Governors approve $1bn from excess crude account for anti-terrorism war

Ebun Francis || The national economic council (NEC) has asked the federal government to use $1bn from the excess crude account (ECA) for the fight against insurgency in the north-east. The balance in the ECA currently stands at the $2.317 billion. Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at the end…

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Buhari orders Ekwueme be flown abroad for treatment

Chidi Samuel || President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday directed that Nigeria’s former vice president and elder statesman, Dr. Alex Ekwueme be flown abroad for immediate medical attention. The former vice president is currently on admission at a private hospital in Enugu, South East, Nigeria following a fall at his home last Saturday. The news of Ekwueme’s…