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Senator Shehu Sani said Nigerians would have been ”recolonised by creditor banks” if they had granted President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for  $30 billion loans, thereby shooting up the country’s external debt to $52 billion. Sani who represented Kaduna central senatorial district in the 8th senate has waded into controversy sparked by Buhari’s re-submission of a $30 billion loan request to Lawani Ahmed-led Senate after it was struck out by the Bukola Saraki-led Senate. President Buhari who re-submitted the loan request on Thursday said it was critical to the delivery of the government’s policies and programmes. In a statement released on Friday, Sani defended…

Nigeria is ranked as one of the world’s largest producers of yam with about 60 percent of the global production of the product, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has declared. The Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Mohammed Umar Bello, stated this in Abuja at the National Awareness Workshop on Yam, organized by the Advocacy and Resource Mobilization Team (ARMT) of Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA), an initiative of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Dr. Bello, who was represented by the Director of Agriculture, Engr. Frank Satumari Kudla,…

The Federal government of Nigeria, Friday, complied with the order of a United Kingdom Court to deposit $200 million with it as a condition for hearing its appeal against the whopping $9.2 billion judgment debt against it, in favour of an Irish firm, Process and Industrial Development (P&ID). The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, confirmed the deposit of the bond in a late-night statement on Thursday. Malami, who described the development as a positive step for Nigeria to set aside the judgemnt, said that the decision to provide the bond emanated from the British court’s…

Rapper Kanye West instead of driving people to Jesus is certainly driving more to Google. West had announced his conversion to Christianity after several years of living a worldly life and singing worldly music. The sometimes-controversial artist recently professed a Christian faith and has been hosting “Sunday Services” that blur the line between concert and church service. This is as the son of Pastor E. A. Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Leke, has asked that people pray for the rapper. Online searches for Bible verses and phrases mentioned on his latest album have jumped…

At least, 10,000 people have been killed in cult-related violence within and outside campuses of Nigerian tertiary institutions from 1996 to 2019. Mr. Ike Onyechere, the founding Chairman, Exam Ethics Marshals International who stated this in a press release said more than 40 different cult groups with over 12,000 chapters operate on campuses across Nigeria. Onyechere stated too that more than 100,000 have been injured, harassed, raped, arrested, detained, suspended and expelled while lecturers are intimidated and blackmailed into awarding underserved high grades by cultists fuelling examination malpractice and academic dishonesty. Based on the fact that cultism for the education…

By Akanimo Sampson Experts at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Twelfth International Debt Management Conference, held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, said many developing countries are reeling under mounting debt. The conference which held from November 18-20 came as the world is addicted to debt, which has ballooned to unprecedented levels in both developed and developing countries. The Finance Minister of Namibia, Carl Schlettwein, said during his keynote speech that unhealthy dependence on debt for economic growth is threatening these countries’ progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to him, “the high levels…

Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Wednesday said nobody can muzzle the voice of Nigerians adding that “there is no basis for the ‘Hate Speech Bill.” General Babangida made the remark when he received the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chief Christopher Isiguzo who paid him a courtesy visit at his Minna Hill Top residence. As Nigerians are reacting to the recent bills proposed by two senators, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, the Niger State Governor declared that he will continue to stand with the media so as to put to rest the Hate Speech and…

About 218,000 Nigerian refugees are residing in Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Mr. Anthonio Canhandula, the United Nations High Commission (UNHCR) country representative, urged the Federal Government to create conditions that would facilitate the return of the refugees to the country. Canhandula stated that Nigeria is currently housing 46,000 refugees from Cameroon, which is spread across Benue, Cross River, and the Taraba States. He also noted that only 1.2 million of the 1.8 million accessible Internally Displaced Persons are receiving assistance – a situation which he believes requires urgent attention. (Channels TV)…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by four spots in the November ranking to place 31st on the FIFA ranking table. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, FIFA, Nigeria garnered 1493 points as against 1481 points gotten in October. The movement still helped the Super Eagles retain the third position on the continent behind Senegal and Tunisia who are placed 20th and 27th with 1555 and 1506 points respectively. The upward movement was as a result of their 2-1 win over the Benin Republic and 4-2 win over Lesotho in the Africa Cup…

Increased cases of child theft have been reported in Akwa Ibom State, thus giving most residents of the state a sleepless night. Some callers in XL 106.9 FM, Uyo on Reports from your community on Thursday complained of the increasing rate of child theft in their communities. From some communities in Uyo to Ibesikpo Asutan local government areas, among others, the callers reported that some unsuspected gunmen usually walk into the houses of people in the night and allegedly make away with their victims. “Up till now, these children have not been seen nor has anybody heard anything about their…