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Debt servicing doubles, hits N896bn in three months – DMO report
Nigeria’s debt servicing bill has increased by 109 per cent to N896.56bn, findings by The PUNCH have shown. As a result, the country has also spent N3.83tn on debt servicing payments in 15 months, according to data obtained from the Debt Management Office. While a total of N2.93tn was spent on debt servicing payments in
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Kano Emir leaves for Morocco on official visit
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has departed for the Kingdom of Morocco on a week-long official visit to the country. A statement from the Emir’s Palace on Monday disclosed that the visit is on the invitation of King Mohammed VI. It said that during the visit, the Emir will undertake a series
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Nigeria ranks 143 in 2022 Global Peace Index
The 2022 Global Peace Index has ranked Nigeria 143 among 163 independent nations and territories, according to the level of peacefulness. Nigeria moved three places up on the log from the 146th position it was ranked last year. Other countries ahead of Nigeria in the ranking are Mauritius 28; Ghana 40; The Gambia 45; Sierra
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Passengers stranded as fuel scarcity hits Lagos
Many passengers were stranded at various bus stops in Lagos State, Monday morning, as commercial vehicles were scarce on the road. The scarcity of vehicles was attributed to the fuel scarcity, which was gradually building up in some parts of Lagos. Our correspondent saw that many people were stranded at major bus stops along Ogba-Berger
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BREAKING: Again, bandits attack palace, kidnap Plateau monarch
Bandits numbering over 20, have again, reportedly kidnapped a traditional ruler in Plateau State, His Royal Highness, Aminu Derwan, after attacking his palace in Panyam, Mangu Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the gunmen took away Derwan, the district head of Panyam, after scaring residents with gunshots in the early hours
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How Burna Boy’s aides attacked my partner, lady involved in club shooting opens up
Superstar Burna Boy trended two weeks ago after his police escorts were alleged to have shot and wounded two patrons of Cubana club in Victoria Island, Lagos, in the early hours of Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Reports revealed that the shooting began after a lady at the club turned down Burna Boy’s offer to join
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Okotie begs Tinubu, Atiku to step down, wants to succeed Buhari
The Founder of Household of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie, has asked political parties’ presidential candidates to step down for him in his bid to take over from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This is as he also urged Buhari to hand over to him as Interim President in 2023, noting that he
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Amnesty trains additional 450 ex-agitators
The Presidential Amnesty Programme says additional 450 ex-agitators have been deployed to facilities in the Niger Delta to learn the business of oil spill response, cleanup and remediation. The programme, it said, was in line with the novel Train, Employ and Mentor scheme introduced by its Interim Administrator, Col. Milland Dikio (retd). Dikio, stated this
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Tinubu’s homecoming: Lagos NUJ condemns attack on journalists, demands justice
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council, has condemned in totality the reported attack on journalists by some hoodlums and criminal elements in the state on Sunday. The PUNCH reports that journalists covering the Lagos State Governor’s Office were attacked on their way from the Palace of Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwanu Akiolu, who
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Work against Okowa, Delta APC chieftain begs southern leaders
A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Delta State chapter, Prof. LeRoy Edozien, has called on South and Middle Belt Leaders Forum to work against Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and any other politician who accepted to be running mate to any presidential candidate. Edozien, who is a brother to the Asagba of Asaba and title holder
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