Nigeria-Press-Review January 29, 2021 to 09:52 2307 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The Transparency International’s damning verdict on Nigeria’s anti-corruption war, ranking the country 149th on its yearly Corruption Perception Index dominates the headlines of Nigerian newspapers on Friday.
The Guardian reports that Transparency International (TI) has, again, passed a damning verdict on Nigeria’s anti-corruption war, ranking the country 149th on its yearly Corruption Perception Index (CPI) after it picked 25 points, the worst since 2013.
With the rating, Nigeria dropped three points from its last (2019) ranking when it sat 146th on the table. The 2020’s index was co-led by New Zealand and Denmark after they polled 88 points individually. They were followed by Finland, Switzerland and Singapore (a country that emerged from a stinky official corruption history under the late Lee
Kwara governor seeks speedy revamp of Bacita sugar factory Kwara governor seeks speedy revamp of Bacita sugar factory
Jan 28, 2021
L-R: Kwara State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Otunba Adeniyi Adedayo; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Executive Secretary Nigeria Sugar Institute Latif Busari; Representative of the BUA Group Kabir Samad; and Managing Director/CEO KAM Holding Alhaji Kamoru Yusuf; during the commissioning of Nigeria Sugar Institute, in Jimba-Oja, Ifelodun LGA of the State, on Thursday
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The Federal Government, on Thursday, said that the Bacita sugar company – now acquired by new owners – would likely commence operations in 2023.
Speaking at the commissioning of the Nigeria Sugar Institute at Jimba Oja in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq commended the Federal Government for siting the research institute in the state and went on to urge quick resolutions of all pending iss