Guinea-Bissau president sacks govt in row with PM
Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed the government following a row with his prime minister in the troubled west African country. The move comes after the president acknowledged a "crisis" in relations with the premier that were undermining the functioning of the government. "The government headed by Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira has been dissolved," a presidential decree said Thursday.
NBS reports N107 per litre average fuel price nationwide
Average fuel price across the country has remained significantly higher than official pump price despite efforts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to beef up supplies and enforce compliance to price regime.
FIFA: Why NFF may not endorse Kalu
It became clear last night that the Nigeria Football Federation may not endorse the candidature of former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu for Fifa Presidency.
Saraki in quandary as Senators reject pay-cut
SENATE President, Bukola Saraki, appears to be currently in a state of confusion, as his plans to considerably reduce the salaries and allowances of senators apparently hit a brick wall yesterday.
Shekau ‘ousted’ as leader of Boko Haram —Deby, Chadian President
Abubakar Shekau, the head of the Boko Haram Islamist group that kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls last year, has been ousted as its leader, it has been claimed.
Imperatives Of Dredging Calabar Port
FAILURE of the Federal Government and Nigeria Ports Authority to dredge the Calabar port channel is adversely affecting economic activities the port was meant to sustain. Previous efforts to dredge the port ended without improvements in the capacity of the port to take bigger vessels.
