January 6, 2023

[GIST] 28 govs pile up N5.8tn debts for incoming govts

[GIST] 28 govs pile up N5.8tn debts for incoming govts

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•States’ debts to rise above 200% of revenue in 2023 – World Bank •Lagos cannot execute laudable projects without loans – Commissioner The governors of 28 states who are leaving office on May 29 or running for re-election and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory have piled up about N5.8tn sub-national debts amid an


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[GIST] INEC establishes collation centre, moves PVCs to wards

[GIST] INEC establishes collation centre, moves PVCs to wards

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Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has established a National Situation Room and Collation Centre where the results of presidential elections will be collated. According to the commission, the International Conference Centre, Abuja, will serve as the venue for the exercise. This was contained in a statement signed by the


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[GIST] Ogun couple dismembers lady, sells heart for N50,000

[GIST] Ogun couple dismembers lady, sells heart for N50,000

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A couple, Taiwo and Salawa Ajalorun, and six others have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly selling human parts. The suspects, who allegedly killed three persons before they were arrested, reportedly sold human legs for N30,000, and a heart for N50,000 to their buyers, who used them for money


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[GIST] Soludo receives Kwankwaso in Anambra, says election not do-or-die

[GIST] Soludo receives Kwankwaso in Anambra, says election not do-or-die

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The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said the nation needs leaders who truly believe in the country. Soludo, who said election was not a do-or-die affair, described the Ndigbo as itinerant people who could not afford to be an intolerant tribe. The governor stated these when the presidential candidate of the New National


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January 5, 2023

[GIST] NAFDAC procures fake drug detector machines worth $2.45m

[GIST] NAFDAC procures fake drug detector machines worth $2.45m

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it has procured no fewer than 43 Truscan scanning equipment worth $2,451,000 to check the quality and quantity of drugs produced and imported into the country. It also said it would reach World Health Organisation Maturity Level four and World Listed Authority Status by


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[GIST] Violence: Religious leaders should speak against perpetrators – CSOs

[GIST] Violence: Religious leaders should speak against perpetrators – CSOs

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Religious leaders should speak out forcefully against those who would instigate violence based on religion, ethnicity or other factors, human rights organisations comprising Global Peace Foundation Nigeria, ADF International, and Vision Africa said on Wednesday. According to them, doing so had become necessary to stem the drift of the country into an era of unprecedented


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