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Lawyer, ALGON battle over $381m judgement debt

Lawyer, ALGON battle over $381m judgement debt

By Henry Ojelu A legal practi-tioner, Dr Ted Iseghohi and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON are currently in a bitter legal battle over an alleged $381million judgment debt. While Iseghohi is threatening to drag the ministry of finance to court for not complying with a garnishee order attaching the funds belonging to […]
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How to overcome indebtedness

How to overcome indebtedness

By: Evang. George Agbo Introduction: To every success in life, there is a secret. In the same way, to every notable miracle you have ever seen, there is a corresponding secret that must be known and practiced effectively by every believer in order to replicate such miracle. It is expedient to know that miracles are […]

AMCOM to arraign Senator Ubah over N132bn debt

AMCOM to arraign Senator Ubah over N132bn debt

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, Thursday secured the approval of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to arraign Ifeanyi Ubah and his Capital Oil and Gas Limited over the fraudulent value of assets tendered to offset N132 billion owed the corporation.

NAMA to withdraw services to debtor airlines, airports 

NAMA to withdraw services to debtor airlines, airports 

By Lawani Mikairu Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has given a final 30- day notice to airlines and Airports owning the Agency. According to the Spokesman of the agency, Mr Khalid Emele, services will be withdrawn to the debtor airlines and airports after the expiration of the notice. Emele said: ” Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) […]

Africa’s current debts stand at $500bn – AfDB

Africa’s current debts stand at $500bn – AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the total debt stock of Africa, both external and domestic currently stands at 500 billion dollars. The AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina disclosed this during a public presentation of African Economic Outlook 2020 in Abidjan on Thursday. He said Median Debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had risen from […]

Nigeria public debt stands at N26.2 trillion – DMO

Nigeria public debt stands at N26.2 trillion – DMO

The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the total public debt as at September 2019 stood at N26.215 trillion. The Director-General of DMO, Ms Patience Oniha, made this known during a presentation of Public Debt Data as at September 30, 2019, in Abuja on Friday. Oniha explained that the debt comprised the Federal Government and 36 […]

Lagos debt profile hits N39.692bn

Lagos debt profile hits N39.692bn

Targets 100 per cent performance for Y2020 budget By Emeka Anaeto and Olasunkanmi Akoni In spite of the increasing budgetary provision which has risen to N1.168 trillion for the year 2020, Lagos State Government debt profile presently stands at N39.692 billion. Commissioner for Finance, Mr Rabiu Olowo and his Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam […]

External Borrowing Plan for $22.7bn, not $29.9bn ― DMO

External Borrowing Plan for $22.7bn, not $29.9bn ― DMO

Emma Ujah The Debt management office (DMO) has clarified that the External Borrowing Plan for which the Federal government is seeking National Assembly approval stands at $22.7 billion and not $29.9 billion as widely reported in the media. DMO in a statement last night also said that the borrowing plan involved mainly concessionary loans. It […]

Buhari’s $30bn loan request: Rising debt profile, cause for concern — MAN DG

Buhari’s $30bn loan request: Rising debt profile, cause for concern — MAN DG

  Following the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly for permission, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) bemoaned that the rising debt profile is now a “cause of concern.” The Director-General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, said: “In my opinion, the 39 emergency projects in the power, agriculture, transport & mining sectors of […]

Buhari’s $30bn loan request: MAN, LCCI, others caution FG, NASS

Buhari’s $30bn loan request: MAN, LCCI, others caution FG, NASS

By Victor ‘Tunde Oso & Nkiruka Nnorom With Nigeria’s debt stock growing by 3.11 per cent from $81.27 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2019 to $83.88 billion (N25.70 trillion) at the end of June 2019, economists are almost unanimous in opposition to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to the National Assembly last week for […]