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The federal government intends to borrow N4.28 trillion in 2021 to fund its budget deficit. This is according to the 2021-2023 medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) and fiscal strategy paper (FSP) submitted to the national assembly on…

A three storey building under construction has collapsed at the Nkaliki area of Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Though, no life was lost apparently because the workers were yet to resume work before the unfortunate incident. However, residents…

*** Dubai tops list with 1,405 evacuees No fewer than 6,317 Nigerians have been repatriated from 19 countries, with Dubai topping the list of evacuees with 1,405 Nigerians. Chairman and Chief Executive officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora…

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor announced it via his verified Twitter handle. He said: “ I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. “I’m generally ok and I am…

The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a police sergeant, Ifere Samson on Tuesday night when gunmen attacked the premises of Danatrite Construction Company in Oban, Akamkpa council of the state. Some yet-to-be…

After a long battle with the rampaging Covid-19 pandemic culminating in his long absence from the state, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Tuesday returned to the state. The who governor had gone into isolation after testing…

Nigeria has recorded 576 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of reported cases in the country to 37, 801. The breakdown of the figures released by the NCDC on its verified Twitter handle shows Lagos State regaining…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Enugu State Wing, says primary school teachers in the state will embark on strike, if the state government fails to pay them the new minimum wage before school resumption. The Chairman of the NUT, Chief…

The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its Campaign Council for the 2020 governorship election scheduled for September 19, 2020. The campaign council, which was inaugurated at the party’s…

A 39-year-old man, P‎atrick Obiora, has been nabbed by the police in Adamawa State for raping his nine-year-old step daughter. Spokesman of the A‎damawa State Police Command‎, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the development in a statement…