President Bola Tinubu on Friday joined other world leaders for the closing ceremony of the New Global Financing Pact summit in France. At the event, he and other world leaders reviewed and signed a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on a priority list for support and investment, following the devastating impact of […]
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MMIA new terminal interior About 15 months after its official opening, the new terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) is still largely deserted. As at the last check by The Guardian, only six airlines – all African carriers – currently occupy the edifice built at the estimated cost of $100 million. For the […]
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• Tinubu sets up committee to resolve NNPC, FAAC row over remittances • Stay away from borrowing more, DMO warns FG The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at its meeting, yesterday, shared N786.161 billion between the three tiers of government as federation allocation for the month of May 2023. In a statement by the Director, […]
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NIGERIANS, much endeared to eating cowhides (ponmo in local parlance) and bushmeat, should take the latest official health advisory on the deadly anthrax disease with the utmost seriousness. In an ominous alert, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development warned that following an outbreak of anthrax in some neighbouring West African countries, Nigerians should […]
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Lagos State University’s best-graduating student, Aminat Yusuf, who made a 5.00 Cumulative Grade Point Average in this interview with Grace Edema attributes her success to the discipline and guidance of her journalist father. How do you feel about becoming the best student in the history of LASU? First and foremost, it is an honour to […]
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The Department of State Services has raised the alarm of planned attacks on worship and recreational centres before and during Eid Kabir celebrations. According to the agency, the recovery of Improvised Explosive Devices from terrorists in joint operations by the service, personnel of the Nigerian Army and Police lent credence to the planned attack. In […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, power distribution companies, and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission are heading for a collision course over the planned hike in the tariffs payable by electricity consumers nationwide. Although power distribution companies and the NERC have not officially confirmed the planned increase, the Multi-Year Tariff Order of the regulator, which explains tariff […]
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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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