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NGF: Okonjo-Iweala Warns of debt acquisition

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala gave the charge in Abuja during the opening of the 2023 induction for Re-elected and elected Governors with the theme: ‘Governing for Impact (Building Sub-national Governance), organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF).

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Resident doctors embark on a 5-day warning strike

The Nigerian Association of resident doctors (NARD) says it will embark on a warning strike over the failure of the federal government to meet its demands on Wednesday.

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States paying outgoing govs jumbo pensions owe N3tn debt (Report)

Despite increasing debts and unpaid wages for workers, no fewer than 18 departing state governors will retire into lives of luxury with significant pension benefits.

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Yoruba Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi, dies after bathroom fall

A Yoruba Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi, is dead after falling down in the bathroom at his house in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Sunday morning, 14th May 2023. This comes barely 24 hours after the death of a popular Nollywood actor, Saint Obi.

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Inflation rate rises to 22.22% – NBS

Nigeria’s inflation rate increased for the fourth consecutive month to 22.22 per cent in April from the 22.04 per cent recorded in March.

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Gov Adeleke mourns the demise of Murphy Afolabi

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed sympathy to Maroof Afolabi’s friends, family, and Nollywood viewers after learning of his passing on Sunday. Afolabi was a well-known Yoruba actor.

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Seun Kuti arrested and detained over alleged assault on police officer

Seun Kuti, an afrobeat musician, was detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, often known as Panti, in Lagos State after being accused of assaulting a police officer on Saturday.

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Osinbajo presides over special FEC meeting, to consider 37 memos

The extraordinary meeting on Monday is intended to give the government of retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari time to review all outstanding memoranda from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies before it ends in exactly two weeks.

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PENGASSAN raises concern over Nigeria’s rising debt and energy crisis

The 2023 budget, it was claimed, would fail because the cost of servicing the debt would consume the entire nation’s annual earnings.

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FG tasks states to feed and house inmates – Aregbesola

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, bemoaned that the overcrowding of detention facilities had taken a toll on the finances of the FG while speaking at a two-day conference on Decongestion and Corrections Administration in Abuja on Thursday.

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