There is unease in the Federal Civil Service over the non-promotion of qualified directors, who have been stagnant on their current posts for many years.

A civil society organisation, Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy, VATLAD, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently reconstitute the Federal Executive Council and Boards of agencies and parastatals to reflect government of national unity.

Oil and Solid Minerals Producing Area Landlords’ Association of Nigeria, OMPALAN, yesterday, accused governors of oil-producing states of fuelling the crisis in the Niger Delta through constant interference in affairs of the communities.

No less than five contestants, including a former minister for Information, Chief Nnia Nwodo, were yesterday screened for the position of President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, which election takes place today.

OIL prices dropped yesterday as signs of increasing United States production outweighed optimism that many other producers, including Russia, were sticking to a deal to cut supplies in a bid to bolster the market.