Author: Aminu Imam

FG’s debt balloons, as ₦6.17tr added to liabilities in 6 months

Aminu Imam
FG’s debt balloons

The Federal Government has borrowed a staggering ₦6.17 trillion from domestic lenders in the first half of 2025, underscoring its growing reliance on local funding to bridge persistent budget deficits and sustain public spending. According to data from the Debt Management Office (DMO), the government raised ₦4.48 trillion in the first quarter and another ₦1.7 trillion in the second quarter — a 2.26% increase bringing total domestic debt to ₦76.59 trillion as of June 30, 2025. With oil production still below 1.8 million barrels per day and non-oil revenues underperforming,…

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ASUU suspends warning strike

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ASUU suspends

…Grants FG 1 month extension  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has suspended the two-week warning strike it began on October 13, 2025. The strike, which was set to expire next Monday, was suspended following renewed commitments from the Federal Government and the 10th National Assembly to address the union’s demands. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made the announcement at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, citing recent interventions and engagements with the Yayale Ahmed-led committee and the Deputy Senate President as the reasons for suspending the action before…

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2027: Bill to ensure INEC conducts elections same day scales Senate 2nd reading 

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Senate Bill in INEC

A Bill to make the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct presidential, governorship, national and state Assemblies’ elections same day has scaled second reading in the upper legislative chamber. This is one of the demands contained in the amendment Bill to repeal the Electoral Act 2022 and enact a new Electoral Bill 2025. The Bill, sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Simon Lalong, representing Plateau-South, aims to strengthen the legal framework governing elections in Nigeria. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the Bill passage during…

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H’Reps to investigate $460m Abuja CCTV project, amid rising insecurity

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H'Reps CCTV

The 10th House of Representatives yesterday expressed concern over the worsening state of insecurity and recurring loss of lives in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), despite the installation of a $460 million closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system designed to boost security operations. This followed the adoption of an urgent Motion sponsored by Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah (FCE), representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State, titled :“Urgent Need to Investigate the Rising Insecurity and Loss of Several Lives in Abuja, the Federal Capital, Despite the CCTV Project Secured with a…

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UK adds Nigeria to methanol poisoning travel warning list

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UK methanol

The United Kingdom (UK)’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, (FCDO), has added Nigeria to its list of countries where British nationals are advised to exercise caution regarding the risk of methanol poisoning from contaminated alcoholic drinks. The new update is part of a larger update to the FCDO’s guidance, which now covers eight additional nations where reports of methanol poisoning have been reported. The eight countries added to the advisory list are: Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, Ecuador, Kenya, Peru, Uganda, and Russia. These countries join previously listed countries such as Thailand,…

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Grassroots connection: “Why have our votes dropped” – Fashola questions APC

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Fashola questions APC

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has expressed worry over the number of votes accrued by the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Speaking during the APC’s Stakeholders Forum, which endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second-term on Tuesday in Lagos, Fashola wondered if the APC’s policies still resonate with its traditional base. The former Lagos governor pointed out that the APC’s closest opposition used to have one-third of its votes, but lamented that the situation has changed. He wondered if the party had a well-documented register for members who…

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CISLAC seeks debt cancellation, reforms at IMF, W’Bank

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CISLAC seeks

Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Head of Transparency International Nigeria, Auwal Ibrahim Musa Rafsanjani, has raised a red flag over Africa’s deepening fiscal crisis, calling for urgent reforms in global financial governance and African debt management. Speaking at the 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington D.C., Rafsanjani described Nigeria’s debt trajectory as unsustainable and reckless, with most of the country’s borrowings being used for recurrent expenditure rather than productive investments. ‘Most of the loans we…

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2027: ADC accuses APC of political terrorism

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ADC accuses APC

…Alleges coordinated violence across 5 states The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of engaging in political terrorism, following the burning of its state secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, on Monday. The party described the incident as a deliberate attempt to silence opposition voices, ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC alleged that the early-morning arson attack formed part of a wider pattern of coordinated assaults on opposition figures and facilities across the country. According…

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State of the Nation: Northern traditional rulers meet in Kebbi over rising insecurity

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Kebbi Traditional Rulers Council

…CDS vows to go after enemies of Nigeria’s sovereignty The Northern Traditional Rulers Council, (NTRC), has held its General Assembly in Birnin-Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, to deliberate on the worsening insecurity across the region and chart a course for peace and stability. The meeting, themed: “Strengthening Community Collaboration for Lasting Peace and Security in Northern Nigeria”, was hosted by the Kebbi State Government under Governor Nasir Idris, and chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the Council, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The Emir of…

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Hardship: Senate moves to increase soldiers salary

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Senate moves

Worried by the rising cost of living and worsening economic hardship, the 10th Senate has urged the Federal Government to consider reviewing upward the minimum wage and salary structure of the men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces in line with current realities. Former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, raised the Motion, titled: ‘Urgent Need to Increase the Minimum Wage and Improve Conditions of Service for Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces and Other Security Agencies’, yesterday. In the Motion, Ndume said the nation’s troops and security operatives…

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