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Nigeria's debt servicing during the second quarter of this year balloons to over $1bn

NIGERIA spent a total of N445.4bn ($1.08bn) on debt servicing during the second quarter of 2021 according to statistics just published by the Debt Management Office (DMO) which show a massive increase in borrowing to fund the government's budget.

 

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Governor Abiodun reveals that Segun Osoba is also recovering from surgery in the UK

FORMER Ogun State governor Chief Olusegun Osoba has joined the growing list of Nigerian dignitaries recuperating in London after it emerged that he is currently reconvalescing in the UK after having knee surgery.

 

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Moffi called up to replace Everton's Iwobi for Central African Republic World Cup qualifiers

LORIENT of France striker Terem Moffi has been called up as a replacement for Everton's Alex Iwobi for Nigeria's forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic who recently picked up an injury.

 

Iwobi was one of the original 23 players invited to prosecute the two matches on October 7 and 10 at home in Lagos and away in Douala respectively. However, he has had to pull out after suffering an injury forcing Mr Rohr to look for a replacement.

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Canuk admits two community associations as Nigeria marks 61st birthday

NIGERIA'S diaspora community in the UK has used the occasion of the country's 61st independence anniversary to welcome two new associations as the Nigerian Community in Greenwich and the Nigerian Community in Surrey & Sussex joined its fold.

 

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Ngozi reported to be contemplating quitting WTO job over frustrating slow progress

NIGERIA'S former finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is said to be considering leaving her job as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) director-general due to the frustration she is encountering with regards to getting things done.

 

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Let us use today to reflect on the fact that balkanising Nigeria is tantamount to pressing the self destruct button 


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Today, Nigeria is 61 but alas, a 61 year old with a lot of problems that include ethnic strife, religious extremism, being a mono-economy, inadequate productivity, poor social infrastructure, a lack of security, limited social amenities, corruption, a lack of patriotism, nepotism, etc 

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Senators pass motion compelling oil companies to locate the operation bases in the Niger Delta

NIGERIA'S senate has initiated moves that will compel multinational oil companies to relocate their operational bases to the Niger Delta as part of a plan to create jobs and regenerate the region.

 

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Governor Abiodun returns from the UK and gets to work by signing open grazing bill into law

GOVERNOR Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has returned to Abeokuta following his controversial disappearance over recent weeks and got to work immediately by signing the recently-passed anti-open grazing bill into law.

 

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House of Reps joins senate in calling on Buhari to officially designate bandits as terrorists

MEMBERS of Nigeria's House of Representatives have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to designate the bandits terrorising large swathes of Nigeria as terrorists so they can be prosecuted under the Terrorism Prevention Act.

 

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Ohaneze youth warn PDP not to stand in the southeast if it fails to produce an Igbo presidential candidate

NIGERIA'S main opposition the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been warned by the youth wing of Ohaneze Ndigbo not to bother standing any candidates for elective positions across the southeast if it fails to field an Igbo presidential candidate in 2023.

 

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