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From $10bn, Nigeria debt profile now $84bn under Buhari – Falalu Bello
National chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Falalu Bello has raised the alarm that the country’s debt profile has skyrocketed from $10bn when President Buhari took over in 2015 to $84bn.
Bello who was at different times the…
UYC Inaugurates National Executives,As Obieh Emerges President
The Urhobo Youth Council worldwide has inaugurated a new National Executive Council to pilot its affairs within the next four years as Comrade Terry Obieh emerged President for a second term with Ovie Odubu as Vice-President.
The…
NLC Urges First Bank To Suspend Mass Retrenchment Of Workers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday urged the First Bank of Nigeria Plc to suspend with immediate effect its planned mass retrenchment of over one thousand staff.
NLC affiliate, the National Union of Banks, Insurance and…
Court Grants Maina N1bn Bail , Two Sureties
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, granted bail to the former chairman,defuncted pension reform task team Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina in the sum of one billion naira with two sureties in like sum.
The court said both…
Senate Panel To Begins Work On Anti-Social Media Bill Next Week
Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters has on Friday said it would fix a date for a public hearing on the controversial Social Media Regulation Bill 2019 next week.
This is coming barely four days after…
Any Request By Buhari To NASS Is The Best For Nigerians-Sen. Lawan
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday said any request from President Muhammadu Buhari would make Nigeria a better place, and such would be acted on “expeditiously.”
Lawan spoke when the Chairman, Presidential Advisory…
Senate okays FG’s Request Increasing VAT to 7.5%
The Senate on Thursday passed the Finance Bill which seeks to amend seven Acts of the National Assembly relating to taxes payable in the country.
The bill specifically seeks an increment of the value-added tax from five per cent to 7.5…
Hate Speech Bill: Proposed Death Penalty Should be for Corrupt Politicians, Falana Tells NASS
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has asked the National Assembly to make laws that will pronounce death penalty for corruption perpetrated by politically exposed persons.
Mr Falana while reacting in a statement to…
Court Fines Dakolo N1m, Dismisses Case Against Fatoyinbo
A Federal High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja on Thursday dismissed the case filed by Busola Dakolo against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA).
The court also ordered Busola to pay N1m for wasting the…
N241.2bn security votes: SERAP sues Buhari, NASS
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court, Abuja “seeking leave to apply for judicial review and an order of mandamus to direct and compel President Muhammadu Buhari, Senate…