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Nigeria: Despite Paris Club Refunds, South West States Groan Over Debts
Premium Times, 21 July 2017
States in the southwest have complained that the recently released tranche of Paris funds is not enough to offset debts owed by them. Read more »
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Nigeria: Kwara Workers Reject N1 Billion Allocation From Paris Refund
Vanguard, 21 July 2017
Local government workers across the 16 councils in Kwara State have rejected the N1 billion earmarked for their outstanding salaries from the N5.12billion that accrued to the state… Read more »
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Nigeria: I'll Use Paris Club Refund to Pay Over N1.5bn Pension Arrears - Okorocha
Vanguard, 21 July 2017
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, said his government would use the latest Paris Club refund to pay over N1.5 billion pension arrears starting from January 2017. Read more »
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Nigeria: APC Allegation On Paris Club Refund Foolish, Mischievous - Fayose's Aide
Vanguard, 21 July 2017
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has said Governor Ayodele Fayose's planned meeting with workers and other stakeholders over the Paris Club refund of N4.7billion… Read more »
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Nigeria: Paris Club Refund - No More Excuse for Unpaid Pension Arrears - Expert
Daily Trust, 21 July 2017
State governments can no longer use paucity of funds as excuse for not paying accumulated pension arrears considering the recent Paris Club refunds they got from the Federal… Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano, Akwa Ibom, 3 Others Get N50bn From Second Paris Club Refund
Leadership, 19 July 2017
Details of cash distribution from the second tranche of Paris Club refund has shown that Kano, Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Delta and Rivers States got the highest share of N10 billion each… Read more »
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Nigeria: Abia Gets Second N5.7bn Paris Club Refund
Vanguard, 19 July 2017
ABIA State Government said that it received N5.7 billion as the second tranche of the Paris Club refund from the Federal Government, saying that it received far below what it… Read more »
Nigerian Govt Releases Details of Paris Club Payment to States
The refund is in partial settlement of long-standing claims by state governments relating to over-deductions from their Federation Account Allocation Committee allocations between 1995 and 2002.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governors that their priority when they receive the second tranche of Paris loan refund should be to pay salaries, pensions and ... Read more »
