The Presidency has said that a new video released by Boko Haram, showing captives was disturbing and called for urgent action by the relevant security agencies.

It said urgent efforts must be made to secure the release of the captives, including LEAH SHARIBU and the last of the Dapchi schoolgirls still being held by the terrorist group.

In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, GARBA SHEHU, the Presidency noted that the captives included humanitarian aid workers and a religious leader.

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has left the Monetary Policy Rate unchanged at 13.5 per cent.

The CBN Governor, GODWIN EMEFIELE, announced the decision of the committee at the end of a two-day meeting held at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja.

He explained that all the 11 members that attended the meeting agreed to retain the current monetary policy stance.

GODWIN EMEFIELE said apart from the MPR that was retained at 13.5 per cent, the committee decided to hold the Cash Reserves Ratio at 22.5 per cent.