Punch
Fresh loan: FG doles out N50bn to 35 states
The Federal Government has begun the disbursement of the first tranche of the N90bn conditional loan facility to some of the 35 states that have so far applied for the loan.
Daily Times
Dogara vows to strengthen capital market laws to sanction erring operators
Speaker, House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara on Friday said that the parliament would strengthen capital market laws to empower regulators to sanction erring operators.
Vanguard
Ikorodu massacre: Why OPC won’t confront militants —Gani Adams
Thisday
Militants Take Over Two LGAs in Cross River
Armed militias have taken control of two local government areas in Cross River State and displaced virtually every civil authority in the area, THISDAY has learnt.
The Sun
Confab report: BUHARI, LAWMAKERS ON WARPATH
NOTWITHSTANDING the disposition of President Muhammadu Buhari to the 2014 national confab report, the National Assembly has been given the nod by eminent Nigerians to incorporate the key recommendations contained in the document into the amendment of the 1999 constitution.
Daily Trust
Freight forwarders back restructuring of NIMASA
Leadership
Mend Berates Buhari’s Aide Over Article On Niger Delta
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has berated the senior special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu, for a piece he wrote on President Muhammadu Buhari’s focus on the Niger Delta region.
The Nation
Buhari writes Senate to confirm Magu as EFCC boss
Following his impressive performance, there were strong indications yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate seeking the confirmation of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Daily Independent
New Prisons Boss, Ja’afaru Ahmed, In Age Falsification Scandal
Mr. Ja’afaru Ahmed, the new Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), has been accused of falsifying his age, contrary to Nigerian civil service regulations.
New Telegraph
FG to phase out mud houses across the country
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnay Onu yesterday said that the Federal Government is developing a draft action for the phasing out of mud houses across the country.
