ABUJA—The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday, said the Federal Government has identified as top priority, the amendment of the Electoral Act with a view to empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to prosecute electoral offenders.

Nigerians might have to pay more for petrol in the days ahead, as the Federal Government, yesterday, disclosed that it would review the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, next month.

Against the backdrop of threats to current employment levels by the economic downturn, there were indications yesterday that the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, has stepped up efforts to protect private sector jobs from looming gale of downsizings in the sector.

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has charged youths of the state to explore the abundant economic potentials in the state to create wealth for sustainability and self-reliance.

TO forestall being convicted for contempt by the Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, Edo State, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Victor Edoror, yesterday, swore in Mr. Sylvanus Eruaga of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the member representing Etsako West II state constituency in the Assembly.