FORMER KENNEDY CENTER EMPLOYEES ALLEGE LEADERSHIP DELAYED ROOF REPAIRS BEFORE CITING SAFETY ISSUES IN CLOSURE DECISION. (PHOTO).

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 Former Kennedy Center employees allege leadership delayed roof repairs before citing safety issues in closure decision Former Kennedy Center employees allege that the venue’s leadership knew about serious structural problems well before citing newly discovered hazards as the reason for its abrupt closure this month. The claims were outlined in a letter to Congress from a lawyer representing anonymous whistleblowers. The letter accuses the center’s executive director and chief operating officer, Matt Floca, of failing to prioritize roof repairs and stopping a funded repair plan in April. Floca disputes the allegations, saying recent inspections revealed that water damage had spread farther into the building than officials previously knew. In a September court declaration, Floca cited “acute risks to public safety” following an inspection that found deterioration in a roof terrace canopy and a partial ceiling collapse. The former employees contend those dangers were already known to...

NEW DATA FROM THE FEDERATION ACCOUNTS ALLOCATION COMMITTEE (FAAC), SHOWS THAT NIGERIAN STATES PAID N455.38 BILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT SERVICE IN 2025, UP FROM N362.08 BILLION IN 2024. THIS REPRESENTS A YEAR-ON-YEAR INCREASE OF N93.30 BILLION, OR 25.77 PER CENT.(PHOTO).


 New data from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), shows that Nigerian states paid N455.38 billion in foreign debt service in 2025, up from N362.08 billion in 2024. This represents a year-on-year increase of N93.30 billion, or 25.77 per cent.


The rise indicates that states devoted a larger portion of their FAAC allocations to external debt obligations in 2025, leaving less fiscal space for salaries, capital projects, and routine governance.


A closer look shows a concentration of foreign debt service among a few states. The top 10 states accounted for 68.57% of the total in 2025.


Lagos led with N92.80 billion, up from N72.32 billion in 2024 (28.33%).


Rivers followed with N48.58 billion, more than doubling from N23.13 billion in 2024 (110.02%).

Kaduna recorded N47.93 billion, up N2.34 billion (5.13%).

Ogun’s deductions more than doubled to N25.20 billion from N11.99 billion (110.22%).

Cross River: N21.01 billion, up 22.86% from N17.10 billion.

Oyo: N20.17 billion, a 12.98% increase from N17.85 billion.

Edo: N18.70 billion, up 11.78% from N16.73 billion.

Bauchi: N16.85 billion, up 22.58% from N13.75 billion.

Kano: N10.63 billion, up 24.67% from N8.53 billion.

Ebonyi: N10.37 billion, up 53.09% from N6.77 billion.

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