DMO: Nigeria’s public debt may rise by 27%
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has predicted an increase in Nigeria’s total public debt before the end of this year and 2023. DMO made the prediction in the 2021 Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) report released on Thursday. DMO, in the report, projected that Nigeria’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow to 27 percent in 2023 over “increasing Gross Financing...
IPOB to British High Commissioner: Don’t come to South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing, to suspend her planned visit to the South-East region of Nigeria. IPOB gave the warning via a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful. Powerful advised Laing to suspend her scheduled visit to the South-East over an alleged plot to harm her by “those that...
ASUU: Ngige misinforming Buhari about strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, of misinforming President Muhammadu Buhari on its ongoing strike. ASUU said President Buhari would not have ordered the university lecturers to resume back to work if he had been briefed on the outcomes of the negotiation by the Ministry of Education. The President had...
Zulum allots 259 houses, N110m to policemen
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced the government’s allocation of 259 houses and the release of N110 million to the Nigerian Police Force in the state. The governor made the announcement on Thursday during the commissioning of Borno’s branch of the Nigerian Police Force Microfinance Bank (NPFM Bank). Speaking at the event which was attended by the Inspector-General of Police,...
PDP sues INEC, Tinubu, Obi over surrogate running mates
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to stop the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party from replacing their earlier nominated vice-presidential candidates. It would be recalled that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, nominated one of the party’s chieftains in Katsina State, Kabiru Masari, as a surrogate running...
NDDC hands over 33 utility vehicles to security agencies
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has handed over utility vehicles used during the physical verification phase of the forensic audit of the commission’s projects across the Niger Delta region to security agencies. Speaking during the presentation of the vehicle documents and keys to the security agencies at the NDDC warehouse in Port Harcourt, the Interim Administrator, Dr. Efiong Akwa,...
Oshiomhole: Muslim-Christian hasn’t translated to anything
A former governor of Edo State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has thrown his weight behind the decision of the ruling party to fly a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election. Oshiomhole said despite the country having a Muslim as president and a Christian as vice president, “it hasn’t translated to anything”, adding:...
N6.2bn fraud: Court adjourns ex-Gov Jang’s case for judgement
Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has adjourned the ongoing trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Sen. Jonah Jang, and a former cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (OSSG), Yusuf Pam, for judgement. The presiding judge, Justice C.L Dabup, made the declaration on Thursday after the adoption of final written addresses by...
2023: Justice Commissioner replaces Shettima for Borno Central
Stakeholders of the Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have endorsed Kaka Shehu as the party’s candidate for the Borno Central senatorial district election. Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, made the disclosure at the end of the stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday in Maiduguri. The governor said the stakeholders nominated Shehu to replace Sen. Kashim Shettima, who was picked...
Kano multi-billion naira bridge develops fault again
The multi-billion naira Ado Bayero bridge on Zaria Road, Kano, has developed another fault, raising fears of traffic disruption in the area. It would be recalled that the Federal government-owned bridge was constructed by Road Construction Company and commissioned in 2014. The bridge, which links Kano with Zaria and Maiduguri roads, had earlier developed a crack which was fixed some years...
