LAGOS—Investors in the nation’s bourse lost N1.18 trillion in November following pressure caused by drop in oil price at the global market. Statistics from the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, for the period under review showed that the market capitalisation dropped by N1.18 trillion to close at N11.404 trillion against N12.579 trillion achieved in October.

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, yesterday, kicked-off the cleanliness and beautification competition among the 637 communities in the state, to revive the culture of village and community sanitation exercise.

Disturbed by the do-or-die attitude of politicians ahead of 2015 general elections, a coalition of 40 Igbo groups, the South-East Self-Determination Coalition, SESD, has urged politicians to desist from heating up the polity and preparing grounds for post-election violence and killings.

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, has said that despite the falling oil prices, his administration was taking necessary steps to bail out the economy to deliver services to Nigerians.

Jonathan, who spoke while receiving officials of General Electric, GE, in his office, asked foreign investors to continue to repose confidence in the ability of the Nigerian government to weather the storm occasioned by the global oil price crash.

WARRI — AMID growing anxiety over the downward slide in the price of crude oil at the international market, Delta Successor Initiative, DSI, has rolled out strategies on how Delta State guber aspirant, Sir Tony Obuh will create non-oil based wealth and open up the economic frontiers of the state.