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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a fresh attack on President Bola Tinubu’s government over reports that the Federal Government is seeking additional facilities worth $1.25 billion from the World Bank, warning that the country’s rising debt profile is becoming unsustainable. Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja through his media aide, Olusola Sanni, accused the Tinubu …

The Presidency defended the delay in the publication of the recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Report, and insisted that Nigeria’s fiscal year is determined based on the permissibility of the law and not simply based on the January-December calendar cycle. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Director-General of the Federation Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, said the concerns raised by members …

The director general of the Niger Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NCCIMA), Adamu Salihu, has described the Dangote Group as a transformative force in Africa’s economic revival, saying the conglomerate is “not just industrializing Nigeria, but the whole of Africa.” Speaking ahead of the Dangote Special Day at the 22nd National Niger Fair in Minna, Salihu said the …

A Fulani group, under the auspices of the Concerned Joint Fulani Association, has warned Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang to revoke the shoot-at-all order he recently gave to security agencies in the state against anyone found destroying farmlands in the state. Mutfwang, who is alarmed by the renewed violence that has hit the state leading to the deaths of …

Crude oil output in Nigeria and Iraq amongst others tempered the cut adopted by Saudi Arabia and Russia in August, a Platts survey conducted by S&P Global Commodity Insights has revealed. The report which covered August production activities said crude oil output from OPEC+ averaged 40.52 million barrels per day last month, on the back of Iran, Iraq and Nigeria. …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Hydrographic Agency are exploring stronger collaboration to promote the use of locally developed nautical charts for safer navigation and improved maritime operations.This was revealed in a statement on Sunday by NIMASA Head of Public Relations, Edward Osagie, following a visit by the nation’s Hydrographer, Rear Admiral Olumide Fadahunsi, to …

The Federal Government has launched a new initiative to address the problem of out-of-school children, youth and adults across the country. This new initiative, labeled the National Policy on Alternative Learning Pathways, aims to expand access to education. The new initiative was announced in Abuja by the Director of Literacy and Development, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal …

The Kano State Censorship Board has suspended Kannywood actors Amina Uba Hassan and Adam Garba for a year, banning them from all film-related activities in the state over a video deemed to have immoral content. The council said the suspension came into effect on Sunday and was aimed at promoting discipline, upholding social values ​​and ensuring compliance with norms guiding …

President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, consoles businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, known as the Grand Imam of Cuba after the latter lost his bid to get a ticket to contest in the House of Representatives. The Cuban Grand Imam lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries held on Saturday. He is seeking the APC ticket for Orsu/Orlu/Oru Eastern Federal Constituency …

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, deplored the spate of terror attacks in the southwest region, saying that terrorists had surrounded the zone. The leader of the group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, stated this on Sunday in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the organization in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This follows a series of attacks on three …