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Mr Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, on Monday said the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget would be financed through borrowing. The minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of…
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Three people have been confirmed dead following a violent clash that erupted between worshippers of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria (UMCN) and the Global Methodist Church (GMC) in Taraba State. The crisis, as gathered by The Guardian, erupted on Sunday in the Karim-Lamido Local Government Area (LGA) after one faction reportedly unsealed a church…
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 11 Commissioners of Police (CPs) and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to their next ranks. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, made this announcement in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The 11 CPs were promoted to the…
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The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, has been applauded for attaining the N18.5 trillion revenue target in the 2024 fiscal year. The Policy Monitoring and Accountability Foundation (PMAF), an organisation comprising over 300 persons, including industry experts, policy analysts, business leaders, and civil society advocates, noted that the…
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The organised labour in Nasarawa State has suspended its indefinite strike action after reaching an agreement with the government on the consequential adjustments of the minimum wage for workers. The suspension of the strike was announced at a joint news conference on Monday in Lafia by the labour leaders. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
