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FG Says Nigeria’s Debt Profile Exaggerated, Blames Accounting Adjustments

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By Emmanuel Onyedika The Federal Government has dismissed reports that Nigeria’s debt profile under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has risen to N80 trillion, insisting that borrowing by the current administration is nowhere near that figure. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, stated this on Monday while briefing the Senate […]

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Reps Probe Legal Status of Alleged Fake Investment Council

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The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad hoc committee to investigate the legal status, operations and budgetary inclusion of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), alleged to be fake. Speaker Hon. Abbas Tajudeen stressed that the exercise is aimed at establishing facts rather than pursuing political interests.

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NUJ Celebrates Badejo-Okusanya’s Historic Election as NBA President

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has felicitated with Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, following her election as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), describing her victory as a groundbreaking moment for both the legal profession and for women in leadership roles across Nigeria.

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Police Confirm Killing of Catholic Priest in Kogi State

Police Arrest 4 Cops for Allegedly Extorting N53,000 From ICPC Chairman

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Four officers of the Nigeria Police Force have been arrested and taken into custody by the Federal Capital Territory Command after they allegedly forced the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), to pay N53,000 during an unlawful stop-and-search in Abuja.

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ICPC Drags El-Rufai’s Doctor to Court Over Alleged Forged Medical Report

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arraigned Bello Abubakar, an oncology consultant at the National Hospital, Abuja, on a four-count charge, including issuing a fake medical report used to secure bail for former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

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40 Hostages Freed, 20 Terrorists Arrested in one Week – DHQ

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The Armed Forces of Nigeria says it rescued more than 40 people abducted for ransom and apprehended over 20 suspected terrorists, their collaborators and other criminals in nationwide operations carried out between July 10 and July 16.

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Bayelsa: Three Ministry Workers Arrested Over Alleged N500m Equipment Theft

Adeyanju Urges INEC To Emulate NBA E-Voting System for Credible Elections

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Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju is calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to take its cue from the seamless process characterising the conduct of the ongoing national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, noting that credible electronic polls are possible in Nigeria.

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Kickback Allegation: Gbajabiamila Files N15bn Defamation Suit Against Adeyemi

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The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has sued Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi for N15 billion at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over claims that he demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant for a federal agency.

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Falana Threatens Legal Action Over Govt’s Luxury Homes for Judges

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Femi Falana, SAN, has said he will take the Federal Government to court over the allocation of newly constructed luxury houses to judges in the Katampe district of Abuja. He described the move as discriminatory and a breach of the principle of equality before the law.

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