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Nigerian govt admits pressure over rising foreign debts

Zainab Ahmed, Finance Minister Nigeria’s federal government has admitted being pressured by agitations against rising foreign debts and the push to ensure prudent utilisation of foreign loans. Nigeria’s Public Debt stands at N38 trillion as of September 30th, 2021, a significant proportion of which are foreign loans, and has been …

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Why I have opted for stomach infrastructure – Wike

Wike Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has explained that his administration decided to pursue stomach infrastructure – a term used to refer to welfare packages given to citizens often with the intention to get their votes during elections – because he has completed physical infrastructure. Wike who stated this …

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We were used as sex slaves – Libya returnees lament ordeal

The returnees arriving Some Libyan returnees have painted horrible pictures of what they went in the North African country in the hands of traffickers, who according to them, turned them into sex slaves. The returnees, 128 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Libya, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos …

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Senate Confirms Prof Bindawa As NCC Non-Executive Commissioner

 The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Professor Mansur Auwalu Bindawa as a Non-Executive Commissioner on the Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari. “The Nomination of Professor Mansur Anwalu Bindawa is Confirmed as New Non-Executive Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission,” a …

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FG To Scale Up Implementation Of Donor-Financed Projects

Minister Of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed The Federal Government on Tuesday said it will scale up the level of implementation for donor-financed projects in the country. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this at a retreat for members of the National Assembly …

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Ukraine-Russia Crisis: Evacuation Begins Wednesday As Air Peace, Max Air To Airlift 2,000 Nigerians

Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministers The Federal Government is collaborating with Air Peace and Max Air to begin the evacuation of about 2,000 Nigerians who escaped from Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The evacuation is scheduled for Wednesday, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. Onyeama in an interview …

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