AS the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Conference/Dialogue storms Benin, the Edo State Capital, South-South geo-political zone, today, in continuation of its zonal visits in search of inputs to fashion modalities for the proposed national conference, it has been urged to include political parties in the exercise.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has disclosed that the foreign exchange inflow and outflow through it in August 2013 were US$ 3.40 billion and US$ 3.47 billion, respectively, and resulted in a net outflow of US$ 0.07billion.

Before last week end, I told one of my colleagues that in all the years I have associated with football, I have never come across a situation where, in any league in the world, over ten teams were available for the drop with just one match to spare.

ALL is set for the second coming of Tony Nwoye to resume his governorship campaign in Anambra State following the Court of Appeal ruling in his favour in the matter brought against his candidacy by Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu.

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST), to devise better processes that investors could follow in filing cases at the tribunal.

NIGERIA’ economic growth, measured by the performance of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been forecasted to hit 7.2 percent, while inflation will drop to 8.3 percent in 2014.

Imo State House of Assembly has directed the State Accountant General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance to appear before it on November 7, 2013, to give detailed account of monies accrued to the state from the Federal Government’s Subsidy Reinvestment and Employment Programme, SURE-P.

Capital market operators have said that the banking sector might witness a lull as investors shift investment to other sectors.

FORMER Commissioner for Special Duties, Delta State, Chief Champion Kpateghe, has said that last Friday’s judgment by a Federal High Court, Abuja, that the $15 million purportedly offered by former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, to ex- Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, be forfeited to the Federal Government has vindicated Ibori.

Operators in the Nigerian capital market are divided over the impact of the stock market so far on the economy.

The Ogun State Government, weekend, donated N2 million to ailing Nollywood actor, Mr. Kayode Odumosu, popularly called Pa Kasumu, for his medical treatment.

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has said he expects Jordan to give his team of local league players a tough match today.
Jordan will use today’s friendly to prepare for a 2014 World Cup final playoff against Uruguay.

Independent Nigeria was meant to be a country of unity in spite of diversity. It was supposed to be a country where, “though tribes and tongue may differ in brotherhood we stand” as our former National Anthem posited. The earliest political parties formed in the Lagos area, including the Nigerian National Development Party, NNDP, the Nigerian Youth Movement, NYM and the National Council for Nigerian and the Cameroons, NCNC, all had the same vision of an independent Nigeria united by a strong common bond of citizenship.

THE Anambra State Government has awarded a N5 billion contract for the construction of a bridge and access road to link Aguleri Otu, the community hosting the Orient Peterleum Company in Anambra East local government area of the state.