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…As Experts condemn reckless Borrowing, calls for urgent fiscal responsibility and accountability Emamuzo Iboma President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested approval from Nigeria’s National Assembly for an external loan exceeding $21.5 billion (around N8.5 trillion). This proposal includes $2.19 billion in grants and a plan to issue N757 billion in government bonds to address…
Katherine Abayomi The Bulk Petroleum Retailers Association of Port Harcourt Refinery Depot, representing the Eleme and Okrika communities, has raised alarm over the federal government’s recent shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refinery. The association chairman, Chief Sunny Nkpe, during a media brief held in Port Harcourt, expressed deep concern that the shutdown may not be…
Barikui Felix As the Ogoni Specialist Hospital, OSH, currently under construction by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project, HYPREP, nears completion, the Project Coordination Office, PCO, has set up a 13-man Technical Planning Committee, TPC, to map out strategies for the hospital’s speedy and smooth operationalisation. The committee, headed by Professor Christie Mato, is expected to…
Prince Woke The Rivers State Police Command says it has neutralized a wanted kidnapper, David Uzoma a.k.a M-Kaze. Spokesperson for the Rivers Police Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko, in a statement on May 29th,2025, said in a daring operation, on the 25th of May, 2025, Operatives from the Rumuji Division of the Rivers State Police…
Tracy Ohovwore, Benin city In a calculated move aimed at addressing rising insecurity and fostering reconciliation, Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has announced plans to grant amnesty to cultists and individuals in possession of illegal arms who are willing to renounce violence and surrender their weapons. The initiative, which forms part of the government’s…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has moved to combat drug abuse in the West Africa subregion by developing a comprehensive digital platform to serve as a centralized system for data input by national focal points and enhance the West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) project. The Commissioner, Human Development…
Borno State GovernorProf. Babagana Umara Zulum has called on the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to prioritise embarking on tangible projects that can provide lasting benefits and boost infrastructural development across the six states of the Northeast region. The Governor made the call on Tuesday at the Government House when he received the expanded management…
As the nation awaits the signing by President Bola Tinubu of the recently passed NDLEA Act, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi and the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) have said the law, when it becomes operational, would…
Barikui Felix As the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, marks his second year in office, the governor has reflected on the scenarios that have shaped his government during the period, describing them as challenging but impactful. Fubara, who recalled his two years in office via a statement he personally signed, noted that the…
As President Bola Tinubu marks his second year in office, ActionAid Nigeria calls for a renewed commitment to governance that prioritises the needs and voices of ordinary citizens. The NGO, in a statement on Wednesday signed by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, noted that while some economic reforms and policy efforts have been initiated at…