Tag: rise
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Nigeria seeing rise in rape, incest – IPAS
A non-profit organisation, IPAS, says that Nigeria is witnessing a rise in sexual violence, including rape and incest. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of a three-day media training for journalists on Women’s Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights/Global Gag Rule (GGR). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the media…
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Fraud cases by Nigerian bank staff rise by 39% in 2017
The number of fraud cases attributed to internal abuse by staff of banks increased from 231 in 2016 to 320 in 2017, a 38.5% increase, according to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, Head, Communications and Public Affairs of NDIC, said in a statement in Abuja on Sunday that the figure was…
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Nigeria’s debt rises by N7.1tn in two years
The nation’s total indebtedness to foreign and local creditors now stands at N19.16tn, the Debt Management Office has said. This is N1.8tn increase from the N17.36tn recorded at the end of December 2016. As of March 31, 2015, the country’s total debt stood at N12.06tn. This means the debt level increased by N7.1tn in two…