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AKWA Ibom State's Governor Udom Emmanuel will not be assenting to a bill passed by the state house of assembly making it compulsory for companies hire indigenes and local people because the government sees such a law as unenforceable.

IMO State governor-elect Hon Emeka Ihedioha has barred all civil servants from further engagement in matters relating to the processing and issuance of Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) as part of a move to combat the transfer of state assets to private individuals.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari may refuse to accept Justice Walter Onnoghen's voluntary retirement and opt instead to have him dismissed and prosecuted by the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) when he returns from the Middle East.

NIGERIA'S economy has received a major boost this week after global crude oil prices rose to a five-month high of over $70 a barrel as renewed fighting in Libya raised the prospect of supply shortages from the country.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Earlier this week, I read another report from Bloomberg lamenting how Nigeria is lagging behind when it comes to taking millions of people out of poverty. Their summary pointed to how China and India were making a huge impact in rural areas and drastically improving the living standards of people who were landless peasants some 10 years ago. It concluded that Nigeria was not part of this process and the future looked bleak as a result

NIGERIA'S economic growth has been described as too sluggish to be effective by US news agency Bloomberg which said that more Nigerians now live in poverty than was the case four years ago when President Muhammadu Buhari came to power.

ONDO State's Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has received a vote of confidence from the local chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in response to him being queried by the national leadership over his role in the recent elections.

NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials have undertaken to fund the treatment of former Super Eagles skipper and head coach Christian Chukwu who needs to travel abroad for urgent medical attention.

NIGERIA'S ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun drawing up ambitious plans to take control of Anambra State in 2021 when the gubernatorial elections are due to hold there as part of a grand plan to expand its presence in the southeast geo-political zone.

SENATORS Ali Ndume and Danjuma Goje face the threat of being expelled from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if they do not drop their bids to become senate president according to one of their colleagues just re-elected to the ninth senate.