Oyo Govt cancels 2015 Hajj sponsorship – Pilgrims board scribe
Adeleke told tnewsmen in an interview in Ibadan that the state government cancelled the sponsorship of pilgrims to the 2015 Hajj year due to economic difficulties. "Out of the 1,241 pilgrims assigned to Oyo State by the National Hajj Commission (NAHCO) for 2015 Hajj, none of the intending pilgrims was sponsored by government.
Buhari assures on security, directs NNPC; indigenous oil producers to boost sector
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja directed the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to work more closely with the indigenous oil producers to boost domestic refining capacities.
Nigeria earns N2.5trn from petroleum products export in 3mths
Nigeria earned N2.512 trillion from the export of petroleum products in three months, between April and June 2015, according to data released Wednesday, by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
Banks jittery over low cash inflow
There were indications that public sector funds component of banks’ deposit base may have started to shrink, raising fears that it will affect the nation’s economy. This is as the overall cash inflow from the system in the month of August, so far, is about N440 billion compared to about N613 billion in the corresponding period of last month.
Bode George blasts Fashola over alleged N78m website scam
lagos—FORMER Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Demcoratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, yesterday, berated former governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola for allegedly spending N78 million to build a website, describing the move as a “reckless misappropriation.”
Ambode revokes Falomo Shopping Centre contract
lagos—governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, revoked the concession granted by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation, LSDPC, to Afriland Properties for the redevelopment of the Falomo Shopping Centre, Ikoyi. He also issued stern warning to contractors handling various road projects in the state against shoddy jobs, saying the state would not accept any act that will cause untold hardship for the residents.
