2nd September 2016

UPDATES: NAF Attacks Boko Haram Leadership Location in Northern Borno. Bala Usman Moves to Decongest Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. FG Releases Details of Supplies to IDP Camps. First Nation Confirms Suspension of Operations. FG to Sanction Heads of Agencies over Abuse of Procurement Act. Again, Nigeria’s Manufacturing Index Declines in August. After Grim Economic Data, Buhari Appeals for Patience, Promises Real Change. N’Assembly plans bill to exempt NHIS, others from TSA. Wike dissolves 17 LG caretaker committees. UK minister, Wharton, to visit Nigeria. Olu of Warri disowns Clark stakeholders’ meeting. EFCC probes N8bn counter-insurgency funds. National ID: NCC Approves Data Release to NIMC. NIMASA to Enforce Implementation of ISPS Code. Osinbajo Lays Foundation for N16bn NPF Crime, Incident Database. Niger repairs six schools for N2.1bn. EFCC quizzes ex-Benue officials for alleged N107bn fraud. Retirees Sue Aviation Ministry For N10.2bn. 50-yr-old father of two commits suicide, blames it on economy. Bags of rice smuggled as corpses in ambulance. Budget padding: Sagay c’ttee to send report on Jibrin to Presidency,EFCC. Barca pledge long-term deals for Messi, Suarez. Fear of war grips Niger Delta as military deploys weapons. TGIF =-)