Nigeria News Headlines - June 27, 2013

·         Minister, Speaker call for crackdown on drug barons
·         Don’t deregulate minimum wage, workers warn Senate
·         Political parties not deepening democracy —Sambo, don
·         LASG grants loans to residents, urges repayment
·         Fayemi, Speaker plead with striking teachers
·         Reps reject Jonathan’s budget amendment proposals
·         Withdraw convicts’ execution directive, rights groups tell Jonathan
·         Explosion rocks Lagos Atlas Cove
·         Senate confirms Kekere-Ekun as S/Court justice, Akinkuotu as NCAA DG
·         Oando declares N5bn dividends
·         Hezbollah: FG finally arraigns Lebanese suspects
·         N25bn debt: NLNG may declare force majeure over gas exports
·         Court strikes out Sylva’s suit against Dickson
·         France condemns execution of prison inmates in Edo
·         Nasarawa killings: Al-Makura inagurates 9-man judicial commission of inquiry
·         Security outfit arrests 4 sea pirates, robbers in Ondo
·         TECHNICAL GROUP VALIDATES MIGRATION POLICY
·         MINISTER SCORES JONATHAN HIGH IN HANDLING WOMEN AFFAIRS
·         CONTEMPT: COURT ORDERS EFCC CHAIRMAN IMPRISONED
·         ROAD EMPLOYERS TO TACKLE DRUNKEN DRIVEN
·         REPS WANT RELIEF MATERIALS FOR DALA RAINSTORM VICTIMS
·         TRIBUNAL SETS JULY 16 FOR CASE AGAINST USENI
·         TRANSFORMER THEFT ROCKS JIGAWA AGENCY
·         US SHALE OIL DISCOVERY NO THREAT TO NIGERIA’S ECONOMY- PRESIDENCY
·         SENATE PLEDGES IMPROVED BUDGET FOR NATIONAL THEATRE
·         YOUTHS SEEK 30% REPRESENTATION IN GOVT

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