25th February 2016

UPDATES: EFCC plans to arrest Ekweremadu, Akpabio - PDP. WAEC registrar never insulted Kemi Adeosun -- WAEC. Volatility: Foreigners reject Naira as means of trade --Investigations. Southeast Pensioners call for setting up of Special Unit to monitor bailout funds. Supreme Court rejects INEC's application on Anambra PDP crisis. Don't lose your cultural values, Ooni charges Nigerian youths. Falana asks court to ban dollar as legal tender. Nigeria's indigenous languages facing threat of extinction --Minister. Jonathan’s ex-ADC files N100m suit against EFCC. Death toll rises to 18 in Rivers shootings. Rickey Tarfa withdraws N5bn suit against EFCC, others. Psychology graduate breaks UNILAG record, scores 5.00 CGPA. Nigeria, Qatar Push for Oil Output Cuts to Raise Prices. Buhari Vows to Punish Officials Who Padded Budget. Senate Slashes N7.6bn TSA Charges to N656.5m. Death Toll Increases in Fulani, Agatu Crises. NACA: 1.8m Nigerians Urgently Need N57.6m for HIV Treatment. House to Investigate $260m Usan Deep Water Contract Award. NBA Accuses Leadership of Judiciary of Deliberately Excluding Senior Advocates as Justice of Supreme Court. Family of Electrocuted Eight-year Old Gets N18m Compensation from Abuja Disco. EFCC Arrests PDP Deputy National Chairman, Uche Secondus. MTN Shares Rise on Move to Reach Amicable Resolution on N1.04tn Fine. Senate Moves to Curb DSTV’s Sharp Practices, Summons Trade Minister, NBC, CPC. Jonathan Congratulates Shagari at 91. MTN Drops Lawsuit Against Nigeria, Pays $250m Toward Possible Settlement. FG Seeks Abolition Of Visa Requirement Among D-8 Member Countries. Ecobank Disengages 35, Promotes 300. Borno govt evacuates 9,000 IDPs in schools. Troops rescue another 150 from B/Haram. Military invasion of Rivers community: Casualty figure rises to 18.Mancity defeated Dynamo Kiev away in the UEFA Championship league