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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT) recorded N1.89 trillion in internally generated revenue (IGR) in 2021. According to NBS’ report, the 36 states and the FCT recorded N1.56 trillion of IGR in 2020. This means that the 2021 figure […]

Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, says the federal government must call for a national conversation on the current flood disaster in the country. On October 10, Onyekachukwu Ibezim, the Anambra deputy governor, said the flooding being experienced in the state is the worst in history. Ibezim lamented that the deaths, destruction of […]

The Zamfara government has apologised for shutting down five broadcast stations in the state. TheCable had reported that the government ordered the closure of some media houses in Gusau, the state capital, for providing coverage for a political rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The affected media stations are the […]

The Kogi house of assembly has summoned BUA Group, a cement manufacturing firm, over a 50,000-hectare land it acquired 10 years ago — but is allegedly yet to pay for. The house issued the summon on Monday at a public hearing of one of its ad-hoc committees held in a hotel in Lokoja […]

The Ghanaian cedi has become the worst performing currency in the world after it lost 45.1 percent of its value to the US dollar this year. According to Bloomberg, the currency of the world’s second-biggest cocoa producer depreciated 3.3 percent on Monday to 11.2750 per dollar. The media company said the cedi’s […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, have a grasp of the problems confronting the country. Speaking on Monday at an event organised by the Arewa joint committee in Kaduna, Obi said the “domestic policy challenges” have compounded the problems the country is […]

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has alleged that Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, ordered security operatives to detain him in 2013. Speaking on Monday at an event for presidential candidates organised by the Arewa joint committee, el-Rufai said as an official of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the time, he had […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), is currently in the news after he paid a courtesy visit to Ahmad Gumi, the Islamic cleric infamous for championing the cause of amnesty for bandits. Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, visited the cleric at his residence in Kaduna state on Monday. […]

Muhammadu Sanusi II, former Emir of Kano, has described Nigeria as an oil economy with no oil revenue, as he bemoaned the country’s economic woes. Sanusi spoke during the weekend at the 7th edition of the Kaduna Economic and Investment summit (KadInvest 7.0) held in the state. Also a former governor of […]