Facts You Should Be Aware Of This Thursday Morning

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Happy morning! The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:

1. On Wednesday, the Budget Office of the Federation stated that Nigeria now has "limited borrowing space" because of its subpar debt-to-revenue ratio, emphasizing that "trouble" lies for the nation if it surpasses its boundaries. Ben Akabueze, the director general of the budget office, made this statement while speaking to the 10th National Assembly's incoming members.

2. Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa and chairman of the Dangote Group, has stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited must make significant investments in oil and gas to meet the demand for these commodities. Because there were so many buyers waiting to buy the company's products, he suggested that the national oil firm increase its investments.

3. Sale Mamman, a former minister of power, was detained and arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in relation to an alleged N22 billion scam. According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Mamman was detained on Wednesday at the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja after being apprehended. Mamman served as a minister under President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2021.

4. Between late Tuesday and early Wednesday, the Federal Government returned 254 additional Nigerians who had fled the uprising in Sudan. Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja was the destination for the 254 evacuees, according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission.

5. At the Imeko-Afon Local Government area of Ogun State, four suspects have been detained on suspicion of killing a herder named Umaru Aliu and dismembering his body at Ijagure village along Sagada. David Akinremi, the state's Amotekun Corps commander, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday.

6. The Nigerian Air Force announced on Wednesday that an inquiry has been launched to determine the root causes of the fire that started at one of its facilities in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. Firefighters fought arduously to totally extinguish the fire, according to Amiola Adebayo, Head of Operations, Federal Fire Fighters, FFF FCT.

7. The All Progressives Congress zoning plan put forth by the party's leadership for the 10th National Assembly has been roundly criticised by the governor of Ondo State, who also serves as chairman of the South-West Governors' Forum. In a statement, he called the zoning a "insidious permutation, disservice" meant to cast aspersions on Bola Ahmed Tinubu's hard-won presidency.

8. The chief medical director of Ayodele Hospital in Ilorin, Kwara State, Ayodele Joseph, has been charged with raping a patient who had come for treatment. The defendant was charged with two counts, including rape in violation of sections 285 and 283 of the penal code and gross indecency.

9. Bola Tinubu, the incoming president of Nigeria, left for Europe on Wednesday, according to his media assistant Tunde Rahman. Rahman said in a statement on Wednesday that the new president and a few of his close advisors left Abuja on Wednesday afternoon.

10. On Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari requested approval from the Senate for a fresh borrowing request of $800 million. In a letter that was read aloud in plenary on Tuesday by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Buhari made the request.