Court orders TStv MD to pay ex-minister $1.42m, ₦938m debt Story by Jessica Mbamah A high court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has ordered Bright Echefu, managing director of Telcom Satellites Limited (TStv), to pay $1.42 million and ₦938 million debt to Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a former minister of special duties. In a judgement dated July 7, Bello Kawu, the judge, held that Echefu’s borrowings are “contractually enforceable”. Echefu, a medical doctor, launched TStv in 2017 with a low-cost “pay-per-view,” but has since struggled with funding, hence the loans obtained from the...