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  • FG owes China, Japan, Germany, two others $4.85bn

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on FG owes China, Japan, Germany, two others $4.85bn

    The Federal Government of Nigeria borrowed about $3.27bn from five countries between June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2022, according to documents obtained by The . Data from the external loans reports obtained from the […]

  • Pension scheme: Senate, PenCom clash over police exemption

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Pension scheme: Senate, PenCom clash over police exemption

    The Senate and Pension operators clashed over the Nigeria Police Force’s request for exemption from the Contributory Pension Scheme. This occurred at the public hearing on Police Pension Board (Establishment) Bill, 2022 (SB 1009) and […]

  • Inflation weakens naira by 15% in 2022 – NESG Report

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Inflation weakens naira by 15% in 2022 – NESG Report

    The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has said that inflation weakened the naira by 14.9 per cent, adding that the naira redesign plan of the Central Bank of Nigeria triggered the devaluation of the country’s currency. […]

  • Lawyer petitions FG over recruitment age limit

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Lawyer petitions FG over recruitment age limit

    Human rights lawyer, Tolu Babaleye, has petitioned the Federal Government over the 30-year age limit for the ongoing recruitment by the Nigeria Immigration Service. The NIS, in a recruitment advert earlier published in a national […]

  • 2023 election: Nigeria Police acquire new weapons, armoured tanks

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on 2023 election: Nigeria Police acquire new weapons, armoured tanks

    The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reiterated its readiness to safeguard internal security before, during and after the 2023 election. The security agency assured that officers and men would protect voters and other civilian nationwide. […]

  • Minister advises new NDDC board to adhere to relevant laws

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Minister advises new NDDC board to adhere to relevant laws

    The Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana has advised the newly constituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC to adhere strictly to the provisions of the act that established it […]

  • Police rescue abducted traditional ruler in Plateau, arrest 2 suspects

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Police rescue abducted traditional ruler in Plateau, arrest 2 suspects

    The Police Command in Plateau has rescued a traditional ruler, Rev. Isaac Wikili, the ‘Agwom Izere’, who was abducted by gunmen on Friday. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Plateau disclosed this […]

  • Experts propose private sector disbursement for Atiku’s $10bn MSME fund

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Experts propose private sector disbursement for Atiku’s $10bn MSME fund

    Experts have suggested a private sector payment infrastructure system for the effective administration of Atiku Abubakar’s proposed 10 billion dollars Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME, stimulus fund to drive economic development. They spoke at […]

  • CBN to slam N1m daily fine on banks not paying out new naira notes – Emefiele

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on CBN to slam N1m daily fine on banks not paying out new naira notes – Emefiele

    The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Friday, said that any commercial bank that failed to pay the new naira notes to customers would be fined N1 million per money box on daily basis. CBN […]

  • FG generated N14.6bn in 5 years from issuance of mining licenses – Nkom

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on FG generated N14.6bn in 5 years from issuance of mining licenses – Nkom

    The Director General of Nigeria Mining Cadastre, Obadiah Nkom, on Thursday disclosed that the office generated N14.6 billion from 2018 to 2022 from the issuance of mining licences. Nkom made this disclosure at the 63rd […]

  • Akpabio wins APC senatorial ticket in Supreme Court

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Akpabio wins APC senatorial ticket in Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court on Friday restored former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godwin Akpabio as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District. The Court of Appeal judgment delivered […]

  • Court dismisses judgement against Rivers APC guber candidate, Tonye Cole

    By Ifunanya | January 21, 2023 | Comments Off on Court dismisses judgement against Rivers APC guber candidate, Tonye Cole

    The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt on Friday set aside a judgement of the Federal High Court which disqualified the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole over […]

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