Nigeria’s debt stock of N35.5tn will rise to N42.7tn following the Senate’s approval of the Federal Government’s request for $16bn and €1.02bn fresh loans. The $16.2bn loan is equivalent…
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Nigeria Needs A ‘Strong Man’ As President
We hear ‘’strong man’’, and the visage of a rotund, bumbling African dictator in Khaki and jackboots comes to mind. But permit me to appropriate the word and re-contextualise it for the…
JUST IN: Senate Approves Buhari’s External Loans Of N7.6tr
The Senate Wednesday approved the federal government’s request to borrow $16.2 billion (about N6.651 trillion at N475/$ rate), €1bn (N474.190bn) and a grant of $125m (N51.3bn) under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling)…
Buhari congratulates Soludo on winning Anambra gov election
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has congratulated a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Charles Soludo, on winning the 2021 Anambra governorship election. According…
APGA Chairman: Soludo will repeat CBN-like miracle as Anambra gov
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Victor Oye, says the winner of the November 6 Governorship Election in Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, will replicate his successes at the Central…
Direct Primaries: No party should impose its processes on other parties — PDP kicks
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no political party has the right to impose its processes on another. The party was reacting to the passing of the electoral act amendment bill by…
Breaking: Nnamdi Kanu Trial Adjourned As Lawyers Stage Walk Out
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu to January 19, 2022. The…
Osun Osogbo Shrine Gets $127,000 U.S Grant
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria is to spend $127,000 on the digital documentation and conservation of Busanyin Shrine located in the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
Upper Chamber Condemns Odili Home Invasion, Calls On IGP To Reveal Findings Of Probe
The justice of the supreme court, Mary Odili whose Abuja home was invaded has gained more recognition, as the senate condemned the invasion. The upper legislative chamber condemned the incident after Betty…
COVID-19: FG Targets 112m Nigerians Against 2022 For Vaccination
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency,(NPHCDA), said it has vaccinated 5,770,899 of total eligible persons targeted for COVID-19 vaccination reached with the first dose, while fully vaccinated no fewer than 3,146,885 of…