Reps demand urgent rescue of 116 abducted schoolchildren, others in Borno
The House of Representatives has called for intensified and coordinated security operations to secure the immediate and safe release of 116 schoolchildren abducted in different communities in Borno State, alongside other victims still in captivity.
NDDC: Ondo PDP rejects Enikuomehin’s nomination
THE controversy trailing the nomination of Mr Benson Enikuomehin as Commissioner representing Ondo State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC deepened weekend as the Peoples Democratic Party in the State has written to the Senate asking it to drop him.
Hoodlums attack Abdusalam, Ondo speaker
THE Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Taofik Abdusalam was weekend attacked by suspected hoodlums allegedly acting on the instruction of two state government functionaries in the state.
IFAD spends $187.5 m on rural devt — Nwanze
Nigeria government, according to the statement, has invited IFAD to participate in its new Commercial Agriculture Development Programme, which aims to strengthen food security, increase employment opportunities and boost agriculture as an engine for broad-based economic growth in the country.
CBN bans use of bankers’ acceptance for balance sheet
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), weekend, suspended banks’ use of commercial papers and bankers acceptance as financial instrument in banks balance sheet.
Why Hausa-Fulani didn’t honour Ajibola panel invitation, say Nakande
We are not happy with the present situation ourselves. But all we ask for is justice,†the former minister said.
He also defended the refusal of his party, the ANPP, to contest the outcome of the chairmanship election in Jos North LG which was speculated to have sparked off the crisis.
