ABUJA — The on-going pensioners verification exercise by the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, has revealed 15,000 ghost pensioners, an indication that massive frauds still exist in the Defined Pension Scheme of the Federal Government.

ABUJA — A coalition of civil society organisations under the auspices of Citizens Wealth Platform, CWP, yesterday, warned that the challenges currently facing the Nigeria economy will persist for a long time to come unless the wastage associated with governance and the frivolities, wasteful and unclear expenditures in the 2015 budget presently before the National Assembly are addressed.

Maritime lawyers are divided over the refusal of terminal operators to obey the ruling of Justice C.N Buba ruling of December 17th2014 asking the concessionaires to stop the collection of unapproved port charges and refund over N150billion illegally collected from port users in last three months.

Kaduna State governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to improve the security situation in the southern Kaduna, where raids by suspected Fulani herdsmen on several communities had left hundreds dead since 2011.

THe Akwa-Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Austin Okoje in this interview reassures the people of Akwa-Ibom State that the commission would provide all the candidates for the 2015 General Elections a level playing field to ensure rancour-free polls. But he implores the political class to cooperate with INEC since according to him, every successful election requires effective partnership and cooperation as well as adequate timing and planning among other issues.