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IN 2003, the Federal Government secured the procurement of about eight fire-fighting trucks through the now-defunct National Sports Commission (NSC). The procurement was part of safety recommendations made by the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) required for Nigeria to organise the 2003 edition of the All Africa Games (COJA), held at the Federal Capital...

SIX months after the deadline for the incorporation of the Host Communities’ Development Trust (HCDT), Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, a major oil company in Nigeria operating in Akwa Ibom State is yet to incorporate the Trust, thus denying communities its statutory social and economic benefits.