Nigeria
Military, Police Ring Abuja to Forestall Boko Haram Attack
•Deploy more personnel as army chief vows to wipe out terror group •Security beefed up at N’Assembly Deji Elumoye and Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power, is
Bauchi Gov: NNPC Zero Remittance to FAAC, Recipe for Crisis
Obinna Chima, Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos, Chuks Okocha and James Emejo in Abuja Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, yesterday warned that Nigeria will be in chaos and financial hardship
First Bank: CBN Reinstates Adeduntan, Sacks Otudeko, Bank’s Boards
•Don’t panic, Emefiele tells depositors, shareholders •Moves to recapitalise bank Obinna Chima in Lagos and James Emejo in Abuja In one fell swoop yesterday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
FG: Legal Challenges Hindering $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project’s Take-off
•Gas shortage cripples operations of power plants in South-west Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The federal government yesterday attributed the delay in executing the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydroelectric power project, expected
Jonathan Pushes for LG Reform, Autonomy
Onungwe Obe in Yenagoa Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for the reform and autonomy of local government areas, as they would only be able to generate revenues if independent.
Nigeria facing extraordinary security challenges — US
…Advises Nigeria, others battling security challenges to deal with root causes of insecurity United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has described the security challenges facing Nigeria as extraordinary. He
House Concurs with Senate, Approves $1.5bn, €995m External Loans
•Okays N257bn 2021 budget for Customs Udora Orizu in Abuja The House of Representatives yesterday concurred with the Senate to approve a request by President Muhammadu Buhari, in May last
FG Transforming Agric Sector, Says Osinbajo
•To begin tracking of cattle movement Deji Elumoye in Abuja Nigeria is prioritising innovation and technology investments in agriculture so as to transform the sector by attracting young people and
Presidency Rebukes Ortom for Attacks on Buhari over Benue Killings
Deji Elumoye in Abuja The presidency yesterday chastised Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, for casting aspersion on his person over the recent killings, including that of internally displaced persons
Five Years after, FG Rolls out Digital Broadcasting in Lagos
•Targets 13 other states Emma Okonji Five years after the pilot launch of Digital Switch Over (DSO) from analogue television broadcasting to digital broadcasting, in Jos, Plateau State, the federal
