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WASHINGTON— USCIS announced today that applicants filing for lawful permanent resident status are now able to apply for a Social Security number (SSN) or replacement card as part of the adjustment of status application process. Previously, these individuals had to apply for a Social Security number at a Social Security office. USCIS is revising Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent …

…10 rapists convicted in six months No fewer than seven fathers are currently awaiting trial for alleged rape and defilement of their daughters in Akwa Ibom State. The wife of the state governor, Dr Martha Udom Emmanuel who made this known at the weekend during an interaction with newsmen in Uyo, said her pet project, the Family Empowerment and Youth …

Nigeria’s Federal Government has adopted the Kingdom of Jordan as a new permanent Christian pilgrimage destination, noting that the shift was meant to boost relationship with the Arab nation. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Reverend Yakubu Pam, disclosed this during a meeting with the Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiques, Mr Nayef Alfayez, according Vanguard report. …

Newly appointed Coordinator of the Edo State Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Dr. Georgina Eromosele, has promised to ensure justice for the victims of rape and other gender-based violence in the state. Eromosele, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, called for the support of residents to tackle sexual and gender-based violence including rape and domestic violence, in line with the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has asked the National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, to resign from office. Members of the caucus, in a communique signed by its leader, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) and Deputy Leader, Chukwuka Onyema (PDP, Enugu), made the call after a virtual meeting on Saturday. They blamed the recent woes befalling …

After an abrupt postponement announced on Sunday night, the Nigerian government has said the second phase vaccination against the coronavirus would commence on August 16. This was contained in a terse statement issued early Monday morning by the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib. The statement reads; “The start date for the vaccination …

The United States government has submitted a 97,000-page material in court as part of evidence of alleged fraud against Abidemi Rufai, a suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. The voluminous material was produced at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma, on July 26, a court filing obtained by PREMIUM TIMES stated. “Discovery in …

• FG yet to invite us for talks, says NARD president• PGF DG slams Labour, Health ministers for inaction, wants strikes in health sector criminalised• Strike compounding already worrisome situation in Nigeria says Kaigama Despite threats by the Federal Government, through the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, to enforce the ‘no work no pay rule against striking resident …

Team Nigeria at Tokyo GamesTeam Nigeria ended the just concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as the 74th best country in the competition won by the United States. Nigeria won one silver medal in wrestling and one bronze medal in the long jump to end the competition as Africa’s sixth-best team. Kenya’s four gold medals, four silvers, and two bronze medals …

Residents of Enugu metropolis who trooped out on Monday to continue their normal businesses were left stranded as commercial bus drivers and tricycle operators withdrew their services in compliance with the lockdown order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Southeast. Traders, workers and students especially those who were supposed to write General Mathematics and Woodwork in the National …