THE Nigeria Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has called for removal of regulations that are hindering the growth of non-oil exports.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has assured that the executive council will continue to work in synergy with the state legislature to move the state forward.

Five weeks after the November 21 governorship poll in Kogi State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is yet to pay the Assistant Polling Officers who were deployed across the state for the election.

The Niger Delta Anti-Corruption Group NDACG, has called on the leadership of Economic and Finance Crimes Commission, EFCC, to get a more courageous and dependable prosecutor to handle the trial of former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a. Tompolo and his cronies allegedly involved in fraudulent activities in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA.

DURING this season of goodwill, let those of us who are luckier than most remember the millions in Nigeria and across the globe who will suffer or die during this festive season and won’t enjoy special meals or receive nice Christmas gifts.

Strong indications have emerged that the tenure of the interim management committees administering the councils in Osun State in the last five years is set to end, as Governor Rauf Aregbesola has concluded arrangements to dissolve them and replace them with fresh candidates before December 28, an informed source has hinted.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, in conjunction with the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, yesterday, said that effective January 4, 2016, the direct cash settlement initiative will take off in the Nigerian capital market.

Bayelsa State governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of civil servants, assuring that, he will not subscribe to any move for the downward review of the present minimum wage, despite the financial hardship facing the state.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has thanked the people of the state for their love, support, best wishes and prayers in the last seven years as he celebrates his last Christmas as governor of the state.

“By so doing, grazing will be restricted to such areas designated for that purpose. We shall then have the necessary peace for good living. “ By restricting the herdsmen to designated areas we shall be combating the problem of unemployment and curb unnecessary wandering and create good neighborliness and understanding among Nigerians.”