Crude used for swap, proceeds remitted to Federation Account – NNPC

Out of a total of 162.425 million barrels of crude oil allocated to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for the country’s four refineries in 2014, the refineries only received 25.84 million barrels of crude oil leaving 135.85 million barrels of crude oil, valued at about N2.62 trillion appropriated for other uses not disclosed by the NNPC.

The NNPC, in its Annual Statistics Bulletin for 2014, stated that the refineries were only able to refine 23.36 million barrels of crude oil, meaning that Nigeria’s refining capacity in 2014 dropped to 14.4 per cent from 22 per cent in 2013.

Kerry returns to a Senate more skeptical of nuclear deals than the one he left.washingtonpost.com

The last time a major nuclear arms deal came before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry was on the other side of the dais.
It was 2010, and then Sens. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), leaders of the Foreign Relations committee, were trying to steer a deal to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, through a recalcitrant Senate during a pivotal midterm election year. They ultimately succeeded, assisted in no small part by their united front and their established gravitas as arms control experts.
 
After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, diplomats declared that world powers and Iran had struck a landmark deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions, an agreement designed to avert the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. (Joe Klamar/Pool Photo via AP)

Interest rate 'dissidents' are growing inside the Bank of England.businessinsider

Dissent against a persistently low interest rate policy is growing inside the Bank of England.
And this could lead to a split vote at the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee meeting next month, according to a note from Barclays analysts.

French doctors decide whether to allow vegetative man to die:businessinsider

Vincent Lambert was left severely brain damaged and quadriplegic as a result of a 2008 road accident
Reims (France) (AFP) - French doctors will decide Thursday whether to allow a severely brain-damaged man to die in the latest turn of a bitter legal battle over his fate which ended up at Europe's top rights court.

Sokoto State Uncovers Multi Million Naira L.G Fraud

Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has ordered the immediate stoppage of illegal deductions amounting to N360 million monthly, from salaries of the 23 local government workers. 

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal

Tambuwal, at a rally in Sokoto announced the stoppage of the deductions and recruitment of the ‘unscheduled appointees’ which saw ome local council workers were underpaid by about 60 percent of their entitlements and salaries by their councils.

I borrowed gold chains, watches, cars, faked lavish lifestyle

50 Cent can no longer afford to take his friends to the candy shop. The “Disco Inferno” rapper, 40, appeared in court in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 22, to discuss his finances as he faces a $5 million lawsuit.

Lol. When transsexuals come for each other

Left is popular Atlanta Transsexual for hire, Shayla Stacks, middle is Shauna Brooks and right is Sidney Star. They have all had sex changes and now sleep with men. Two years ago, Shayla outed super producer Jazze Phae by posting a photo of them in bed together after Phae dumped her (you will find the photo after the cut) but now for some reason, she thought it was okay to slam Shauna Brooks and Sidney Star for doing the same thing