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MALABU: Group threatens legal action over Adoke’s letter to police The group says it will initiate legal action against Mr Adoke and his agents, if no retraction is made within 10 days. 3 min read A UK anti-corruption group, Corner House, has threatened legal action in response to a widely publicised complaint sent to Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police on behalf of former Nigerian Attorney General, Mohammed Adoke. In the letter of complaint, Mr Adoke alleged “various acts of forgery” by “the parties responsible for the petition, investigations and commencement of ...

In our second major analysis of industry payment-practice reports, Megan Kelly delves into the government data to identify the best and worst payers in the sector. We also look beyond the headline figures to uncover the often complex reasons why some companies appear able to settle their debts more swiftly than others Slow payment has long plagued construction. It comes as no surprise to learn that, in 2020, amid a global pandemic, a national shutdown, and with many companies struggling for cash, poor payment practices have again come to the fore. According to Construction News’s latest ...

Dec 24, 2020 1 min to read It was great to learn last week about plans for the former downtown Joplin Family Y. A family real estate investment firm — Blue Haven Homes — recently closed on the 100-year-old building and announced a $5 million project to convert it into apartments. "We will try to redo it as a historical building, and to do that, we have to get it on the national register, so it will be September or October before we can even start the rehab process,” one of the partners, Sawyer Smith, told us. That is most welcome news, coming as it do...