Mark insists on full implementation of 2014 budget

Ahead of the presentation of the 2015 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly, Senate President, David Mark, has called for the full implementation of the national budget.

FDI: Nigeria received over $67bn in 13yrs –CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Nigeria received Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of over $67 billion between 2000 and 2013.
The Governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this at his conferment on him of the Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) at the 2014 CIBN Investiture, weekend.

Amodu: S’Eagles job tough

Head of the newly appointed consortium of coaches for the Super Eagles, Shaibu Amodu describes the task of winning the two remaining Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches as very tough.
Consequently, he has asked Nigerians to be moderate in their expectations of the team in the remaining qualifiers.

The Church must compliment the govt in development-Martins

 The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos diocese, Adewale Martins has said that the church as a family should compliment the government for national development.
Martins, spoke through the Episcopal Vicar, Badagry Region, Very Rev. Eddie Hartnett during his pastoral visit to Saints Joachim and Anne Catholic church, Ijegun, Ikoton, Lagos.

Fayose dissolves Ekiti 35 LGs, LCDAs

Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose has dissolved all the caretaker committees of the 16 local government areas and those of the 19 newly inaugurated Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state.
The governor, who made the announcement through a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, said all the caretaker chairmen of the councils should immediately hand over to the Director of Administration of their respective council.
Caretaker chairmen have been in control of the 16 constitutionally recognised councils since the former governor Kayode Fayemi came on board since October 16, 2010.
Caretaker committees were also appointed for the 19 LCDAs which were inaugurated shortly after the June 16 governorship election.

FG-Boko Haram truce: No comment for now–Shettima

Gov Kashim Shettima of Borno state has said dialogue remains the best approach in resolving the insurgency in the north ­eastern parts of the coun­try as he has always advo­cated but maintained that he cannot comment on the reported truce between the Federal Government and Boko Haram.
“No comment for now regarding the issue. The governor will make com­ments at an appropriate time,” Shettima said in his reaction yesterday through his media aide, Isa Gusau.

Stakeholders, youths purchase form for Elechi to run for Senate

Stakeholders and youths in Ebonyi Central Sena­torial zone of Ebonyi state yesterday bought form for Gov­ernor Martin Elechi to contest the senatorial seat in 2015 general elections.
Speaking at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat along Abakaliki-expressway, PDP Youth leader and President ,Ebonyi Youth Assembly, Comrade Chinedu Ogah enumer­ated some of the achieve­ments of the governor which made the youths appeal to him to contest the senato­rial seat of the central zone.