Nigeria’s foreign reserves deplete to $24.74b in September – Udoma Nigeria’s foreign reserves have reduced from 26.51 billion dollars from the second quarter of 2016 to $24.74 billion in September, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma has said. Udoma made this disclosure at the 57th annual conference of Nigeria Economic Society (NES) with the theme“the …

Recession: Senate rejects sale of national assets After much condemnation by various stakeholders in the domestic economy, the Nigerian Senate Tuesday rejected the calls for the sale of the country’s national assets. On its social media handle, the Senate said it “rejected prayer 3 of the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee which sought for the sale of National Assets …

    Bosso: Audio Tape Contradicts Military Account of Operation Olabode Adaramola, Minna ‎ An audio tape, that recorded the conversation between an injured soldier and the police on the reason behind the bloody operation in some communities in Bosso local government of Niger state recently has contradicted the military account at the on-going siting of the Judicial Commission of …

  TODAY’S HEADLINES   90% OF AWAITING TRIAL WOMEN ARE PREGNANT, SAYS NHRC – PUNCH http://punchng.com/90-awaiting-trial-women-pregnant-says-nhrc/   NIGER DELTA MILITANTS THREATEN TO LAUNCH DEADLIER OPERATION, WARN ARMY, OIL MULTINATIONALS -TRIBUNE http://tribuneonlineng.com/niger-delta-militants-threaten-launch-deadlier-operation-warn-army-oil-multinationals/   ‘HOW I GOT $4M FROM JONATHAN’S AIDE http://thenationonlineng.net/got-4m-cash-jonathans-aide-witness/     RECESSION: FED GOVT LISTS CONDITIONS FOR ASSETS SALE – THE NATION http://thenationonlineng.net/recession-fed-govt-lists-conditions-assets-sale/-   Advertisement   ASSETS SALE: NLC …

Dangote 17bn dollars refinery to create 300,000 jobs — Official The Dangote Industries Limited 17 billion-dollar refinery project will create over 300,000 direct and indirect jobs by the first quarter of 2019, the Chief Operating Officer, Mr Olakunle Alake, has said. Alake made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday, adding …

The three suspected armed robbers Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested With Master Keys Folake Sokoya Three suspected robbers who have been terrorising passers-by, broken down vehicle owners and other road users around Otedola Bridge in Lagos have been arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, two master keys were also recovered from them. …

Today’s headlines Advertisement Kogi governor promises to settle down for governance Fresh primary election in Ondo unnecessary- APC Benue gov promises to wipe out ghost workers from state Candidate imposition: Ogun APC writes, warns Amosun ahead LG polls CNPP wants independent investigation on budget padding FG not selling all national assets – Udo Udoma Nigeria on way out of wilderness-VP …

FG, States, Others Meet on Economy as NACOFED Opens in Ogun Tuesday The National Council on Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) 2016 conference, which opens in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday, will examine options available to government to improve its revenue streams especially in a period of low earnings from crude oil. The conference, which is being hosted by the Minister of …

Child Friendly Awards: AIT leads nomination Exercise of TV Category Dayo Emmanuel   Africa Independent Television (AIT) has led the pack of television stations at the recently organized nomination exercise ahead of the Nigerian Child Friendly Awards. The nomination exercise was aimed at reducing the long list of television stations to a sizable figure ahead of the voting exercise to …

Pastor Tunde Bakare opposes sale of national assets Dayo Emmanuel   While the debate on possible sales of national assets to help the nation out of recession continues, one Nigerian opposed to the proposal is Lagos Pastor and Activist, Dr. Tunde Bakare. Bakare in his sermon today at his Later Rain Assembly, Lagos, said “Some people are saying they want …