiwaju bola tinubu on thursday described the death of former finance minister malam adamu ciroma as a great loss to nigeria1 my condolences go to the ciroma family and the people of government of yobe state. may his soul rest in peace tinubu said nan1 -
Tributes pour for Ciroma in final farewell
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in a statement issued by his media officer mr tunde rahman in lagos tinubu said the country had lost an illustrious leader who played politics with a commitment to serve the people and change society2 he said that the late ciroma was a consummate politician and an accomplished public servant2 malam adamu ciroma was one of the illustrious leaders this country has produced. he was a politician of note2 you cannot but recall his days in the second republic national party of nigeria npn and in the pdp where he was one of the partys founding fathers2 he also made name as an experienced technocrat and skilful public servant particularly as central bank of nigeria cbn governor and in later years as minister of finance2 he was a fine man who played politics with a commitment to serve the people and change society2 this did not come as a surprise given his background honed by sound education at the popular barewa college and university of ibadan and his nationalistic worldview2 he said the late statesman was an icon of transparency and an epitome of integrity who lived an incorruptible life1 president of the senate dr bukola saraki and speaker house of representatives mr yakubu dogara expressed sadness over ciromas death1 in a statement by his special adviser on media and publicity mr yusuph olaniyonu in abuja on thursday saraki said with the death of ciroma nigeria had lost one of its illustrious sons and highly respected elder statesmen1 although death is painful but it gladdens my heart that late ciroma lived a worthy and successful life1 as a public servant late ciromas integrity was unparalleled as a politician he was unblemished and as a journalist he was among the finest breed1 indeed there is no word or adjective that will be enough to describe late ciroma considering his invaluable contributions to the development of the country1 we have lost a detribalised nigerian bridge-builder and a strong pillar for nations unity. he will surely be remembered for his forthrightness and integrity. we shall miss him greatly he said1 dogara said late ciroma was one of the nations shining stars and frontline statesmen who demonstrated passion for the unity progress and development of nigeria1 ciroma aged 83 died today at nizamiyye hospital abuja. he had been missing from the political circuit for months before his death. he is survived by hajiya inna maryam ciroma and three children1 indeed we lost a great man a patriot leader par excellence and a shining star1 malam adamu ciroma was one of the few surviving close associates of the late prime minister sir abubakar tafawa balewa and the late premier of northern nigeria sir ahmadu bello1 the national leader of the all progressives congress apc asiwaju bola tinubu also described the death of ciroma as a great loss to nigeria1 malam adamu ciroma the former finance minister and governor central bank of nigeria took the final bow today amidst an outpouring of tributes by politicians and friends1 according to islamic tradition his funeral held today with senate president bukola saraki among the dignitaries who attended the prayers1 president muhammadu buhari led the condolences for the family of the elder statesman1 the president in a message by his special adviser on media and publicity mr femi adesina in abuja on thursday condoled with the ciroma family the government and people of yobe1 the president believed that ciroma as a political leader and federal cabinet minister for industries agriculture and finance at various points in his remarkable life would be long remembered for his remarkable service and dedication to the countrys unity progress and stability1 president buhari also affirmed that the late former cbn governor would be honoured too for his contributions to promoting democracy in nigeria1 according to him ciromas legacies should be a constant reminder to politicians who wish to work for the good of their communities and the nation1 my condolences go to the ciroma family and the people of government of yobe state. may his soul rest in peace tinubu said1 the ex-minister was a title holder of dallatun fika galadima of fika and currently madaki of fika respectively1 he was born on november 201934 from the royal family of ciroma in potiskum town yobe state was a founding member of people democratic party pdp1 he was educated at barewa college and university of ibadan1 he served at various times as minister for finance and agriculture1 -
Scott Pruitt Trump cabinet member resigns
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i have no doubt that andy will continue on with our great and lasting epa agenda. we have made tremendous progress and the future of the epa is very bright trump tweeted1 u.s. president donald trump has announced the resignation of mr scott pruitt the administrator of the environmental protection agency1 i have accepted the resignation of scott pruitt as the administrator of the environmental protection agency1 within the agency scott has done an outstanding job and i will always be thankful to him for this1 the senate confirmed deputy at epa andrew wheeler will on monday assume duties as the acting administrator of the epa1 trump in a tweet announcing the resignation said pruitts deputy andrew wheeler would assume duty on monday as acting administrator1 pruitt was on monday confronted while dining with a friend at teaism restaurant in washington d.c. by a teacher identified as kristin mink 33 holding her two-year-old son1 he was trumps point man for the administrations plan to roll back environmental regulations many of which were put in place by the former president barack obama administration1 pruitt moved to quash or replace numerous environmental regulations opposed by industry lobbyists while boosting the continued burning of fossil fuels which scientists have concluded is the primary cause of climate change1 his tenure was quickly overshadowed by a number of controversies including spending 25000 dollars retrofitting his d.c. office to include a soundproof booth another 9600 dollars on office furniture 3000 dollars to have the space swept for bugs and surveillance equipment and another 1560 dollars on a dozen custom pens1 he was caught taking a 163000 dollars first-class chartered taxpayer-funded flight to watch wimbledon tennis tournament in 2017 and rented an apartment in d.c. that lists for 4300 dollars a month for just 50 dollars a night but only paid for the nights that he actually slept there1 -
Maryland shooting: Newsrooms in U.S. hold moment of silence victims
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read more at6 newsrooms across the country paused thursday to observe a moment of silence for five employees of a maryland newspaper who were killed a week ago in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in u.s. history1 the staff traditionally convenes meetings by clanging a bell and hutzell said the act has taken on a new meaning1 every time we ring that bell were going to think about our friends hutzell said1 the american society of news editors and the associated press media editors asked newsrooms around the globe to join in a remembrance of the dead and many did1 the capital gazette staff paused sombrely at 233 p.m. as editor rick hutzell rang a bell for each person who died at the annapolis paper exactly seven days earlier the baltimore sun reported1 we live right next door so it just hit us hard because its so close to home way too close to home and its tragic. everyone in the community knew these people and it just shouldnt happen like that she said1 in louisville kentucky the newsroom at the courier journal fell silent in memory of the victims after executive editor joel christopher read the names of the dead1 they paid a high price for doing what we do he said1 in the newsroom of the virginian-pilot in norfolk virginia the vigil was accompanied by the names of the five victims being read aloud according to reporter jane harper1 about a dozen people held hands and prayed next to a memorial near the building where the shootings happened. cheryl starr and her son sam came to pay their respects1 -
Emergency fund solution to bankruptcy, Lawyers tell cargo owners
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by taiye elebiyo-edeni3 he said that the carrier has to be properly checked out and the contract of sale must be binding in terms of insurance stating that shipping companies needs to be monitored.1 some of the legal practitioners who spoke at the closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the maritime seminar for judges held in abuja urged cargo owners to investigate the viability of the companies1 mrs oritsematosan edodo-emore an international maritime lawyer said that a lot of lessons were learnt from the hanjin shipping company the largest shipping company in the world that fell into bankruptcy1 she said that cargo owners should always ensure that outside the insurance of cargoes they investigate that the carrier has sufficient fund against insolvency.1 as the result of the bankruptcy of the hanjin shipping company last year it has brought a lot of lessons for cargo owners1 before cargo owners use a carrier that will carry their cargoes they should investigate that that carrier is sufficiently buoyant and it belongs to an alliance1 alliance is a group of shipping companies that decide to carry a container for each other they should find out whether that alliance has an emergency fund1 maritime legal practitioners on thursday advised cargo owners in nigeria to use shipping companies that have emergency fund for support in the case of bankruptcy1 however mr femi young chairman of sun logistics and marine services united kingdom said that cargo owners should always investigate the viability of shipping companies before using them1 he said that nigerian government could have a regulatory body that would investigate shipping companies annually to enable cargo owners know the right carrier to use1 government should have a regulatory body that will annually investigate shipping company to know which ones are viable.1 some alliance have being set up this alliance are group of shipping company that come together like a family that if something happen to one of the company others will help1 and out of those alliances it is only one that has an emergency fund against insolvency1 what am saying is that maybe one of the rules that we should have is that we should only use a shipping company that has emergency fund for insolvency young said1 justice olayinka faji federal high court lagos said an importer is expected to know the statue of his carrier at the time of loading or before loading1 in case one of the companies becomes bankrupt whether there is a fund that can support the problem of bankruptcy she said1 -
Nigerians want FG to brand legend to boost tourism
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macron3 macron made the confession while appearing in a two-hour live broadcast on french television bfm and online investigative site mediapart2 macron challenged nigerian youths to get involved in politics to change the narrative of the nation2 macron has repeatedly said that the use of chemical weapons in syria is a red line that would trigger reprisals2 nigerians want fg to brand legend to boost tourism1 -
24 petitions treated by APC appeal panel, Oshiomhole gets report
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we will do everything possible to be different from the way the nwc has operated in the past. i am aware having been a former governor and member of national executive committee nec that there has been a tradition in the past that committees are set up work is done reports are submitted and action is not taken. we will act on every report submitted to us we will not sit on the fence we will side with the truth and we will ensure that justice prevails1 an appeal panel set up to resolve complaints and petitions arising from the recent national convention of the all progressives congress apc on wednesday evening submitted its report to the partys national chairman comrade adams oshiomhole1 we treated each case very seriously. it wasnt our purpose to add kerosene to already raging fire. we made what we consider to be useful suggestions to the new national working committee that will give our members a feeling of justice1 justice does not mean you must win your case it means that you will get a level playing field that you are given the opportunity to make your case. the appellants had tremendous opportunity of presenting their cases and they did1 oshiomhole who received the report accompanied by other members of the national working committee nwc thanked the committee for devoting its time and energy to the assignment. he assured the appeal committee that the nwc will side by the truth and ensure justice in considering the report1 the appeal committee chaired by former senate president ken nnamani disclosed during the report submission ceremony at the partys national secretariat in abuja that twenty four petitions were received by the committee1 my appeal to those aggrieved is the assurance that under my leadership we will make our obvious mistakes but once our attention is drawn we will find courage to make up for our mistakes. he said1 the apc national chairman also used the opportunity to address all party members and leaders over grievances and disputations1 i am very appreciative of the fact that we were all elected and in the case of some of us we were even unopposed. that is a huge responsibility that our members have entrusted us that we can pilot the affairs of the party at this time. we knew there were challenges when we contested for the various offices to which we have now been elected. so we cant claim we didnt know1 for us it is a huge opportunity to make a difference not only for our party but to the country. we will do everything possible to sustain confidence to sustain trust. for us everybody is important everybody matters. we want to run an inclusive party. but as i said in my acceptance speech there are no losers. if we run the party efficiently and democratically those who lost will find that their interests whatever service they wanted to render are being rendered efficiently and democratically1 as the saying goes if god gives you power may he not deny you wisdom i pray for wisdom. i pray for courage and i believe we have it and we will deploy it to make peace within the apc family1 -
Ndume dismisses R-APC, Oshiomhole appeals
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he added that forcing the eyes to open over night would create more problems and damage the eye the more2 mr adams oshiomhole national chairman of the all progressives apc has reiterated his appeal to aggrieved members of the party to be patient with his leadership in an apparent response to the emergence on wednesday of a rebel group reformed apcr-apc2 however former senate leader and the senator representing southern borno alhaji ali ndume dismissed the new group saying that only god and time could determine the direction of the apc in 20192 oshiomhole spoke to newsmen after receiving the report of the partys just concluded national convention appeal panel committees report on wednesday in abuja2 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that alhaji buba galadima who is the national chairman of the reformed apc announced its formation at a news conference at the sheraton hotels in abuja on wednesday2 the assurance is that under my leadership we will make honest mistakes and once our attention is drawn we will find courage to make up for our mistake2 some people say how can people eat their words for me i will eat my words if it is nutritious enough and if that is what i have to do to have peace in the family oshiomhole said2 he expressed appreciation to members of the party for his election and for entrusting with him the responsibility to pilot the partys affairs at this time2 he acknowledged that he new of the partys challenges before accepting the task saying that it wasa huge opportunity for him and other newly elected executives of the party to make a difference2 this oshiomhole said was not only for the party but for the country generally2 so i appeal to people to realise that a blind man can redeem his eyes if he applies the correct medication but you cant force it to open over night he said2 my appeal to all those who are aggrieved is to be patient oshiomhole said2 the apc national chairman maintained that he would do everything possible to sustain confidence and trust adding that everybody was important in the party2 he also said that everybody in the party matters adding that he would run an inclusive party2 i pray for wisdom and courage and i believe that we have it and we will deploy it for peace within the apc familyoshiomhole said2 senator ali ndume in a separate interview dismissed the new group2 he said the threat by the r-apc and npdp to leave the apc would never spell doom for it but only god and time would tell2 the senator who admitted that politics is all about interest said there was however nothing wrong if an aggrieved group voices out its displeasure2 he added that movement from one political party to another is normal in politics2 what is happening is part of politics especially now in our political days all of us are nigerians and we know what is happening2 so politics is about interest and if somebody feels that his or her interest will be more protected by voicing out his dissent it is ok2 this party is a party of time decided by nigerian masses and it is only god that can decide the time of a political party god and nigerians know that apc government is the light at the end of the tunnelthe senator said2 malam bolaji abdullahi apc national publicity secretary was more laconic in his reaction. he said the party leadership would get the full details of what happened2 -
Photos: Oshodi skywalk bridge completed
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lagos has installedthe longest free-standing pedestrian bridge in the history of nigeria at the oshodi transport interchange now under construction1 the 53.2m bridge is only supported at the two ends without any support at the middle and it connects two of the terminals of interchange1 the hoisting started on sunday and was completed early today1 managing director of planet projects mr. biodun otunola explained the purpose of the bridge1 this particular oneterminal one and terminal two. we also have another one that is linking terminals two and three and that is about 155metres long. the plan is that people can move from one end of the terminal to another be it from terminal one two and three and then the nature of the terminal is such that we have six lifts and one escalator and so in all we have 18 lifts and three escalators1 for anyone to access each of the sky bridge you have to use the lift and we also have staircase for emergency exit. the skywalk is part of the features of the oshodi transport interchange designed to make travel pleasurable enjoyable safe and more comfortable for commuting lagosians otunola said1 we also have another one that is linking terminals two and three and that is about 155metres long. the plan is that people can move from one end of the terminal to another be it from terminal one two and three and then the nature of the terminal is such that we have six lifts and one escalator and so in all we have 18 lifts and three escalators otunola added1 the oshodi interchange is billed for completion before the end of this year1 -
FG moves to include Admiralty Law in Universities curriculum
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also chief justice of the gambia justice hassan jallow said that admiralty law had not been included in the university curriculum of his country noting the impact of these on the timely resolution of maritime cases1 the federal government on wednesday said it had taken appropriate steps to ensure that admiralty law maritime law was included in the curriculum of universities in the country for speedy resolutions of maritime cases1 he said that the ministry of transportation had set up a steering committee to work collaboratively with the national universities commission nuc to see how admiralty law could be taken as a course in the tertiary institutions1 the national universities commission has been approached to look into making admiralty law a compulsory subject in the universities1 in fact there is no hiding from that it must be done1 we have to have sanctity of contract we have to respect and effect international treaties and then we have to boost our export profile for example1 and we need legal officers lawyers and judges to be conversant with it and if we are conversant with it it must start right at the university1 so we are pushing with that committee very soon you will hear what the committee is doing1 and i hope that they will establish the teaching of admiralty law in our universities1 he said that the inclusion of admiralty law in the curriculum would serve as the bedrock for future lawyers and judges to resolve maritime cases1 alhaji hassan bello the executive secretary of nigerian shippers council nsc disclosed this at the 15th international maritime seminar for judges organised by the council in collaboration with the national judicial institute nji in abuja1 he said that the seminar had impacted participants from his country as they were now abreast of the importance of admiralty law which was alien to most judges in the gambia1 we dont have admiralty law being studied in our university unfortunately we dont have it as a course in the faculty of law or at the law school1 many of us have gone through the university without studying it1 its a very important subject incredible lawyers now recognise the essence of this field and more students will subscribe to it because you need the understanding of the law to be able to regulate the sector1 if lawyers and judges are not familiar with the law things cannot work well1 so the familiarisation programme is important1 justice abdulahamid charm chief justice of sierra leone said that although his country gets limited maritime cases legal practitioners were making efforts to familiarise themselves with the law1 he admitted that maritime law was part of the curriculum of schools in the country adding that efforts would be made to equip legal practitioners with the law1 we dont have maritime law in the curriculum of our universities and we are ready to discuss with the authorities to introduce it1 because that will really help to fully equip our judges and lawyers when they have such cases in court1 -
FIFA reduces referees for World Cups finals
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the 17 referees picked for the next phase include alireza faghani iran and nawaf shukralla bahrain from the asian football confederation afc1 fifas referees committee has reduced the number of referees for the final phase of its 2018 world cup in russia1 pierluigi collina the committees head told reporters in moscow that this was because the number of referees at the 32-day competition has to be reduced at this point in time1 the number of referees has been reduced in view of the number of matches left and the teams that have qualified for the next round1 we have only eight matches left and only eight teams left also1 these are in the quarter-finals four matches the semi-finals two matches third-place or losers final one match and final one match1 only eight matches are involved in this number of matches also1 so there is therefore a need for a reduction in the number the former italian referee said1 it has therefore selected 17 referees 37 assistant referees and 10 video assistant referees vars for the final phase1 others are malang diedhiou senegal and janny sikazwe zambia from the confederation of african football caf1 from the confederation of central american and caribbean football concacaf are mark geiger u.s. jair marrufo u.s. and cesar arturo ramos mexico1 also retained for the competition are andres cunha uruguay nestor pitana argentina and sandro ricci brazil from the confederation of south american football conmebol1 from the oceanic football confederation ofc is matthew conger new zealand1 the rest are from the european football association uefa namely cuneyt cakir turkey bjorn kuipers the netherlands antonio mateu spain milorad mazic serbia gianluca rocchi italy and damir skomina slovenia1 ten vars were also picked to continue on in the competition1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that 36 referees and 63 assistant referees were selected in march for the competition with 13 vars1 they were picked from the 53 groups of three referees placed under fifas radar for the competition since september 2014. nan olalaib1 -
50 African countries in China for security forum
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read more18 fifty african countries are currently in beijing china for a three-week security forum for army chiefs on the platform of china-africa defence and security1 the delegates the forum details indicate are discussing a major military roadmap aimed at protecting chinese interests in the continent as well as improving africans response to crisis situations1 opening the discussions the chief of the office for international military cooperation at the central military commission major general hu changming highlighted the need for understanding and cooperation on security matters between africa and china1 the continental military cooperation plan is expected to be approved at the coming china-africa summit scheduled for september in beijing1 the chinese military cooperation with africa at this particular time is being monitored keenly by both washington and brussels1 chinas ever increasing investment in africa need enhanced security protection. china has been relying on african partners for its business protection in moments of most crisis1 in 2011 during the libya civil war china was forced to send its commando and military vessel to rescue some 36000 chinese citizens working in the country1 the meeting started on june 26 runs till july 12 and is part of the preparations for the launch of a strategic security and military cooperation between beijing and africa1 china is involved in more than 3000 infrastructure projects in africa according to the brookings institute a us-based research organisation1 the chinese africa trade volume totalled 220 billion in 20171 the asian giant has in the recent past also used the participation in united nations peace keeping mission to boost its security role in africa. china has 2400 soldiers under the un in south sudan the democratic republic of congo and mali. its navy also deployed in the red sea state of djibouti1 china-built roads railways and port networks across africa connect the major global sea routes. some of the routes traverse highly militarised global waters such as the red sea and the suez canal which is a crucial route to connect chinese trade between asia and europe1 intelligence sharing joint military training and joint operation between china and african partners is expected to be formally announced soon1 the chinese forays have seen some african countries which are close allies of the western world engage in a delicate balancing act1 according to the china-africa research initiative in 2016 there were more than 224400 chinese workers in africa1 -
China, African trade hits $170b yearly
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source63 chinas bilateral cooperation with africa has grown phenomenally in the past 40 years with trade leaping from 765 million to 170 billion a year1 the minister said this has therefore made china africas largest trading partner during the last few decades1 in the same period chinese investment in africa reached a cumulative 110 billion1 chen said africas debt to her country is economically sustainable and should be no cause for alarm1 chinas deputy foreign minister chen xiaodong said the growth was on the basis of interlocking interests since 19781 china is attentive to the situation in africa and seeks to help the continent to contain the risks of debt and relieve the pressure of payment the minister pointed out1 the minister said that beijing also encourages companies in her country to do more investments as well as to explore new models such as public-private partnerships1 china the official said understands the importance of debt sustainability in africa thereby helping the continent to improve its investment environment1 chinas investments on the continent range from zambian power plants egyptian trade deals cobalt mines in congo rail links in east africa and infrastructure in equatorial guinea1 chen made the announcement in beijing on wednesday at the opening session of the 7th forum of the china-africa expert committee1