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Cost of servicing Nigeria's national debt surpasses federal government's retained revenue

NIGERIA'S financial situation has become precarious over the last few months after data just released show that the cost of servicing the national debt has surpassed the federal government’s retained revenue by N310bn ($746.26m) in the first four months of 2022.

 

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Atiku wades into same faith presidential ticket debate saying he and Tinubu fell out over the matter in 2007

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has added his voice to the ongoing debate about same faith presidential tickets saying that he and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu fell out in 2007 over the matter because the former Lagos State governor wanted to stand with him.

 

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Asisat Oshoala named African Footballer of the Year for an unprecedented fifth time

SUPER Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has made history by winning the 2022 Confederation of African Football female Player of the Year becoming the first person ever to win the accolade for a record fifth time.

 

Oshoala, 27, who plays for Spanish giants Barcelona, has now broken the record of compatriot Perpetual Nkwocha, who was voted African Footballer of the Year four times. Last season, Oshoala helped Barcelona seal an unprecedented La Liga Femini and Copa de la Reina triumph.

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Access Bank to invest $1.7m raised from UK polo tournament in improving Nigerian education

ACCESS Bank has announced plans to invest the $1.7m it recently raised at its charity polo tournament in the UK at the Guards Polo Club in Surrey towards improving the state of education in Nigeria.

 

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Leeds and Spurs join the race to sign Nigeria-eligible youngster Noni Madueke from PSV

LEEDS United and Tottenham Hotspurs have joined the race to sign PSV Eindhoven's Nigeria-eligible winger Noni Madueke before the close of the summer transfer window ahead of long-term admirers Leicester City.

 

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Maybe Governor Adeleke would be best used as the chair of the Southwest Governors Forum with a mandate to woo investors with his fancy dance steps and a radical regional programme that looks like this

Ayo Akinfe

[1] We shall provide loans with interest rates of no more than 5% interest to anyone wishing to delve into agriculture. Such loans will be tailored towards buying hybrid seedlings, pesticides, herbicides, fertilisers and farming equipment like tractors, water tanks, silos and barns

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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority suspends Dana Airlines' air transport licence after audit

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) officials have suspended the air transport licence (ATL) and air operator certificate (AOC) of Dana Airlines indefinitely following the carrier's inability to meet its financial obligations.

 

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First ever West African fibre optics cable factory opened in Ogun State by Governor Abiodun

GOVERNOR Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has commissioned the first ever fibre optic cable factory in West Africa when he opened the Coleman Technical Industries Limited (CTIL) facility in Sagamu.

 

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House of Reps passes bill to Tax Crimes Commission in bid to increase government revenue

NIGERIA'S House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish a Tax Crimes Commission that will guarantee the expansion of the nation's tax net and drastically boost government revenue.

 

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Hired bishops claim they were short-changed as APC paid them less than half of the promised N100,000

SEVERAL of the hired hands asked to impersonate Christian clergymen at the recent unveiling of the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate Senator Kashim Shettima have protested the fact that they have not been paid the promised sum of N100,000.

 

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