Nigeria gets $8bn World Bank CPS fund
The World Bank launched Nigeria’s Country Partnership Strategy, CPS, in Abuja, yesterday, with a funding allocation of $8 billion over the next four years.
NDLEA decries attacks on members in Jos
The Plateau State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has decried incessant attacks of its members by drug infested communities in Jos, warning that it would henceforth deal ruthlessly with youths who engage in the nefarious act.
Full implementation of National Auto Policy starts
The National Automotive Council (NAC) has said that the Federal government has retained the July 1, 2014 date for full implementation of the Nigerian Automotive Industrial Development Plan (NAIDP).
No offer for Keshi – SAFA
Just as we exclusively reported yesterday, the South African Football Association followed up with a confirmation of our story when it denied, in categorical terms, that it had not given any coach, including Nigeria’s Stephen Keshi, the job of the Bafana Bafana coach.
Abuja residents lament drop in power supply
SOME residents of Bwari, Karu, Kubwa, and Kuje, have lamented the huge drop in electricity, claiming that they hardly get up to six hours of power in a day in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
BDCs appeal to CBN to review N35m capital base
Bureaux De Change (BDCs) operators under the aegis of Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review the new licensing requirements announced for BDC operations.
