Recovered Assets Probe Must Go Beyond Headlines

Recovered Assets Probe Must Go Beyond Headlines

WHEN the House of Representatives recently resolved to investigate all seized, forfeited, recovered and repatriated assets managed by government institutions since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999, it raised an important question about accountability. What happens to the enormous wealth recovered from corruption? Ibe Osonwa sponsored the motion that led to the resolution. He…

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N159.28tr national debt: The facts, fallacies and danger

EDITORIAL: N159.28tr national debt: The facts, fallacies and danger

Nigeria’s rising public debt has again come under scrutiny following the exchange between the Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, and members of the Senate over the country’s borrowing pattern. The debate is important because the nation’s debt has continued to rise despite the removal of fuel subsidy and repeated assurances that government finances would improve….

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