Byline: Ben Eguzozie in Port Harcourt

…Country’s 0.25% infrastructure-to-GDP falls below 70% global benchmark …Capex received N4.37trn in 2021 budget   Ben Eguzozie,

…Said the statement ought to be ‘release,’ not ‘approval’ …That it only smacks of election transition period politics   Ben

…Said company, Claudio Descalzi, top managers fully acquitted by Milan court …But company yet to wriggle out of another N50bn trial in

…Said positive about economy as fulcrum of survival, despite Covid-19   Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt   Enugu, the Nigerian

…Abia governor said state ready for business collaboration …Pasquier, French ambassador, was earlier in Imo   Ben Eguzozie, in

…Among 112 persons from 56 countries …Till date. ADF has awarded 73 young Africans   Ben Eguzozie   Eleven young

Revenues still $83bn below 2019 levels World’s five largest hotels lost $14bn amidst pandemic Thousands of cancelled vacations hit

…As 14.3m Nigerians use drugs   Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt   The national oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum

…Continent’s GDP to grow by 3.4% …But govts need $154bn to respond to Covid crisis …Recovery doesn’t remove poverty threat, with 39m

…As continent’s debt climb 70% of GDP …We want comprehensive, quick restructuring; debt standstill not enough” – Stiglitz …Proposes