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Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu has lamented about the country not having enough money to take care of the challenges that comes with increased population.    Bagudu, who was represented by the ministry’s Director of International Cooperation, Dr. Sampson Ebimaro at an event in Abuja on Friday, …

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun has revealed that the federal government is in talks with the World Bank for a $1.5billion budget support facility.   Edun who disclosed this at the Nigerian Delegation briefing on the sideline of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World …

As fun as it is to picture your life in this new space, it can be especially hard getting comfortable especially when you’re working with a tight budget. While it may be tempting to spend all your money purchasing everything at once, it’s best to take things step by step. …

It was a situation I would normally have relished: stuck in a comfortable mountain hut with a bar, restaurant and sauna. A blizzard raging outside. Warm on the inside. Board games and books available. This was Norway and the four of us knew not to overdo the beer and snacks. …

Finland in August Children generally go back to school at the beginning of August in Scandinavia. This means there are some great self-catering bargains to be found before the autumn term starts in UK schools. We’ve had some great family holidays, particularly at self-catering lakeside resorts in Finland and Sweden, …

Adventures Hike hut-to-hut on Austria’s Eagle’s Way In 1829, the German poet Goethe arrived in Tirol. Perhaps he was gazing at the gorgeous Nordkette mountain, backdrop to the city of Innsbruck, when he scribbled: “Here, finally, I have found a place of quiet – a place of peace the likes …

According to a Eurostat study in 2021 on price levels for consumer goods and services, Denmark was the joint most expensive country in Europe. Sweden was fourth and and Finland fifth. Norway and Iceland? Don’t expect much change from £20 for couple of pints. It’s no wonder travellers baulk at …

Daniel Gyollai is a former Hungarian U21 goalkeeper. Now 26, he has just been released by National League side, Maidenhead United. Ten years ago a promising career lay in front of him. He moved to England from Hungary and signed for then Premier League club Stoke City. He began playing …

Malmö, Sweden Across the Øresund strait from Copenhagen, Sweden’s most southerly and culturally diverse city has developed into the region’s art and music hub with an opera house, concert hall, its own symphony orchestra, a museum complex and a contemporary art scene. It’s also close to sandy beaches, has a …

By Adam Andrzejewski for RealClearPolicy The Baltimore Department of Public Works, well-funded with a $631 million budget, can’t find the time nor the resources to make weekly recycling pickups, despite a legal mandate to do so. A local group, Concerned Citizens of Baltimore, has joined a lawsuit against the Baltimore mayor and …