NEWS NUGGETS. JUNE 5TH

THISDAY- APC Moves to Stave off Rift over National Assembly Leadership.+  Nigerian CEOs Converge

on Ethiopia as Dangote Opens $500m Cement Plant.+ FG to Review PIB as House Passes Oil Legislation.+ Suicide Bombers Kill Residents in Maiduguri, Yola.+ Ex-militants, Soldiers Clash along Warri-Port Harcourt Highway.+ N8bn Currency Fraud: Zenith Staff Did Not Remit N1bn Banknotes to CBN.+ Nigeria, Chad Renew Commitment in War against Boko Haram.+ Groups Condemn Amnesty’s Report on Military.+ 19 Years After, Kanu, Odumakin, Others Remember Kudirat Abiola.+  Buhari Seeks House Approval to Appoint 15 SAs.+ Rivers Bans Consumption of Local Gin after Death of 32 Persons.+ Court Orders NDLEA to Suspend Action on Kashamu’s Extradition.+ Petrol Tanker Kills 10, Injures Scores in Ondo.+ Wike Appoints Obuah Sole Administrator Waste Management Authority.+ Kaduna to Establish Peace Commission to Tackle Crisis.+ PDP, Alli, Usman Dragged to Court over N70m Campaign Debt.+ IPC Condemns Renewed Attacks on Journalists.+ Female Journalist kidnapped in Imo.+ Military Retirees Express Disappointment over Exclusion of Armed Forces Resettlement Bill by Senate.

POLITICS- Balarabe, Falae Warn Buhari against Selling out to Foreign Powers.+ APC Lawmakers Lose out as Fayose Survives Impeachment Plot.+ APC Shifts Meeting With Its Lawmakers.+ Opposition party offers Ogor deputy speaker’s slot as Lasun withdraws.+ Maku: I Left the PDP Because of Mu’azu.

BUSINESS- Association of Auctioneers Advises Nigerians to Steer Clear of NITEL Assets.+ Ayade Donates 10 Coaster Buses to Ease Transportation Difficulties.+ Welfare: Police to Build 6000 Housing Units in Six Months.+ Kaduna Electric Extends Workers Contract By Two Months.+ CBN Tweaks FX Rate to N196.95/$1, May Loosen Currency Regime.+ Fidelity Bank Assures Customers of Improved Services.+ Group Commends Passage of Equipment Leasing Bill.+ S’African Firm Eyes Acquisitions in Nigeria.+  Vitafoam Rewards Shareholders with Dividend, Bonus Shares.+ FG May Privatise FAAN, Some Airport Terminals.+ Fuel Scarcity: Abuja Chamber of Commerce Puts Weekly Revenue Loss at N500m.+ Two Arrested for Breaking Customs Seal.+ Statisticians Urge Buhari to Prioritise National Planning.+ Customs Values Textiles in Sealed Warehouse at N4.2bn.