Nigerian State Govts Spend Nearly N1trn on Recurrent Expenses in Q1 2024– Report

A recent report from the website Open Nigeria States, supported by BudgIT, revealed that in the first quarter of 2024, around 30 state governments in Nigeria collectively allocated N986.64 billion towards recurrent expenditures. This significant amount was utilized for expenses such as refreshments, sitting allowances, travel expenses, and utilities. The report noted that out of…

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Editors Decry Increasing Abductions of Journalists

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the increasing sequence of abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force, under the guise of enforcing the Cyber Security Act, and warned of the consequence of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional body of media executives…

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Worries over Fresh Rise of Tuberculosis (TB) in Africa, Particularly Nigeria

Fresh outbreak of Tuberculosis is raising the alarm and calls for urgent action, Ogbodo Ozioma Favour reports in this Special Feature   Salient Rise of Tuberculosis Africa being the world’s second- largest and second-most populous continent with its lively cities and dotting landscape is the salient rise of Tuberculosis which was considered erased in the…

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