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ADB GRANTS SOMALIA $25MILLION TO BOLSTER BUDGET FOR COVID-19

By Michael Garang (Newsleader East Africa Bureau Chief)

The African Development Bank, at the weekend, approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Repair Work: FG SHUTS LAGOS THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE FROM FRIDAY

Rehabilitation work is expected to begin in earnest, as the federal government has announced a partial closure of the lagos Third Mainland Bridge from midnight on Friday.

MPAPE: ABUJA CITY IN SQUALOR

By Mike Agunwa, Abuja.

Mpape is one of the informal settlements in the Federal Capital Territory. It was originally inhabited solely by the native Gbagyi tribe. Following the influx of people into the Federal Capital Territory in search of greener pasture and consequent upon security challenges which has engulfed some parts of the country especially the north east, Mpape became a