Nigeria’s ability to repay its debt is poor, says Yemi Kale
Oyeyemi Kale, partner and chief economist of KPMG Nigeria, says Nigeria’s debt is only perceived to be too much because of the country’s poor repayment ability. In a series of tweets on Saturday, the former statistician-general of the federation said conversations on the country’s debt profile would disappear if there is an improvement […]
INTERVIEW: Demolishing houses painful but necessary to rid Abuja of illegal structures, says Attah Ikharo
In August 2022, five persons were rescued while two others were trapped inside a collapsed building in Kubwa, Abuja. Seven months later, another building caved in on workers. About 19 persons were rescued and many others were trapped under the rubble in Gwarimpa, an estate in Nigeria’s capital. In this interview with TheCable’s […]
‘Do your job’ – governors say DSS should arrest those behind interim government plot
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) says the Department of State Services (DSS) is heating the polity by issuing statements and not making any arrests. The NGF said this in reaction to a statement issued by the secret police. On Wednesday, the DSS said it confirmed a plot “by some key players” to […]
EXPLAINER: What to know about PenCom’s data recapture exercise
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) recently asked all retirement savings account (RSA) holders to visit any branch of their pension fund administrators (PFAs) to participate in the ongoing data recapture exercise (DRE). In a statement to TheCable, PenCom explained that the DRE was initiated to obtain RSA holders’ current, complete and accurate data. […]
TRENDING VIDEO: Man shouting ‘Tinubu can’t be sworn in’ disrupts flight in Abuja
A man on Friday disrupted the take-off of an Ibom Air flight from Abuja to Lagos. In the trending video, the man could be heard saying that Bola Tinubu, president-elect, can’t be sworn in. Passengers on the plane complained that he was a risk and shouldn’t be allowed to proceed with the […]