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$24bn loan: SERAP urges NASS to reject Tinubu’s request
By Deborah Nnamdi The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the National Assembly to reject President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s proposal to borrow $24 billion, cautioning that the loan would further aggravate Nigeria’s growing debt crisis. In a statement shared on its official X account, the advocacy group warned…
Read More »Senate approves second reading of Rivers 2025 Budget
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, passed the 2025 budget for Rivers State for a second reading. The budget, totaling ₦1.48 trillion, was presented by Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, and subsequently approved. Senator Bamidele noted that the Senate has assumed legislative authority over Rivers State, following…
Read More »NAPTIP: Speed Darlington under fire over sexual encounter claims with minor
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) announced on Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into singer Speed Darlington after a controversial video surfaced online in which he claimed to have had a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old girl. The video, which…
Read More »Tinubu’s 2-week LifeLine Saves PDP Secretariat, Abuja Property Owners
Property owners in Abuja’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who faced the risk of having their properties sealed due to unpaid ground rent have been granted a crucial reprieve. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has intervened to pause the enforcement actions and provide a 14-day grace period for defaulters to clear their…
Read More »NASS bows, withdraws mandatory voting bill
By Deborah Nnamdi Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn a proposed bill that sought to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians. The bill, which was co-sponsored by Hon. Daniel Asama Ago, aimed to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to mandate compulsory voting as a…
Read More »SERAP Drags FG to Court over Secrecy in Direct Allocation to LGAs
Douglas Maha, Abuja The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for allegedly failing to disclose details of direct payments made to Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs), including Rivers State. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in…
Read More »Troops bust terrorist’s camp in Katsina, neutralize 21, recover arms, others
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Nigerian Army on Friday launched an assault on a terrorist stronghold located in Shawu Forest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, within the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The operation led to the elimination of numerous terrorists and significantly weakened their operational capabilities. This action…
Read More »NNPCL announces temporal shut down of P’ Harcourt Refinery
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced that the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) will undergo a scheduled maintenance shutdown starting May 24, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Femi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer. According to Soneye, the shutdown…
Read More »Alleged N225bn Debt: Peter Obi refutes claims of meeting Tinubu in Rome
By Deborah Nnamdi Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has strongly denied reports alleging he met with President Bola Tinubu in Rome to discuss a purported N225 billion debt involving Fidelity Bank. In a statement released on Thursday, Obi dismissed the claims as part of an ongoing…
Read More »Tinubu hails Taraba as Nigeria’s agricultural powerhouse
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed Taraba State as Nigeria’s agricultural powerhouse, calling for its vast agricultural potential to be fully utilized to strengthen food security and drive economic development. Delivering the president’s message at the inaugural Taraba State International Investment Summit (TARAVEST) in Jalingo on Wednesday,…
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