The Debt Management Office, on Thursday, revealed that Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N46.25 trillion or $103.11 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. It stated that the new figure consists of the domestic and external total debt stocks of the federal government and the sub-national governments (36 state governments and the Federal … Read more
Nigeria’s total public debt stock, consisting of the domestic and external debt stocks of the Federal Government, 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory was N46.25 trillion (USD103.11 billion) at the end of December 2022. This is a 14.46 percent increase compared to N39.56 trillion (USD95.77 billion) recorded on December 31, 2021. According to … Read more
Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) yesterday crushed 476 impounded motorcycles in Area 1 in its renewed offensive on the enforcement of the ban on Okada riders within the federal capital city. The Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement, Ikharo Attah, expressed shock that after the repeated … Read more
Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morning Sign up to our free morning US email news bulletin The chilling manifesto left behind by the Nashville school shooting suspect is set to be released to the public once FBI profilers complete an analysis of its contents. Audrey … Read more
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight The British public has more confidence in the EU than the UK parliament, a new survey has found in a remarkable turnaround of a … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The UK ranks among the bottom half of countries for confidence in the police – while confidence in Parliament has halved in recent decades, according to a global … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A long-running cycle of weak public investment represents an “institutional failure of the British state” which has undermined economic growth and key services, according to a leading think … Read more
Many a time, the public only keeps an eagle eye on Nigeria’s executive arm of government precisely the country’s president and states’ governors. Whereas, the full composition of government includes the legislature and the judiciary. Over the years, little or no attention is paid to both the heads of the federal upper and lower legislatures, … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped to its lowest-ever level, according to a major new survey. And dissatisfaction with the service has doubled in the last two years as people struggle to … Read more
When you’re confronted with the whole world at once — when you can fathom even the things you cannot see and are not prepared for — it becomes impossible to hide from the truth. Clint Smith’s new poems in Above Ground wash over like waves asking us to discern all the times we’ve trusted the … Read more
