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Railway Debt Servicing Gulps N246bn

Railway Debt Servicing Gulps N246bn

Nigerian Railway Corporation The Federal Government spent $548.67m (N246.11bn using the official exchange rate of N448.55 to a dollar by the Central Bank of Nigeria ) to service railway-related debts between 2016 and 2022, according…

E-Transactions In Nigeria Now 3.5bn, Ranked sixth Globally

E-Transactions In Nigeria Now 3.5bn, Ranked sixth Globally

Online Payment Following various policies by the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to boost cashless economy, analysts have noted that electronic transactions in Nigeria peaked at 3.5 billion in 2022, thus ranking Nigeria number 6…

N22trn Mortgage To Appeal to Extra N1.8trn Curiosity, Says Buhari

N22trn Mortgage To Appeal to Extra N1.8trn Curiosity, Says Buhari

President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, signed into law the 2023 budget proposal of N21.83tn along with the 2022 supplementary appropriation bill. It is the eighth and final budget of his regime. Buhari signed…

Sanmi Adegoke: From a Menial Job to Closing Million-dollar Actual Property Offers

Sanmi Adegoke: From a Menial Job to Closing Million-dollar Actual Property Offers

Like many young Nigerians, Sanmi Adegoke travelled to the United Kingdom as a young man looking to make sense of his future, but he had no idea he would become a cornerstone. However, his faith…

‘Unprofessional’ Practices Contribute To Excessive Russian Casualty Charge, UK Intelligence Says

‘Unprofessional’ Practices Contribute To Excessive Russian Casualty Charge, UK Intelligence Says

Dozens of Russian military personnel were killed after Ukraine bombed a school building which Russia had “almost certainly” taken over for military use, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defense. Moscow confirmed that 89 of…

Zimbabwe strengthens capability to extend Tuberculosis Preventive Remedy protection

Zimbabwe strengthens capability to extend Tuberculosis Preventive Remedy protection

By  Tatenda Chimbwanda   Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – Tuberculosis (TB) Preventive Therapy (TPT) is a cost-effective way of reducing the risk of TB infection progressing to TB disease. TPT is a proven course of treatment that can…

Emir commends Gombe govt over wheat farming

Emir commends Gombe govt over wheat farming

The Emir of Nafada in Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Hamza, has praised the state government’s support for wheat farmers in his emirate during the 2021 dry season farming. Hamza gave the commendation at his palace…

Obi endorsement: Obasanjo ruffles feathers once more

Obi endorsement: Obasanjo ruffles feathers once more

Mixed reactions have continued to surround Sunday’s endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, DIRISU YAKUBU reports Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is…

Lula revives $1 billion Amazon Fund and environmental protections

Lula revives $1 billion Amazon Fund and environmental protections

On his first day in office as Brazil’s president, Lula da Silva signed a package of seven executive orders to protect the environment In his first day in office, Brazil’s new president, Lula da Silva,…

EFCC recovers N13bn unlawful gasoline subsidy funds

EFCC recovers N13bn unlawful gasoline subsidy funds

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission recovered about N13bn as proceeds of illegal payments made under the subsidy regime between 2017 and 2021, The PUNCH has learnt. This was based on the National inherent risk…

Bauchi police kill bandits, kidnappers in gun battle

Bauchi police kill bandits, kidnappers in gun battle

An unspecified number of suspected bandits and kidnappers have been killed in a fierce gun battle when men of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with other security agencies launched an attack at their enclaves…

Petrol vendor units buddy ablaze over charger

Petrol vendor units buddy ablaze over charger

Suspected robber set ablaze A roadside petrol seller identified as Akpan Okon Akpan has allegedly burnt his friend to death over a phone charger. Okon was said to have set the victim identified as Junior…