Some governors in attendance include Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Charles Soludo (Anambra) among others. The deputy governors of Borno and Delta State were also physically present.
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The fresh borrowing includes N2.81 trillion as part of the new domestic borrowing of N6.06 trillion provided in the 2024 Appropriation Act and N4.90 trillion as part of the securitisation of the N7.3 trillion Ways and Means Advances approved by the National Assembly.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), says its 2024 drug report has revealed that 90 per cent of tramadol seized globally in the past five years occurred in Africa.
The Federal Government delegation and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are in a closed-door meeting to discuss the lingering crisis and avert a strike by the Union.
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on the Federal Government to complete the ongoing renegotiation of the agreement earlier reached with the union to avert another strike.
A fire incident on Wednesday was reported to have occurred at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos.
The Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA) a Non-Governmental Organisation says the proposed death penalty for offenders will not solve the underlying issues related to drug crime.
The latest series of volcanic eruptions in Iceland could last for decades or even centuries, according to a study published in the journal Terra Nova by scientists on Wednesday.
The Rivers State Government has confirmed the detention of an unidentified man, suspected of detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
The United States (US) has joined shareholders in endorsing a general callable capital increase (GCCI) of up to 117 billion dollars (about N175.5 trillion at N1,500 per dollar) for the African Development Bank( AfDB) Group.