Tag: paris club

Samuel Okike October 18, 2017

The Big 5: Governors ask FG for balance of Paris Club refund, Nigerian Army acquire new technology to fight Boko Haram, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: The Nigerian Army has been very busy lately battling not only insurgency but also the spread of…

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Azeez October 17, 2017

Governors demand 50 per cent balance of Paris Club refund

State governors have asked the Federal Government to release the 50 percent balance of Paris Club refund by November. The governors said this when they were represented by 7 of their…

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Omoleye Omoruyi October 13, 2017

Court orders 2 commercial banks to forfeit Paris Club and London Club loans

A Federal High Court in Lagos Friday issued an order directing two commercial banks to surrender N1.4 billion Paris and London Club loans in their custody. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun ordered…

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Editor July 19, 2017

Is Paris Club refund the litmus test for restructuring?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The argument for restructuring has been that states will have more powers to determine their growth and development based on the resources at their disposal. The…

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Editor July 19, 2017

Aregbesola’s Paris Club Fund: Workers’ salaries or LAUTECH?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Thirty-four thousand students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) have been at home since 2015. Reason: the Governments of Osun and Oyo States have refused…

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Editor July 19, 2017

Will Paris Club Fund be the bounty that revives the PDP?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The PDP National Convention has been slated for the 12th of August, less than a month after the Supreme Court judgment validating the caretaker Committee of Senator…

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Azeez May 11, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Controversy over Osinbajo’s status a mere distraction – Lai Mohammed | $43.4m, contract scam: Govt may drop SGF, NIA boss | More stories

From the papers this morning - a tracklist. Controversy over Osinbajo’s status a mere distraction – Lai Mohammed - YNaija FG sends Chibok girls’ photos to parents -YNaija Ensure remaining…

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Op-ed Editor May 2, 2017

Opinion: Still on 500 billion naira Paris club refund

by Shittu Yunus Shittu   In line with the federal government’s mission to reflate economic activities in the country, the Federal Government had earlier disbursed a special intervention fund totalling…

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Tolu April 10, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “The Customs boss uniform issue is unimportant” | 7 things we learnt from Bukola Saraki’s interview

Senate President Bukola Saraki recently spoke to Daily Trust Newspaper in an exclusive interview and he touched on some of the issues that are currently trailing his position and the…

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Azeez March 30, 2017

Paris Club refund: EFCC summons Saraki’s aides

by Azeez Adeniyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dispatched summon letter to the aides of Senate President Bukola Saraki over N19bn illegally deducted from the N522bn Paris…

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Oludolapo Adelana March 3, 2017

Paris Club refund scandal: We’ve no plans to arrest Saraki – EFCC

by Dolapo Adelana The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reports that it planned to arrest President of the Senate Bukola Saraki over his alleged involvement in the…

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Oludolapo Adelana January 13, 2017

Paris Club loan: FG refunds N388.3bn to states

The Federal Government has effected the payment of about N388.3 billion to 35 states as refund of the Paris Club loan over deductions. This action is in line with helping…

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