At Last, Senate Approves N22.7tn CBN’s 'Ways and Means' Advances to FG Says approval to pave way for supplementary budget 2022 Sunday Aborisade in Abuja The Senate yesterday, approved the
request of President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the N22.7 trillion loans that the Central Bank
of Nigeria (CBN) advanced to the federal government under its Ways and Means policy.
The Ways and Means provision allows the government to borrow from the apex bank if it needs short-
term or emergency finance to fund delayed government expected cash receipts of fiscal deficits.
The Buhari government said it Continued on page 32
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Sudan: After Hours of Delay, First Batch of 350 Evacuees Arrives Abuja Nigerians are overly stigmatised, Air Peace boss declares Says love for country behind rescue efforts Laments NLC, TUC's disruption of company's operations Michael Olugbode, Alex Enumah and Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
The First batch of Nigerian evacuees from the crisis- ridden Sudan touched down at the Nnamdi
Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in the early hours of today. This comes just as the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Peace Airline, Mr. Allen Onyema, yesterday, observed that Nigerians
abroad are overly stigmatised by their host even when no evidence of crime had been established against
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Tinubu to Wike: I Owe You Nothing, Faults Request for Project Refund Describes him as dependable ally Rivers governor seeks amendment to procurement law You’re desperate for favour, accommodation, Shehu Sani blasts Wike Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt President-elect, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, faulted Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike over his request for the federal government’s refund of money spent on the construction of federal roads in the state, saying he owes the governor nothing. Tinubu, who was in the state to inaugurate two projects executed by the state government, however, described Wike as a dependable ally. Nonetheless, the Rivers State governor sought amendment to the procurement law. The request came as former senator and civil rights activist, Shehu Sani, condemned Wike as desperate for favour and accommodation by Tinubu. Wike had while giving a speech at the inauguration of the Rumuokwuta/Rumuola Flyover (12th Flyover), performed by Tinubu, requested that immediately after handover, the president-elect should Continued on page 32
LAUNCH OF DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 2050... L-R: Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Muhammadu Buhari; Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, at the launch of Agenda 2050, before the Federal PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI. Executive Council Meeting held at Abuja…yesterday