President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to review and approve the 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan of about $30bn.

He made the request in letters forwarded to the Legislature and read yesterday on the floors of both chambers of the National Assembly in Abuja.

In the letters, the President explained that the request was for specific outstanding projects under the 2016-2018 borrowing plan.

He explained that the Eighth National Assembly approved only a part of the External Borrowing request forwarded to it in September 2016.

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan read the letter to his colleagues.

The All Progressives Congress has distanced itself from legal action seeking an amendment of the constitution to allow President Muhammadu Buhari run for a third term in office.

Spokesman of the party, Lanre Issa-Onilu said the purported legal action taken by a self-proclaimed member of the Party, Charles Enya, is illegal.

He said the Party had initially chosen to ignore him; but however saidit has become important to send a clear message to him and such other agent provocateurs.

You will recall that President Buhari at the last National Executive Committee meeting of the Party also dispelled rumor of his third term in office.

Death toll from the gas explosion on Aduke street in Ajegunle area of Lagos has risen to four.

Two children were initially confirmed dead yesterday from the explosion but two more among those with severe burn died during treatment at Gbagada General Hospital.

General Manager of the Lagos state emergency Management Agency, Femi Osanyintolu told Inspiration fm that twenty one people are now left in the Hospital.