News extract 4th May 2017

Ø  Buhari not fit to work now, will take Doctor’s advice and rest – FG.

President Muhammadu Buhari failed again on Wednesday to show up for the Federal Ex­ecutive Council (FEC) meet­ing at the Presidential Villa – the fourth time in a row.

The Federal Government said that he is resting because he is not fit to work at the mo­ment.

The Minister of Informa­tion and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke on Bu­hari’s absence at the FEC meet­ing on Wednesday, said that Buhari was resting at home be­cause his doctors advised him to do so.

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Ø  Alleged certificate forgery, perjury: Kaduna forum wants Shehu Sani suspended, prosecuted

A group, Kaduna Central Peoples Forum, has called on the Senate to suspend the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Comrade Shehu Sani over an alleged certificate forgery and perjury.

The call was made at a press briefing in Kaduna on Wednesday, where they also charged the Inspector General of Police to order for the immediate prosecution of the Senator.

DAILYPOST

Ø  Senate Moves To Avert Constitution Crisis, Passes 2017 Budget Next

In what seems like last minute moves to avoid any constitutional crisis in the country’s budgetary process, the Senate is making frantic effort to ensure the 2017 budget is passed before the end of next week.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the appropriation document will be laid on the floor of the Red Chamber today.

Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Senator David Umaru, told our correspondent that all Senate committees handling one aspect of the budget or the other have all submitted their reports.

LEADERSHIP

Ø  Fresh crisis looms in Oyo Assembly as lawmakers battle over sharing of 9 official cars

There are indications of fresh crisis between principal officers and members of the Oyo State House of Assembly over who to benefit from the delivery of nine (9) newly supplied official cars among the members.

DAILY POST reliably gathered that principal officers on Tuesday insisted on being the beneficiaries of the first set of official cars bought for the assembly members almost two years after the inauguration of the eight assembly, a situation that did not gone well with floor members.

DAILY POST

Ø  Lagos is relocating Nigeria’s largest computer market—and likely destroying it in the process

In the heart of Lagos, Africa’s biggest city, sits a sprawling, bustling market stacked with almost every tech product imaginable and known informally as “Computer Village.” Here, amongst a maze of shops and complexes, vendors serve thousands of Nigerians every day looking to buy or fix mobile phones, computers, hard drives, microchips and software.

The market, estimated by a former government minister to generate$2 billion a year, has become an important cog in the local tech ecosystem. It’s also been a critical source of employment, as hundreds of independent tech-savvy vendors hustle for commissions on sales at big stores, or walk the street market in search of profits on second-hand items and repairs.

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