INCREASINGLY analysts and the Nigerian public are looking up to the annual report of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to grasp the true situation of the nation’s economy, especially from the perspective of the banking sector.

Nigeria’s hopes of playing at the CAF U-23 Championship hang on a cliffhanger following yesterday’s slim 2-1 victory over Congo at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt.

BENIN CITY—NATIONAL chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that those prophesizing the disintegration of the party as a result of the crisis being witnessed within the party were jokers, adding that as a progressive party, the current challenges were anticipated but will be resolved soonest.

Osogbo—There is palpable tension in Osun State as some prominent citizens of the state under the aegis of Osun Stakeholders, OS, say it is planning to hold a summit aimed at finding solutions to problems bedevilling the state on Thursday in Osogbo.

As a fallout of a two day intensive boot camp session, the 1, 000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, representing 51 African countries from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Class of 2015, emerging African entrepreneurs recount experience:

Ado ekiti—Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that a letter to stop the Federal Government from refunding money it owed the state on projects has been written by the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Dr. Nicholas Okoye is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Anabel Group. Anabel Leadership Academy is a catalyst for youth empowerment. He spoke on how the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS can create employment for teeming youths and how government can create jobs through entrepreneurship amongst other things.

Since the National Automotive Industry Plan (NAIDP) was announced by the Federal Government in October 2013, the Nigerian automotive industry has witnessed serious interest from global and local automobile brands in setting up and doing business in a very promising sector and this has been a welcome development, but my premise has yet remained that – the Nigeria automotive industry should begin to look beyond assemblage to primary production, manufacturing and exportation because we are still trailing behind in consideration of our production capacity, availability of raw materials, political will, technological know-how and market power.

Omu-Aran (Kwara)—Four members of a suspected kidnap gang that had been terrorising residents of Omu-Aran, Kwara State, and its environs have been arrested by the police.

By PAUL BASSEY Four years ago, in a piece entitled “ One visa denial too many”, I wrote “ From September 1-11 2011 in Ravenna Italy, Nigerians sat through a harrowing experience as their decimated beach soccer team, faced a herculean task in the 5th  FIFA beach Soccer competition. “Vice champions of Africa, Nigeria competed […]