31st August 2016

UPDATES: FG earmarks N7.5bn for auto mortgage scheme. Armed herdsmen: Afenifere, Ohanaeze, ACF disagree on Fayose’s law. Insurgency: FG Blames Lack Of Adequate Military Hardware On Recession. Iraq Joins Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Others To Freeze Crude Production. Kerry’s Visit: US Embassy Opens Dialogue With CAN. We’re Working With New Attorney, U.S To Repatriate N218.3b Abacha Loot – AGF. Freight Forwarding Council Moves Against Customs Over Proposed CEMA. N400m Polls Cash: EFCC arrests Ebonyi gov’s brother, 2 others. Anambra To Tackle Erosion With 1m Trees. FG set to award Lagos-Ibadan railway projects, others – AMAECHI. Enugu to bar Okada from highways. NBA faults EFCC’s claim on Mahmoud’s involvement in Ibori’s case. Buhari has no candidate in Ondo APC, says Presidency. New N/Delta Terrorists Attack NNPC Facility. Nigeria Is Divisible – Ango Abdullahi. Hajj: Sokoto Concludes Airlift Of 4,750 Pilgrims. Economy: Soludo Backs PMB On Emergency Powers. Pension Assets Hit N5.8tn as Pencom Seeks to Invest 40% in Infrastructure. Borno: NLC Urges Shettima To Pay 2 Months Salaries Of Verified Workers. Extradition: Court refuses to stop Kashamu’s arrest. Chagoury Denies Using Donations to Clinton Foundation for State Dept Favours. . War Against Insurgency: Over 5,000 CSOs Hold Rally In Support Of PMB. Herdsman arrested with AK 47 rifle, live ammunition in Enugu. Ogun promises 100 roads in 100 days. Sokoto to recruit 500 teachers. N2bn fraud: Orubebe hypertensive, lawyer tells court. 40 British territories to return Nigeria’s stolen wealth – UK. Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg in Nigeria. Imo police arrest 198 suspected kidnappers, 112 cultists. N2.2tr oil loans upset banks. Cement price rises by 44 per cent, hits N2,300 per bag. Ghana may impeach president over car ‘gift’. What is worth doing at all is worth doing very well. Good morning