Calabar-Lagos rail: Don’t resign, PDP tells Amaechi
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi not to heed the call by the National Assembly to apologize or resign, following the brickbats between the legislative arm and the executive, over the removal of the Calabar–Lagos rail project from the final 2016 budget.
Army arrest 3 Boko Haram commanders, rescue 1,275 persons in Borno
The Nigerian Army said it had apprehended three suspected Boko Haram commanders and rescued 1, 275 hostages after a joint clearance operation with Cameroonian troops along Nigeria-Cameroon border in Borno.
INEC to conclude FCT elections Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 39, 647 registered voters were expected to participate in the conclusion of council re-run election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), tomorrow (Wednesday, April 13, 2016).
Methodist Church urges FG to halt perennial fuel scarcity
Methodist Church Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to urgently halt the perennial fuel scarcity that has adversely affected economic activities across the country.
KOWA drags INEC to tribunal for unlawful exclusion in Adamawa poll
The KOWA party in Adamawa has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the National/State House of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Yola for unlawful exclusion of its candidate, Mr Kwamoti Laori.
FG borrows N600bn annually to augment staff salaries, says SGF
The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that its borrows internally over N600 billion annually to pay salaries of its workforce adding that with the way things are going many States may not be able to pay salaries in the next three to four months.
