Thisday Newspaper News Today Sunday 26th January 2020
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How Much Does Nigeria Really Owe?
The federal government has insisted that Nigeria’s borrowing remains sustainable in the short, medium to long term levels, guided by the DMO objective of prudence. But the problem is not necessarily that we are borrowing, the problem is that we are spending some 60 per cent of national revenue on debt servicing. Without a truthful
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FG Mounts 24-hour Nationwide Vigilance
AS CORONAVIRUS SPREADS TO 12 COUNTRIES… •To start screening persons, goods from China •Urges Nigerians not to panic, directs NCDC labs to be ready •54 killed, 1,287 infected, US, Malaysia, Australia, 9 others affected •Lagos: We’re prepared for any eventuality •As Lassa fever kills 29 in 11 states Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja and Martins Ifijeh
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Bandits Kill 11, Kidnap Scores, Rape Women in Niger Communities
•Senator sends SOS to Buhari Laleye Dipo in Minna Armed bandits were again on rampage in some Niger communities on Saturday, killing 11 people, kidnapping scores of others, and raping women. The incident took place about 6am at Kudodo, Galapai, Dnakpala, Makera, and Dnalgwa villages of Shiroro Local Government Area. The senator for Niger East
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Ihedioha: PDP Files Request for Case Review to S’Court This Week
•Lawyers putting final touches to petition •As party mulls consensus candidate for chair of govs’ forum Chuks Okocha in Abuja All things being equal, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is filing for a review of the Tuesday, January 14, Supreme Court judgment that nullified the election of its candidate, Emeka Ihedioiha, as
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Amotekun: When an Idea Assumes a Life of Its
The Western Nigeria Security Network code-named ‘Operation Amotekun’ is just another idea, whose time has come, reckons Samuel Ajayi At a point, it was always a nightmare for people to do interstate commuting in the South Western part of the country. Traveling from Lagos to Osun, Ondo or Ekiti State would leave people with their
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N128bn 2020 Budget of N’Assembly Shrouded in Secrecy, Says Senator
Deji Elumoye in Abuja A member of the National Assembly, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, has declared that the N128 billion voted for the National Assembly in the 2020 Appropriation Act is covered in secrecy. Hadejia, who is Vice Chairman of Senate Committee on Public Accounts, said at the weekend in Abuja that he did not have
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Kwara Govt: Saraki Has No Legal Right to Disputed Ilorin Land
•Official says CAC shows Asa Investments does not belong to Saraki family, two owners dead Tobi Soniyi The family of Second Republic Senate Leader, late Dr Olusola Saraki, has no legal right to the piece of land opposite his house in Ilorin, where he built his Ile Arugbo (old peoples home), so says a top
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FAAN Alerts Airlines about Fire Incident at MMIA
chinedu Eze The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has recorded another fire incident in one of its airports. Yesterday fire started inside the premises of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and spread through the bush surrounding one of the runways of the airport and would have spread further but for immediately action
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How AGF Frustrated Malabu, Goje Corruption Cases, Alleges TI
· Says Malami hasn’t prosecuted any graft case since 2015 · Asks EFCC, ICPC to contradict CPI with facts, figures Gboyega Akinsanmi Transparency International (TI), the world’s foremost coalition against corruption, has said that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami frustrated high-profiled cases since he assumed office
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FAAC: How Three Tiers of Govt Benefitted in 2019
Business/Economy About N7.6trillion was shared by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to the three tiers of government in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Bamidele Famoofo reports how the federal, state and local governments benefitted from the federal allocation in the review period, which saw the first tier of government receiving the chunk
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