Nigeria’s public debt reached N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024, marking an increase of N8.02 trillion from the previous quarter. The Debt Management Office (DMO) attributed the 5.97% rise to the Naira’s depreciation, which has escalated the cost of external debt obligations. External debt now stands at N68.88 trillion (48.4% of total debt), a…
The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Council, has urged ride-hailing service providers to adjust fares in favour of drivers to reflect the present economic reality or face a boycott from drivers. AUATON described as ‘’unfair and insensitive,” the fares imposed on drivers by companies such ride hailing companies. The Lagos State…
Human rights lawyer and lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has lamented that many criminals have infiltrated the group. He stated that these criminal elements, coupled with the activities of Simon Ekpa, a Finland-based figure, have done a lot to damage the credibility and image of the IPOB group….
Another Mass Communication student at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has been reportedly rescued from attempted suicide. Â According to the Guardian, the incident happened on campus on Monday evening, February 3 2024. Â Passers-by reportedly saw a rope around his neck in a nearby bush and quickly raised the alarm, leading to his…
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has disclosed that citizens from the United States of America, the United Kingdom and other foreign nationals now come to Nigeria for medical care. Pate who made the assertion while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after the Federal…
Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to travel to France today, Wednesday on a private visit. This was disclosed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a press statement. While in France on the private visit , President Tinubu will meet with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron. “President Bola…
