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The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Adeyeye also advised government to invite competent hands to manage and revive the country’s economy

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State spoke at a joint news briefing with Governors Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and Jubrilla Bindow of Adamawa State at the end of the NEC meeting, presided by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

It is the first by the militant group on an oil facility since it announced a ceasefire

The report said: “The maximum amount that can be borrowed (domestic and external) by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2017, without violating the country-specific threshold, will be 22.08 billion dollars (i.e. 5.89 per cent of 374.95 billion dollars)666666666666698hy

Ali said this during an oversight visit by the Senate Committee on Customs on Tuesday in Abuja

He made the disclosure when the Interim Management Committee Chairman of the Sabongari Local Government Council, Alhaji Abubakar Usman, visited the market

Muhammed said: “Regardless of what was said, the bottom line is that there is absolutely no plan whatsoever that government will increase pump price of petrol

“It is only by doing this that investor morale and confidence will return, and the economy will be positioned on the path of growth,” the President said

The Congress is surprised that the management of an organisation as important as the NNPC regularly contradicts itself, with members thereof speaking from both sides of the mouth. Earlier, the offices of the Minister of State for Petroleum and Group Managing Director of the Corporation had said the current price is not sustainable, but assured that there is nothing to worry about. This recent comment by Kyari however corroborates the public’s suspicion that they are already nursing the idea even at a time when Nigerians have been stretched beyond acceptable limits. The consequent revolution will not spare those behind this touted increment if they ever try introducing it

Buhari had proposed N500 billion Special Intervention Programme in the 2016 Budget for these purposes

This was contained in a letter sent to the National Assembly by President Buhari

Sanusi, who was the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, said any country that depends on a mono product commodity like Nigeria is bound to fail

The minister noted that the establishment of the company in Abuja would ensure speedy mobilisation to site for the commencement of the Mambilla 3050 MW HEPP

He said the emergence of Lagos was very instructive, adding that government would explore synergy with private sector with the view to catapult the State into a true global city-state in the true sense of the word

Speaking on the award, the Head, Digital Banking for FirstBank, Folasade Femi-Lawal, said it is a testament to FirstBank’s commitment in leveraging evolving technologies to bring fast and convenient financial services closer to Nigerians, in line with the bank’s digital banking strategy

According to them, the Liquidator has paid only 16.5 per cent of the amount stated in his offer letters to individual creditors, leaving a balance of 83.5 per cent unaccounted for

Furthermore, the various cost optimization strategies and other operational overhauls, which were embarked upon by the new Management of the Bank, saw operating expense plummet by 14 per cent or N3.1 billion to N19.6 billion against N22.8 billion recorded in Q3/2015

He said that non-passage of the bill, which had passed through the second reading, forced some International Oil Companies to leave the country and sold off their investments to indigenous oil companies

Mbanefo said: “Based on the calculation of our expected yields, we are expecting to realise over 236, 000 metric tonnes of rice in 2016 based on the production capacity

“This is buttressed by the introduction of such economic and fiscal policies as Zero-based-Budgeting, Treasury Single Account, Bank Verification Number and the Restructuring of the Budget Framework