KANO—THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, said, yesterday, that Nigeria spends $100 million on importation of white sugar annually.

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has said that anyone who is opposed to the relocation of oil companies to the Niger Delta, as directed by the Federal Government, is clearly against the peace and stability of the region.

WITH the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, releasing guidelines for the July 22, 2017, local council polls, eyes are on the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to improve on its electoral fortunes in the state.

ABUJA—The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has announced the dissolution of the board of Ikeja Hotels Plc due to unresolved internal crisis involving some majority shareholders of the company.

ABUJA— THE Senate has concluded arrangement to facilitate private sector funding for the rehabilitation of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in two years.

MEMBERS of Alpha-May Club will roll out the drums to celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the clu

The State Government through LASPEC will continue to ensure that public service retirees get what is due to them

Enugu — Ohanaeze Ndigbo has set up a committee to develop an economic blue-print for the South-East, its President-General, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has said.

Before now, few Nigerians knew the rapidly rising British heavyweight boxing star, Anthony Joshua. But after he “slayed” Wladimir, the younger of the dreaded Klitschko brothers from Ukraine, he became an instant worldwide sensation.

Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi who has lost his starting spot at Arsenal could suffer same faith with the Nigeria national team.

KAFANCHAN—THE Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, said Nigeria would not have peace until the people of Southern Kaduna and other areas invaded by herdsmen in the country have peace.

ABUJA—The Senate, yesterday, declared that the National Assembly would not hesitate to invoke its legislative powers to deal with further acts of harassment and intimidation of lawmakers under the guise of raid by security agencies, saying it would take appropriate steps to guarantee protection for senators and members of the House of Representatives.

Since the country still operates a federal police structure, the best option in funding the police is the trust fund where the money is deducted from the federation account before it is shared among the various tiers of government

THE Federal Government, yesterday, disclosed a maritime security strategy to combat sea piracy and other criminal activities on the nation’s coastal and territorial waters. The accompanying cost of the implementation is put at N186 million.