The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation, IFC will in June 2015 establish a national collateral Registry, NCR to stabilize Micro Small and Medium Enterprise, MSME financing in Nigeria. The establishment of NCR is to boost the confidence of Nigerian banks in playing active role in financing the MSME sector in Nigeria.

AS Nigerians await the results of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, the polls were, yesterday held in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, even though voting materials arrived late in the area.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has petitioned the Commander of the 4 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Benin City, Brig-Gen. Olajide Laleye, complaining of what he described as illegal deployment of soldiers in Owan federal constituency and other parts of Edo North senatorial district by one Lt-Colonel Abiodun Uwadia (rtd), Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, during Saturday’s National Assembly and Presidential elections in Edo State.

2015 presidential election results in Kogi

2015 Presidential election results in Kaduna

Certainly the great challenge facing Nigeria today is that of leadership. Leadership at all levels, in government, public sector institutions and businesses run by Nigerians lack effective leadership. Most are there either by chance or through godfatherism.

Presidential election results in Taraba

A professor of Accountancy, Ben Osisioma has charged the financial services sector to develop products and show financial leadership in order to maintain competitive edge in the industry as well as drive productivity and sustainable growth. He gave the charge while delivering a lecture at the induction of United Bank for Africa, UBA top management into the Nigeria Institute of Management, NIM, in Lagos.

Imo State, the only foothold of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Southeast was keenly contested last Saturday. The campaign in the state was led by Governor Rochas Okorocha for the APC and Chief Emeka Ihedioha, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Besides their different interests in having their parties win the presidential and National Assembly elections, both men are also squaring up in the forthcoming governorship election.

lagos—Two people were roasted to death, while four others suffered burns of various degrees during a fire outbreak which occurred in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, yesterday. The victims were the owner of the apartment and three others, as well as the casualties, including a 4-year-old boy and a year old girl, who were said to be guests in the apartment .

Katsina—The Nigeria Police has announced the death of Alhaji Muhammad Hurdi, the Katsina State commissioner of police. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Aminu Sadiq, announced the demise of Hurdi in a statement issued yesterday in Katsina.

2015 presidential election result in Abia

2015 presidential election result in Anambra

2015 presidential election result in Imo

ABUJA—NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP yesterday took a swipe at the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC over its claim that the Federal Government was trying to use security agencies to alter the results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.