Thursday 8th December 2016

Page 1

Citigroup, Stan Chart, Stanbic IBTC Appointed Transaction Parties for $1bn Eurobond Banwo & Ighodalo, others also to provide advisory services Tobi Soniyi and Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a consortium of financial,

legal and communications advisers for the issuance of the $1billion Eurobond in the first quarter of next year. The Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who

disclosed this yesterday at the State House, Abuja, while briefing journalists after the FEC meeting, gave the names of the transaction parties as Citigroup, Standard

Chartered Bank, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, White & Case LLP, Banwo & Ighodalo and Africa Practice Communications. She explained that the

parties would run any Eurobond issue undertaken by the government over the next three years. “We don’t have to keep on retendering, unless there is

a major problem with any of them, they will be our transaction parties for the next three years,” she added. Continued on page 8

EFCC Raids Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s Residence… Page 11 Thursday 8 December, 2016 Vol 21. No 7903. Price: N250

www.thisdaylive.com TR

UT H

& RE A S O

N

NNPC Welcomes Its Unbundling Under Proposed PIB… Page 11

Amosun: APC is Going Through a Rough Patch Says he’s not the party’s leader in S’West APC, Senate leadership hold fence-mending meeting Oyegun admits mistakes were made Olawale Olaleye in Lagos and Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Concerned about the aftermath of the November 26 governorship election in Ondo State, Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, one of the closest

allies of President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday admitted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was going through a difficult period, but expressed optimism that the party would pull through it soon. Continued on page 8

Wike, Amaechi’s Verbal Exchange Degenerates over Rivers Re-run Polls Police: Gov’s CSO was redeployed for professional misconduct INEC orders probe of alleged printing of election materials Buhari swears in new commissioners

Tobi Soniyi, Onyebuchi Ezibgo, Dele Ogbodo in Abuja and Ernest Chinwo in Port Harcourt With just three days to the December 10 re-run elections in Rivers State, the deepseated animosity between the governor of the state, Mr. Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, Chibuike

Amaechi, reared it head again yesterday, when Amaechi accused Wike and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), of being responsible for the spate of killings in the run up to the 2015 and the March 19 re-run elections in the River State. Continued on page 8

BIDDING FAREWELL TO THE SCION OF THE IBRU CLAN

L-R: Widow of the late Chief Michel Ibru, Cecilia; Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema; and son of late Michael Ibru, Oboden, at the commendation service in honour of Michael Ibru at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos… yesterday sunday adigun


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.