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Nigeria’s Monthly Chinese Debt Service to Hit $86.9m in Sept 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutes SWITZERLAND, AUGUST 17 – Nigeria’s monthly debt service on Chinese loans is set to reach a record $86.948 million by September 2020 from $66.658 per month in March 2020. This is according to data available on the ...NBA Set for an Awakening with Akpata’s Historic Emergence
Reading Time: 3 minutes SWITZERLAND, AUGUST 3 – A wind of change is blowing across one of the oldest and most noble professions in Nigeria. A few days ago, history was made in the annals of law practice in Nigeria when ...Kiki Mordi Vs Segalink: A Dangerous Distraction in a Grim Saga (Editorial)
Reading Time: 4 minutes SWITZERLAND, JULY 27 – The dust is yet to settle in the unfolding online conflict between human rights lawyer and social media activist, Segun Awosanya, known as Segalink, and members of the Stand to End Rape (STER) ...Uncertainty Hangs Over APC in Ondo as Primary Holds Today
Reading Time: 3 minutes SWITZERLAND, JULY 20 – As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its primary for the upcoming Ondo State gubernatorial election today, there is an atmosphere of uncertainty hanging over the party in the state. Today’s Echo ...TE Editorial: New Business Models Critical to Success in Nigeria’s Marginal Oil Fields
Reading Time: 3 minutes SWITZERLAND, JULY 17 – As the oil and gas industry experiences a downturn due to falling oil prices, experts have continued to debate whether this is the right time for the Nigerian government to open up bidding ...France to Make Face Masks Compulsory in Indoor Public Spaces
Reading Time: < 1 minute France will make it compulsory to wear a face mask indoors in public places from next week, the government said as the country reported an uptick in new coronavirus cases. The masks, obligatory on collective transport until now, will become ...Is Formal Education Overrated in Nigeria? (Opinion)
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this article, Public Relations & Educational Consultant, Dr Tunde Odeyemi re-examines the increasing importance of informal education such as vocational skills in modern day Nigeria, especially against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. SWITZERLAND, JULY 16 ...NiDCOM Responds to US Policy that Threatens Nigerian Students With Deportation (Exclusive)
Reading Time: 3 minutes SWITZERLAND, JULY 11 – As thousands of Nigerian students in the United States face possible deportation over a new visa policy for international students, the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said it is monitoring the ...National Consultative Front: Details Leaked Prematurely to the Media – Utomi (Exclusive)
Reading Time: 2 minutes SWITZERLAND, JULY 04 – A member of the newly formed political movement, National Consultative Front (NCF), Professor Pat Utomi, has said details of the group’s meetings were leaked to the media prematurely, leading to some members distancing ...Ebunoluwa Balogun: A Life of Exceptional Impact
Reading Time: 4 minutes SWITZERLAND, JUNE 28 – On June 24, 2020, renowned social worker and anti-racism advocate, Ebunoluwa Balogun, passed away in the United States, at the age of 81. Today’s Echo gathers that the matriarch of the Balogun family, ...