INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI CHARGED IN U. S. FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY, FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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  Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US for alleged bribery, fraud Gautam Adani, the chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, whose business empire extends from ports and airports to renewable energy,has been indicted in New York over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme, United States prosecutors have said. The authorities on Wednesday charged Adani and two other executives at Adani Green Energy, his nephew Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain, with agreeing between 2020 and 2024 to pay more than $250m in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts expected to yield $2bn in profits. Prosecutors said the renewable energy company also raised more than $3bn in loans and bonds during this period based on false and misleading statements. Shares of Adani Enterprises, the group's flagship firm, closed down 22% on Thursday. Other group firms also closed in the red. Adani Green Energy, which is the firm at the c

NIGERIAN UNION OF JOURNALIST,DEMONSTRATED INFRONT OF THISDAY NEWSPAPER IN APAPA OVER UNPAID SALARIES.

               Today tuesday,the Nigerian Union of Journalists {NUJ picketed Thisday Newspaper,in Apapa over nine months salary arrears owed its workers.The union officials,who carried placard and barricaded the office headquarters of the organisation,condemned the continuous failure of media organisations to pay salaries of their workers,especially journalists.Mr Deji Elumoye,NUJ Lagos state Chairman told NAN that there were 12 other media houses that were not paying workers their wages.According to him,he led the picketing of Thisday Newspaper to show example that charity begins at home.''I am an associate editor in Thisday,that is why i chose to picket Thisday first.There are other media organisations owing over two years and we will go to all of them.It is time to put a stop to non-payment of salaries in the media organisations.Many families cannot pay their house rent or pay their children's school fees.The journalists are paid peanuts,yet they do not get the salaries.It is said.Anyone that cannot operate and pay workers should close the business.I call on the publisher of This day,Mr Nduka Obaegbena to pay his workers all their entitlements.I also call call on the National Pension Commission to prosecute media owners,who do not remit workers pension to serve as deterrent to others''.

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