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IMF Warns Nigeria Against $5bn UAE Loan

IMF Warns Nigeria Against $5bn UAE Loan

The International Monetary Fund has cautioned the Federal Government over its proposed 5 billion dollar structured financing agreement with the First Abu Dhabi Bank. Christian Ebeke, the fund’s resident representative in Nigeria, warned on Tuesday that the complex derivatives-based transaction carries severe hidden fiscal risks. Speaking during a media briefing on the 2026 Article IV…

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FG Clears N700bn Contractor Debt to Boost Liquidity

FG Clears N700bn Contractor Debt to Boost Liquidity

The Federal Government has cleared more than 700 billion naira in verified debts owed to domestic contractors to inject immediate liquidity into the private sector. The massive fiscal release represents a coordinated effort by the treasury to settle long-standing obligations accumulated across various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. Finance ministry records show that payment processing accelerated…

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Police Name Suspects in Adelabu Family Abduction

Police Name Suspects in Adelabu Family Abduction

The Oyo State Police Command has unmasked the core operational structure of the urban criminal syndicate behind the violent abduction of former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s relatives. Police public relations officer Ayanlade Olayinka detailed the explicit roles played by four arrested principal suspects and two neutralised gang members on Sunday. Operatives rescued the victims, Olaide…

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Google Signs $920m Monthly Deal With SpaceX

Google Signs $920m Monthly Deal With SpaceX

Google will pay SpaceX approximately 920 million dollars per month to secure massive artificial intelligence computing capacity. The tech giant disclosed the multi-billion-dollar cloud services agreement on Friday in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the terms of the contract, Google will gain access to a cluster of roughly 110,000 Nvidia…

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Democrats Force Senate Vote Over Trump Slush Fund

Democrats Force Senate Vote Over Trump Slush Fund

Democratic senators have forced a vote on Donald Trump’s controversial 1.8 billion dollar settlement fund. The opposition party used a marathon legislative session known as a “vote-a-rama” to compel lawmakers to state their positions on the record. This maneuver targeted a fiscal structure that critics call a presidential piggy bank. It places congressional allies of…

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