FG DEBT CLIMBED 658% TO N26.9 TRILLION IN 21 YEARS Data from the DMO seen by TheCable showed that federal government borrowings (local and foreign debt) climbed from N3.55 trillion in 1999 to N26.91 trillion at the end of March 2021 (the country’s latest official figure). This represents a 658 percent increase in 21 years,Continue reading “From Obasanjo to Buhari… how FG’s debt profile surged 658% to N26.9trn in 21 years”
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FG to improve Kaduna Polytechnic accommodation through PPP
The Federal Government says it is renovating and upgrading existing Kaduna Polytechnic Students’ hostels through Public-Private Partnership (PPP). He said that the renovation was the first PPP project in the education sector in Nigeria to reach the Full Business Case level. “We hope to see more PPPs in the education sector with the twin objectiveContinue reading “FG to improve Kaduna Polytechnic accommodation through PPP”
Child hawking is never OK. But our culture still permits it
“I’m a hawker, my Mummy is a hawker so I’m a hawker too. I’m the third of eight children. Of my two older brothers, one hawks and the other one is a driver.” Child hawking is prevalent practice in Nigeria, most major highways and streets are often flooded with emaciated children running after cars onContinue reading “Child hawking is never OK. But our culture still permits it”
Consumers groan under bread, sachet water price hike Residents of the Kaduna state and some parts of Niger have been inundated with the new prices of bread and sachet water which began late September and first week of October.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the increases were not unconnected with insecurity,Continue reading