State governors have asked the Federal Government to release a fresh bailout in the form of budget support. Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi disclosed this to reporters at the end of…
These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Stop bailout to states owing salaries, Senate tells FG The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to suspend payment…
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by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate on Thursday urged the Federal Government to suspend payment of bailout funds to states still owing salaries. The lawmakers asked the Federal Government to demand…
The senate on Tuesday said it would not approve any the provision of bailout funds for the aviation sector. Senator Samuel Anyanwu had presented a motion entitled, “The looming crisis in the Nigerian…
The federal government, on Tuesday, set out stringent fiscal conditions for states before they can access a conditional Budget Support Facility which is aimed at providing financial support to any…
As Nigeria's economic situation worsens, the federal government has completely ruled out the option of giving bailout funds to banks in other to avoid job cuts and retrenchment of workers,…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has given the state Governor, Nyeso Wike, the go-ahead to take a N10 billion loan from the Federal Government. The members of the House agreed…
Despite the bailout funds made available to states by federal government, Nigerian Governors Forum, on Thursday, pushed for a new revenue allocation formula. The governors made the demand during a…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola of paying N20 billion to a road contractor, Slava Yediteppe, from the N34.988 billion bailout received from the Central…
by Seun Onigbinde Though it will be ill-advised to abruptly stop the routine handouts of revenue to States in Abuja, but that is what will incentivise states to think deeper,…
Greece is in a financial crisis, as the country's bailout program with its European creditors officially expires today Tuesday, July 1. The country failed to make a scheduled debt repayment of…
by Irene Nwaukwa A bailout from FG will punish the entire country for the excesses of these states. It will greatly affect our economy and is unfair to states that…
by Olu Akanmu A public bail out of a financial institution is justified only if they pose a systemic risk to the financial system should they fail. It is important…