DMO Director-General, Ms. Patience Oniha Nigeria’s total public debt may hit N81.64tn this year, according to findings. The figure was arrived at based on the 2022 Debt Sustainability Analysis Report by Debt Management Office. According to the debt office, the increase in total public debt-to-GDP to 37.1 percent in 2023 from 23.4 percent as of […]
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The Federation Account Allocation Committee says it shared N786.16bn among the three tiers of government in May 2023. The figure represents an increase of N130.23bn compared to the N655.93bn shared in April 2023, and it is the highest this year and the first increase following a constant decline since January. FAAC disclosed this in a […]
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Pilgrims depart for Hajj Lagos State Government has successfully airlifted 3,655 pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Year 2023 holy pilgrimage exercise. The safe arrival of the eleventh and last batch of 171 intending pilgrims which landed at the King AbdulAzeez International Airport, Madinah, on Wednesday, at exactly 7.45pm Saudi Arabian time, […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched the Collaborative Aviation Safety Improvement Programme (CASIP) to reduce accident and serious incident rates across Africa as part of the Focus Africa initiative. Launch partners in the programme are the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), […]
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The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2023 Global Liveability report has ranked Lagos as the fourth worst city to live in the world. The report surveyed 173 cities and used 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. Lagos was ranked above Algiers, the capital of Algeria; Tripoli, […]
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A former coordinator in the dissolved All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, Dr. Ene Ogbole, has called on the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart in the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to withdraw their cases from the election petition tribunal and join President Bola Tinubu in his quest for a […]
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The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday ordered Governor Peter Mbah to appear before it tomorrow, to testify on his allegedly National Youth Service Corps discharged certificate forgery. The order was a sequel to an application made by the Peoples Redemption Party, through its Counsel, Mr Alex Amujiogo. Mbah, who was declared winner […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has resolved to conduct a post-election review of the 2023 general election in line with its practice over the years on July 4, 2023. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye on Thursday. Recall that Nigeria held […]
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The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has expressed readiness to receive former governor of the State, Nyesom Wike if he decides to defect to the ruling party. A chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Chief Tony Okocha stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt. This […]
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• Macron to advance reform of global financial architecture • Tinubu to meet U.S., French, Swiss leaders at summit • Climate activists protest, demand end to financing of fossil fuels As the Paris Summit for a ‘New Global Financial Pact’ begins today, world leaders meet to deliberate on the impact of the global crises of […]
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