24th May 2016

UPDATES:EFCC to get N8bn new head office. IG warns PDP factions as Makarfi woos Mantu. Reps panel okays FRSC’s speed limiters. Fani-Kayode to spend three more weeks in custody. Judge okays court premises as Dasuki, lawyers’ meeting point. FG seeks $166bn to fund energy, transport sectors. B’Haram bomb maker killed by sect leader’s guard – Army. Fuel crisis: FG, PENGASSAN meet on strike notice. Seven feared killed in Anambra students’ hostel collapse. EFCC opposes Metuh’s application for permission to travel abroad. Lagos to introduce water kiosks. Obama lifts arms embargo on Vietnam. ISIS suicide bombers kill 148 in Syria. Fayose bans grazing in Ekiti. 80% of Kaduna tomatoes ravaged by disease, says El-Rufai. ‘Fayose’s land’ was sold to Badeh for N650m –Contractor. Erediauwa’s burial rites begin May 25. Edo retirees protest unpaid pension arrears. Tompolo bribed Akpobolokemi to defraud NIMASA of N23.8bn – Witness. Chinese investors eye energy, rail, communication sectors. Jonathan denies exile story. Okonjo-Iweala to appeal against missing N30tr judgment. Anxiety grips civil servants over looming job cuts. Oshiomhole sacks commerce, industry commissioner. Dickson begins defence as INEC closes case. NEITI alleges N2.23tr fraud in NNPC. Bauchi ex-SSG, others refund N17 million. Ogun surpassed revenue target despite challenges, says Amosun. Agatu Killings: Idoma Community Stages Concert To Raise Fund. Lagos Govt Plans 50 Housing Units In Every LGA. Land Titles: Lagos Begins Land Administration, Automation System.