“The Central Bank of Nigeria responded to a letter from the Committee directing the apex bank to refund the one per cent charged on the Paris Club debt exit. The members of the committee rejected CBN’s reason to hold onto the money and have directed that the money should be refunded,” he said.

“Similarly”, according to him, “at about 10.00 am on June 12, 2009, our troops intercepted a tanker lorry with registration number, Plateau XF 915 JNN, loaded with products suspected to be crude oil.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA —  As parts of its efforts to sanitize the nation’s capital city, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has marked about 500 structures for demolition in Mpape, a suburb of Abuja.

According to him, the current escalation of violence in the Niger Delta was sequel to the reckless manner in which fellow Nigerians were killed when there was no declaration of war by the Federal Government.

Receiving the donations, the Leader of the Legislative Arm of the Warri South-West council and also a member of the Welfare Committee for the displaced, Mrs. Rose Tulu, thanked Reyenieju for his timely response and goodwill.