Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has approved an upward review of monthly standing payment of gratuities from N100 million to N200 million. This is contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, in Damaturu on Thursday. Abacha said that the governor approved the review of gratuity payments […]
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The House of Representatives on Thursday re-allocated the N5 billion that had previously been designated for the presidential yacht to the student loan in the 2023 supplementary budget. The chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi (APC, Kano) made this announcement during plenary where he said the House of Reps has dropped the […]
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to reporters prior to boarding his aircraft at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on his way to the Middle East and Asia on November 2, 2023. – Blinken is on his second crisis trip to the Middle East as he renews support for Israel but also seeks subtly […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has dismissed allegations made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Dino Melaye, that the ruling party in the state is planning to disrupt the upcoming governorship elections. APC Governorship Campaign Council Spokesman, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, said in a statement issued on Thursday that he described […]
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President Bola Tinubu (left); Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; and Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan during a three-day cabinet retreat at the State House, Abuja…yesterday President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve a loan of $7.86 billion and €100 million under the Federal Government’s […]
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• Nigeria tags behind Ghana, Egypt, others in debt refinancing crisis • ‘More African govts relying on central bank overdrafts, says S&P • FG struggling to fund N11.6 trillion deficit in 2023 budget • Govt may resort to CBN’s overdraft as local, foreign market dry up Many African governments are currently caught in the crisis […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Nigeria has the highest out-of-pocket expenditure on health in West Africa. In 2020, Nigeria’s out of pocket expenditure as a share of health expenditure was at the level 74.7%. The WHO representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, at a retreat for commissioners of health from 36 states of […]
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The Presidency has debunked a report that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration proposed an allocation of funds in the 2023 supplementary budget for the purchase of a N5.095 billion presidential yacht. A Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, on Thursday, said the yacht was requested by the Nigerian Navy, […]
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President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero (middle) with NLC members at Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, following an attack by thugs allegedly sponsored by Imo State government, after NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) protested violation of workers’ rights in Imo State… yesterday. • Labour meets to decide line of action, NUPENG threatens `nationwide […]
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. meets Dabiri-Erewa A new immigration policy is underway going by the words of the Interior minister, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. He assured his fellow Nigerians in Abuja that the country’s immigration policy would be reviewed to harmonise with current realities. The minister spoke during a courtesy visit to him in his office by the management […]
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