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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele has described the current scarcity of foreign exchange confronting the country as good riddance, saying local production of various essential goods are now being given top priority. Emefiele said this during a tour of the farmlands cultivated under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme in Kebbi State […] Forex scarcity bringing out the best in Nigerians – Emefiele Source: Business

Many flights were delayed and few others cancelled at the weekend following the inability of most airlines to receive the volume of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1, they needed for scheduled flights operations. THISDAY gathered that due to the paucity of the product, oil marketers resorted to rationing the product to airlines, sharing the […] Scarcity of aviation fuel hampers flight operations Source: Business

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday revealed why most parts of the country experienced total blackout last weekend as he declared that 99.6 per cent of the total electricity generation was lost in one day. Specifically, Osinbajo stated that 3,132 megawatts of the total electricity generated on Saturday, April 23, 2016 was lost. The loss was against a total energy of 3,144MW that was generated on Friday, according to data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. Hence, the country lost 99.62 per cent of the total energy it generated in just one…

Kamarudeen Ogundele and Adelani Adepegba Six members of the Ekiti State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, including their driver, on Sunday lost their lives in a road traffic accident along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. The men were on their way to Sokoto for the 56th NMA Annual General Conference/Annual Delegates Meeting when their vehicle was involved in a fatal crash. It was gathered that the rear tyre of the vehicle burst while the driver was speeding. The impact, it was gathered, set the vehicle on a ghastly somersault, killing the six medical doctors and the driver while others were injured.…

Sunday Aborisade and Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja As the leaders of the National Assembly prepare to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on the controversial grey areas of the 2016 N6.07tn budget, there are indications that the President won’t meet personally with the federal lawmakers. Investigation by one of our correspondents on Monday showed that the plan was for Buhari to first send representatives to meet the representatives of the National Assembly on the matter. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity on Monday, told one of our correspondents that the National Assembly had noted the grey areas highlighted by…

Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu No fewer than 20 persons in Ukpabi Nimbo, an agrarian community in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, were killed during an attack by Fulani herdsmen on Monday. It was learnt that scores of armed cattle rearers, reportedly numbering more than 100, stormed the sleepy community in the early hours of Monday. A national newspaper had reported on Monday that the herdsmen had recruited scores of gunmen from Nasarawa State for the impending attack on the Enugu community. Sources in the community said sporadic gunshots were heard as the rampaging herdsmen moved to sack…

John Ameh, Abuja The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, Mr. Peter Ekpendu, on Monday disowned his security details, who allegedly slapped a member of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Onyemachi Mrakpor. He said they acted on their own. Ekpendu, who appeared before the House Committee on Interior in Abuja, tendered an apology for the conduct of his men, but still said they acted on their own and must face the consequences of their actions. Mrakpor had reported a case of assault to the House on Wednesday last week when she accused the CG’s security aides of attacking her…

Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government has said the state monthly allocation has nosedived to an abysmal level of N1.6bn per month, noting that it is not even enough to pay half of the salaries of civil servants in a month. The government made the disclosure through a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation,  Mr. Jonathan Obuebite,  on Monday. Obueite, however, said that various economic policies aimed at ameliorating the sufferings of the people, especially the workforce, had been put in place. He attributed the present economic predicament to dwindling allocation from the Federation…

Bukola Adebayo, Mudiaga Affe and Umar Muhammed A new report by the World Health Organisation has stated that 400, 000 persons died of malaria infections in 2015. In a report released in Geneva, Switzerland as part of activities to celebrate the World Malaria Day on Monday, WHO estimated that 21 countries including six African countries, would eliminate local transmission of malaria by 2020. The global body in the report titled, “Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030,” said there had been a significant reduction in the population of children and adults dying of the disease in the last one year.…

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The police and the Nigerian Army have contradicted their claims on the whereabouts of 56 Fulani herdsmen, who were arrested with arms at a military checkpoint, along the Airport Road, Abuja, last week. Troops arrested 36 armed Fulani herdsmen at a checkpoint in Keffi, Nasarawa State, while another 56 herdsmen were also caught with arms along the Airport Road, Abuja, by the military. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the Guards Brigade, Capt. Bashir Jajira, had, in a statement on April 18, said the 36 suspects arrested in Keffi had been handed over to the…