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NCDC alerts on cholera outbreak

NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has alerted on increasing cholera cases nationwide, with 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected and 65 confirmed cases reported. Disclosing this in a public advisory, the Director-General of the centre, Dr. Jide Idris, said the cases, which occurred between January and June 11, …

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$2.4bn of $5.5bn refinery loan repaid, says Dangote

Dangote

The founder of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that he has paid off $2.4bn of the $5.5bn loan for his $19bn Lagos-based refinery. The Africa’s richest man also alleged that powerful oil cartels tried to undermine his refinery project. Speaking at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Nassau, The Bahamas, …

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