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$1bn Arms Fund Row Erupts Again, Buratai Demands Defence Ministry Explain Spending
Former army chief says the Ministry of Defence managed the $1 billion arms fund and must explain how it was spent.
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Host communities along the Eastern Gas Pipeline Network in the Niger Delta have given NNPCL and PINL two weeks to settle three months of unpaid allowances owed to surveillance contractors and guards, while demanding inclusion in the companies’ community development programmes.
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Former army chief says the Ministry of Defence managed the $1 billion arms fund and must explain how it was spent.
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