Out of the 321 stockbroking firms operating in the Nigerian capital market accounted for N15.203 billion of total transactions value carried out in the market for the week ended August 22, 2014, data from the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has shown.

Ado Ekiti—Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again accused the outgoing Kayode Fayemi-led administration of illegally disposing state assetswithin and outside the state, vowing to review all alleged illegal sales and transactions when it assumes office next month.

The Board of Directors of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, NSPM, Plc, yesterday, announced the dissolution of the Executive Management of the company and directed the current Acting Managing Director and two Executive Directors to retire with effect from Monday, September1, 2014.

BOMADI—Coalition of ex-militants, youth bodies, religious and cultural organisations from Ondo, Edo and Delta states has urged the National Assembly to include the creation of Toru-Ebe state among the proposed states, when President Goodluck Jonathan submits the final report of the just-concluded national conference for ratification .

Sustained Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria’s far northeast have forced thousands of people from their homes, swamping towns in the north of neighbouring Cameroon, authorities said on Sunday.

katsina—The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has said that the high level insecurity, insurgency and kidnappings in the country would not guarantee free, fair and credible elections in 2015.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to step up the revival of rail system in the country for efficient and effective transportation of goods and services rather than procurement of coaches alone.

Chief Olu Falae, a former Secretary to the Federal Government led the Southwest delegation to the just concluded National Conference. In this interview, the former presidential candidate of the defunct All People’s Party, APP, explains how and why the confab succeeded. He debunks insinuations that the conference was influenced by external forces. Speaking on ways the outcome of the exercise can be implemented, the former Finance Minister says it should be subjected to a referendum.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to step up the revival of rail system in the country for efficient and effective transportation of goods and services rather than procurement of coaches alone.

The cashless policy received a boost last week with the announcement of a partnership between National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Unified Payments for Processing in the payment application in the new National Electronic ID Card (eID).

AKURE — Detectives in Ondo State, weekend, arrested the leader of a five-member robbery gang who robbed a filling station in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Akwa Ibom government has disclosed plan to build a deep water seaport through Public Private Partnership PPP.

An emergency National Council on Health, NCH, meeting is holding today in Abuja following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, outside Lagos.

The Local Organising Committee for the Obudu international mountain race and the African mountain running championships has announced Saturday November 8, 2014 for this year’s two-in-one race.

A daring attempt by trigger-happy smugglers to take advantage of slow activities of security operatives yesterday to move 22 brand new vehicles into Lagos State, has been frustrated by operatives of the Federal Operations Unit, FOU, Zone ‘A’, Nigeria Customs Service, NCS.