The Federal Government has secured $1.46 billion for the completion of work on the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited.

Russia on Monday, December 9, 2019 was banned from the Olympics and other major world championships. The ban came as a result of the decision of the sporting officials to punish the country for tampering with doping-related laboratory data in another blow to Russia’s already tarnished sporting reputation.

Facebook said on Wednesday it had suspended three networks of Russian accounts that attempted to interfere in the domestic politics of eight African countries, and were tied to a Russian businessman accused of meddling in past U.S. elections.

As Facebook Inc launches new features designed to make posts related to the upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election more transparent, the media giant announced on Monday that it removed four networks of “coordinated inauthentic behavior” tied to Russia and Iran from its services.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Moday, October 21, 2019 that he is ready to offer help to Africa with no strings attached unlike what he cast as the exploitative West.This assertion Putin made in a bid to step up Russia’s push for influence in Africa and is coming days before he hosts a summit with African leaders.