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Public debt stock may hit N130tn by Dec – Report

Nigeria’s public debt stock is projected to hit N130tn this year, raising concerns about the country’s debt-to-gross domestic product ratio. This was revealed in a report by Afrinvest, an investment management company, titled, ‘Bank Recapitalisation, Catalyst for a $1tn Economy, ‘ unveiled in Abuja recently. Nigeria’s public debt stock, which includes external and domestic debt, stood at N121.67tn in the first quarter of 2024, up from N97.34tn in the fourth […]

todayAugust 5, 2024 7

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Dangote diesel sulphur triggers concern, marketers fault rejection report

The controversy surrounding the sulphur content in the Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, has yet to abate. Over the weekend, there were online reports alleging that the diesel recently supplied by the $20bn refinery contained high sulphur. This came as oil marketers stated that despite the allegations of high sulphur in Dangote diesel, no motorist or industrial consumer had registered any complaint against […]

todayAugust 5, 2024 7

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JAMB gives schools ultimatum to disclose illegal admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has given all tertiary institutions in the country one month to disclose all admissions conducted outside its Central Admissions Processing System before 2017. The Public Communication Advisor for JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja, on behalf of the board’s registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, on Sunday, said the directive was aimed at enhancing transparency and fairness in the […]

todayAugust 5, 2024 4

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Hunger protests: Marketers stop fuel supply, queues resurface

Oil marketers have explained that the reappearance of queues at filling stations in many states is because of the halt in the supply of petroleum products by dealers in a bid to avert losing their assets due to the ongoing nationwide hunger protests. Many states in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, witnessed varying degrees of queues about two weeks ago, which the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited blamed […]

todayAugust 5, 2024 4

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IELPN Maps Out Robust Strategy To Tackle Challenges Bedeviling Education In Nigeria

IELPN Maps Out Robust Strategy To Tackle Challenges Bedeviling Education In Nigeria By Our Reporter The Institute of Educational Leadership Practitioners of Nigeria, says it is mapping out innovative solutions to address the challenges facing the education sector in Nigeria as it calls for papers ahead of this year’s international conference of the institute. This is as the institute is planning to host its annual conference on August 14th and […]

todayJuly 18, 2024 60

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Supreme Court grants LG financial autonomy 

The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that the power of the government is portioned into three arms of government, the federal, the state and the […]

todayJuly 11, 2024 14

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Fuel crisis lingers as NNPC seeks fresh $2bn crude-backed loan

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, the Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said. Sources familiar with the situation said the oil firm aims to raise at least $2bn through the proposed new loan. In August 2023, NNPC announced that it had secured a $3.3bn emergency crude oil repayment loan from […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 19

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Govt moves to translate Lagos laws into Yoruba with AI

The Lagos State Law Reform Commission has organised a three-day workshop to harness Artificial Intelligence in translating the laws of Lagos State into the Yoruba language. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, posted on his X account on Tuesday. According to the statement, the theme for the three-day event was “Unlocking AI Powered Translation: Enhancing Access […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 9

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12 more institutions onboarded for student loan- NELFUND

The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Wednesday said 12 state government-owned tertiary institutions have been onboarded to the student loan application pool. A statement signed by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, noted that the onboarding followed the successful submission and verification of data completeness. “With this latest addition, the total number of participating state government-owned tertiary institutions has now increased from […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 7

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