CBN Reports 39.77% Rise in 2024 Nigeria’s Foreign Debt Payments

…State Debt Soars to N11.47 Trillion, Fuelled by Currency Devaluation The Federal Government of Nigeria spent $3.58 billion on foreign debt servicing from January to September 2024, reflecting a 39.77 per cent increase from the $2.56 billion spent in the same period in 2023, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The CBN’s report on international payment statistics indicates that the highest monthly debt servicing expenditure in 2024 was recorded in May,...

Illegal Motor Parks In Abakaliki  Issued 24-hour Shut Down Notice

All illegal motor park operators in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital have been given 24-hour to shut down their operation or face the full wrath of the law. The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has given a 24-hogave the ultimatum in a statement signed by the state Assembly’s Public Relations Officer, Sylvester Egede and made available to newsmen. This followed a meeting between the Ebonyi State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Transport led...

Abortion: NHRC Urges Borno Govt To Probe Medecins Sans Frontieres

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday called for an evaluation of Medecins Sans Frontieres’ activities and programmes in Borno state. The commission while presenting a report to Borno state absolved the Nigerian military of complicity in the reported termination of about 10,000 pregnancies in the North East. Recall that on December 7, 2022, Reuters published a report alleging that since 2013, the Nigerian military conducted a secret, systematic, and illegal abortion programme in...

Court Arraigns Three Abia State Govt Workers For Alleged Pension Fraud

Three civil servants with Abia State Government were arraigned before the Federal High Court Umuahia for alleged stealing of pension funds in the state. The suspects were arraigned on six-count charge through a charge sheet dated October 11, 2024, was signed by C. N. Iheji, Senior State Counsel for the Attorney General of Abia State and marked FHC/UM/CR/199/24 between Abia State government and Onyekachi Success Nwabueze, Miriam Azubuike, Victor Chisom Samuel and others. The case...

Defence Minister Matawalle Faces Pressure to Resign Over Alleged Ties to Bandits

Members of the APC Akida Forum, a faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress, have called for an investigation into allegations linking the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to banditry. The group staged a protest on Tuesday at the Department of State Services, DSS, headquarters in Abuja, demanding that President Bola Tinubu relieve Matawalle of his duties pending the outcome of ongoing investigation. Led by the forum’s chairperson, Musa Mahmud, the protesters submitted...

Anambra Assembly Passes Resolution on High Costs of Textbooks, Others

Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling Governor Chukwuma Soludo to direct the Commissioner for Education to engage the public, private and mission schools in addressing the exorbitant cost of textbooks, school uniforms purchase from exclusively designated vendors and mandatory extramural classes. The resolution was made following a motion moved to that effect by the Deputy Majority Leader and member representing Ekwusigo Constituency, Sir Ikenna Ofodeme on Tuesday plenary session. Sir Ikenna...

Research Centre at Nasarawa State University Receives International Award

The Jose A Centeno International Centre for Medical Geology Research at Nasarawa State University in Keffi received an international award during the 75th Generall Assembly and Scientific Congress of the World Federation of Hydrotherapy and Climatotherapy, which was held in Bra, Romania, in Eastern Europe. Prof. Ktso Nghargbu, the Chairman of the International Centre for Medical Geology Research at Narasawa State University, received the recognition and award on behalf of the Centre and University, at...

Education Commissioner Condemns Brutal Assault Of SS1 Student At FGC Enugu

The Enugu State Ministry of Education has confirmed and condemned the brutal beating of a student of the Federal Government College Enugu by his fellow students within the school premises. The incident according to Mr. Joshua Ogunshino, the Vice President Student Affairs and Dr. Takor, the Senior Boarding House Master of the Federal Government College Enugu, happened on Friday 8th of November, 2024 during school break time. The video which went viral on socio media...

Gov Alia Lifts Suspension On State Attorney General

The suspension placed on the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim by Governor Hyacinth Alia has been lifted. Recall that Mr Mnyim was suspended on October 23 following his unilateral decision to include the state as a party in the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor...

EFCC Probes Nationals Of Niger Republic For Abusing Naira

Following a viral video of abuse of naira during a wedding in Abuja, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited nationals of Niger Republic, Ibrahim Mohammad and his family members for hatching the spraying of naira, and other currencies at a wedding in Abuja. In a statement issued by the spokesman of the agency, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC said it had gotten to the root of the matter and found out that it...

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