Tinubu Urged To Probe Spending Of $1.5bn World Bank Loan To 36 States, $3bn Chinese Loans To FG

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the spending of $1.5 billion World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states and Abuja for poverty reduction and…

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Amid Hardship, National Assembly, Four Others Get N109bn Allocation In One Month – Report

Amid the prevailing high cost-of-living crisis in the country, the National Assembly and four other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Federal Government have received a combined sum of N109bn as statutory allocations in the first few days of August 2024, an investigation by Saturday PUNCH has shown. Recall that the National Assembly raised its…

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Nigerian Govt Not Involved In Purported Debate On Same-sex Marriage – Official

The Nigerian government has disassociated itself from a purported debate purportedly being planned by an organisation – Creative Africa Initiative on Same-sex marriage. The Ministry of Education said in a statement by its spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, that the organisation had issued forged letters using the ministry’s letterheads, proposing a debate on the topic: “Same-Sex Marriage…

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BREAKING: Governorship Candidate, Others Arrësted Over #Endbadgovernance Protest 

BREAKING: Governorship Candidate, Kumuyi, Others Arrësted Over #Endbadgovernance Protest The Nigerian Police Force have arrested the 2024 African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Ondo State, Kunle Wizeman Ajayi. He was arrested alongside Patrick Owolabi, Kolawole Kumuyi, who are members of the Take It Back (TIB) Movement. Others arrested include Oluwatobi Akinkuotu, Olalekan Oladehinde. The…

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Nigeria Still Repaying $10.6billion Loans Taken By Ex-Presidents Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan – World Bank

The World Bank Group Finances has disclosed that the Nigerian government is still repaying $10.6billion in loans taken by former presidents. The loans totalling 69 were obtained during the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan. The Debt Management Office (DMO) had in June 2024 reported that as…

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Hardship: MTN Donates N1 Billion, Digital Devices To Support Nigerian Govt

Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the federal government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation…

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