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tw News Headlines – April 11, 2016

tw News Headlines – April 11, 2016

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Presidency, National Assembly move to end rift over 2016 budget – The Guardian

A move to harmonize the contentious issues between the Presidency and the National Assembly over the 2016 budget is set to be fruitful soon.

This is coming as more details emerged about how the National Assembly (NASS) tinkered with the budget, moving funds away from critical infrastructure to less important projects such as building of town halls, purchase of tricycles, and building of rural roads .The resolution of the matter follows a meeting by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, ministers, and members of the Economic Management Team.

‘Arresting Jonathan’ll spell doom for Buhari govt’ – Punch

The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is laying a foundation for the arrest of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The IYC, however, advised the anti-graft agency to shelve any plan to “persecute” the former President, insisting that such a move would spell doom for the Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Adeosun sets out plan to restructure economy – Vanguard

THE Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has set out the government’s plan to reset Nigeria’s economy with structured borrowing, targeted investment and diversified growth. Speaking to some of the country’s most influential captains of industry, in Lagos at the Lagos Business School breakfast meeting, the minister told the audience: “We have inherited a set of conditions that requires us to refine how we collectively work towards ushering in a new era in Nigeria.

Afghan soldiers’ desert as Taliban threatens key Helmand capital – CNN

Sometimes you know a war’s going badly when your enemy is right in front of you.

About three miles outside the southern city of Lashkar Gah, Afghan soldiers can see a white flag. It’s not one of surrender — quite the opposite.

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The flag belongs to the Taliban, and shows exactly how close the militant group is to the capital of Helmand Province.

John Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima memorial – BBC

US Secretary of State John Kerry has made a historic visit to the Hiroshima memorial in Japan, which commemorates the world’s first atomic bombing.

He is the first US secretary of state to ever visit Hiroshima, where around 140,000 were killed when the US dropped its atomic bomb in 1945.

Mr Kerry was joined by foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations who are holding talks in the city.

 

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