GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will run the Nigerian economy aground if not voted out on February 14, adding that already, the party has killed the nation’s currency, the naira.

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has liquidated 21 Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs), following the revocation of their operating licences by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

THE Independent National Electoral Commission ‘INEC, has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs. This comes as the federal government, state commissioners of education and stakeholders in the education sector are meeting today to deliberate on whether or not to close public and private schools during the election.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has smashed syndicates specialised in faking and distribution of Viagra and Kasapreko Alomo Bitters, two popular performance enhancing drugs registered in the Nigerian market.

The Vice Chairman, Vital Products Plc, Mr. Sanjeeve Kapoor, penultimate week, said that 2015 is going to be tough for businesses as a result of naira devaluation, as this may result to market contraction of about 35 percent.

The focus is on the roles of technology and vocational education in enhancing entrepreneurial skills that will equip students for entrepreneurship education in Information and Communication Technology (ICT.) driven technological environment.

The value of electronic payment rose by 150 percent in two years to N35 trillion in 2014, reflecting the impact of the cashless policy. Deputy Governor, Economic Policy, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Dr. Mrs Sarah Alade disclosed this in Lagos at the inauguration of the Payment System Strategy Board, Payment Scheme Boards and Initiatives Working Groups.

A group, the Bayelsa Renaissance Movement, BRM, has described as “phoney,” the claims by some youth groups and politicians in the state that the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, was part of an alleged plot to unseat the state governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has reiterated his claim of subsisting default in 2009-2012, Land Use Charge payment of N1,629,064.62 by JayKay Pharmacy Limited, a company belonging to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Lagos governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje.

The insurance industry in Nigeria is working hard to take its rightful place in the economy; as a result, all efforts are geared towards making the industry contribute meaningfully to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country.