Nigerian agency disburses over $2bn to three tiers of govt

Nigerian agency disburses over $2bn to three tiers of govt

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Nigeria's Federation Account Allocation Committee disbursed N649.19 billion (about $2.127 billion) to the Federal Government, States and Local Governments in January 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics has said.The NBS said that the Federal Government received N270.17 billion, while the States received a total of N178.04 billion and the local…

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China data leak exposes mass surveillance in Xinjiang
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A Chinese technology firm has compiled a range of personal information on 2.6 million people in Xinjiang -- from their ethnicity to locations -- according…
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Tanzania convicts Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ trafficker
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Press focuses on death at opposition party meeting
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The Ghanaian press on Tuesday focuses on the death of one person at a meeting of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party meeting in…

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