SENATE President, Bukola Saraki,has said the future of Nigeria’s economic security could only be determined by how the youths of the country were prepared.

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki yesterday threatened that the Senate will take up the case against any ministry, department or agency of government that is violating the Public Procurement law which compels them to give preference to locally produced goods in Nigeria.

The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Abubakar Sadiq-Bello, says gunmen have killed a police officer during an ambush in Obi Local Government Area of the state.

The trial of the four suspects in the alleged kidnap of the traditional ruler of Iba Town, Oba Goriola Oseni, commenced yesterday before a Lagos State High Court, sitting in Igbosere, with the revelation from two witnesses that the abductors obtained two ransoms worth N15.1million. The defendants, Duba Furejo, Ododowo Isaiah, Reuben Anthony and Yerin Fresh were arraigned on October 24, before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo on an eight-counts charge bordering on conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, robbery, armed robbery, felony and kidnapping.

Lagos State Government has raised N6.25 billion for its Employment Trust Fund, ETF, as first tranche of the N25 billion funding program for self employment generation in the State.