President Muhammadu Buhari The Muhammadu Buhari-led government incurred N2trillion in public debt between January to March 2022, bringing the country’s total debts to N41trillion, according to a report by the Debt Management Office (DMO) According to the DMO, a government agency, in December 2021, the country’s debt stood at N39.556 trillion but …
Read More »FIRSTBANK secures $150 million Afreximbank Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA) to support businesses in Nigeria
13 June 2022 – African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of a US$150 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider. The funding was provided under Afreximbank’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). Afreximbank’s US$150 million financial support will …
Read More »2023: Why I picked Okowa as my running mate – Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, Former Vice President of Nigeria After a series of political horse-trading, the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, finally settled for Delta state Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, as his running mate. Atiku, announced Okowa as his running mate at exactly 12:57 pm, to the …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: How Lopsided Promotion Of Officers By Nigeria’s Anti-Narcotics Agency, NDLEA Favours Candidates Of Political Office Holders, Denies Others For About 20 Years
The sources said that their promotions have been cumulatively stagnated for about 10 to 20 years which translates to a loss of three to six ranks. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), through its harmonisation exercise, has allegedly denied some officers promotion for about 20 years, while some of …
Read More »Don’t Sell Your Votes, Segun Oni Tells Ekiti Electorate Ahead Of Saturday Poll
Segun Oni The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, has appealed to the electorate in the state not to sell their votes in the Saturday governorship election. Oni said selling their votes would amount to subscribing to another four years of hunger and …
Read More »PenCom Begins Online Verification Of FG Retirees June 20
The National Pension Commission on will on Monday, June 20, commence the 2022 online verification and enrolment exercise for retirees/prospective retirees of federal government treasury funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The Commission stated this in a statement made available on Thursday. It said that those eligible for the online verification …
Read More »APC writes INEC to adopt Lawan as placeholder clings to Yobe North Senate ticket
Lawan The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt Ahmad Lawan as its senatorial candidate for Yobe North in 2023. In a June 14, 2023, letter to INEC, which was received on June 15 at the electoral office’s headquarters in Abuja, the …
Read More »Strike: ASUU issue not as simple as Nigerians think —FG
Lai Mohameed Nigeria’s federal government has that the issue concerning the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and three other university-based unions was not as simple as people think. This is as it approved the establishment of e-learning centres for primary schools across the 36 states of …
Read More »Anglican Church to FG: Release Nnamdi Kanu to douse tension in S-East
Kanu, IPOB leader The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Diocese on the Niger, has appealed to the federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in order to reduce tension in the South East. The church also noted that the different shocking methods which …
Read More »Atiku jettisons PDP committee report, picks Okowa as running mate
Okowa, Atiku Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has picked Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. Atiku announced the decision on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s INEC deadline for the submission of names of party candidates and …
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