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.

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.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), weekend, suspended banks’ use of commercial papers and bankers acceptance as financial instrument in banks balance sheet.

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.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has faulted the Federal Government’s planned deregulation of the downstream sector due to take-off next month on the grounds that it will not eliminate corruption in the oil industry.